National Heart and Lung Institute, Великобритания
Email: michael.edwards@imperial.ac.ukORCID iD: 0000-0001-6837-0532
Scopus Author ID: 56431270700
MD, PhD, Doctor of Medical Sciences, professor
Dr Edwards is a molecular immunologist who received his PhD in 2001 from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia regarding IgE antibody expression in allergic diseases and then joined Professor Sebastian Johnston’s group at the National Heart Lung Institute, Imperial College London as a postdoctoral Research Associate. In 2007, Dr Edwards obtained a Fellowship from Asthma UK, was promoted to Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine & Infections within the NHLI at Imperial and began his career as an independent researcher. His research interests focus on lung innate immunity and how innate immune processes can contribute to virus-induced asthma exacerbations. He has since been promoted to Senior Lecturer at Imperial and has published over 80 manuscripts in journals including Nature Medicine, Nature Microbiology Reviews, PLoS Pathogens, JBC, JI and JACI. He has attracted research funding from Asthma UK, British Lung Foundation, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Chiesi and the MRC. Currently he is an Associate Editor for the journals Pharmacology & Therapeutics and BMC Pulmonary Medicine.
