Paul Beggs
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SYSTEMS AND POPULATIONS
Macquarie University
Australia
Biography
Paul is an Environmental Health Scientist. His research interests include impacts of climate change on human health, with a particular focus on allergens and allergic diseases. It is for this research that he won the 2009 Eureka Prize for Medical Research. Paul was also a contributing author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC's) Fourth Assessment Report published in 2007, the same year the IPCC won the Nobel Peace Prize. Paul is a Past President of the International Society of Biometeorology (having served as President from 2008-2011). More detail can be found by following these links:
Research Interest
I have an interdisciplinary background in the Environmental and Life Sciences. My doctoral research examined the relationships between the atmospheric environment (including air pollutants, aeroallergens and climate) and respiratory symptoms in children. Other aspects of this research included an examination of indoor air quality in homes (specifically levels of house dust mite allergen), as well as dwelling characteristics associated with the presence of asthma.
Publications
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Lymburner L, Beggs PJ, Jacobson CR. Estimation of canopy-average surface-specific leaf area using Landsat TM data. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing. 2000 Feb 1;66(2):183-92.
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Beggs PJ, Bambrick HJ. Is the global rise of asthma an early impact of anthropogenic climate change?. Ciência & Saúde Coletiva. 2006 Sep;11(3):745-52.
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Beggs PJ. Impacts of climate change on aeroallergens: past and future. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 2004 Oct 1;34(10):1507-13.
