It is a great honour to have received this award, which is dedicated to the memory of the outstanding academic physician, Maurizio Vignola.
I graduated from the MB-PhD programme at the University of Cambridge (Cambridge, UK) in 1997, undertook clinical training at the Royal Brompton and Hammersmith Hospitals (both London, UK) and Papworth Hospital (Cambridge). Since 2002, I have worked at the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (Cambridge), supported by the UK Medical Research Council. I combine laboratory research with clinical work as part of the Respiratory Infection, Inflammation and Immunology service at Papworth Hospital caring for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), non-CF bronchiectasis and immune-mediated lung disease.
My research interests have focused on understanding the basic …
