Professor Jane Lucas
The focus of Jane's research is on improving the diagnosis and treatment of children with a rare lung disease, primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD).
The focus of Jane's research is on improving the diagnosis and treatment of children with a rare lung disease, primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD).
She also investigates the role of ciliated respiratory epithelium in disease and health, including the interaction between cilia and bacteria. Her allergy research includes the early life origins of asthma and allergy, identifying predictive markers of allergy severity, and the psychosocial aspects of food allergies.
Jane’s programme closely integrates clinical service, research and education, and team compromises clinicians, laboratory scientists and social scientists.
Roles
- Professor of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
- Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
- Leader of the national primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) centre in Southampton
- Research lead for rare lung diseases in the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre