Internationally renowned respiratory expert, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Respiratory Medicine at the University of Manchester, UK.
He is also a European Respiratory Society (ERS) Gold medal winner for his outstanding contribution to COPD. His research interest is the development of new drugs for asthma and COPD.
He has acted as principal investigator in over 400 clinical trials and has over 400 publications. He is a member of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Science Committee and was previously the chair of the ERS airway pharmacology group.
He is currently an editor of the European Respiratory Journal and European Respiratory Review. He is a fellow of the European Respiratory Society and of the British Pharmacology Society.