Paul Foster
Laureate Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
Newcastle University
Australia
Biography
Professor Paul Foster is the Director of the Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs; the Virus, Infection/Immunity, Vaccines and Asthma Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute and the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Asthma and Airways (Newcastle node). He also currently holds the Chair of Immunology, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle. He is also a visiting Professor at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. He serves as an Associate Editor of the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology and the Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and is on the Editorial Boards of a number of leading international immunology/allergy journals. Professor Foster's research focuses on understanding the molecular and cellular basis of asthma, allergy, respiratory disorders, and chronic inflammation. His research program focuses on translational approaches directed towards the development of novel anti-inflammatory therapies. Professor Foster's research findings are published in the most highly ranked medical and biomedical science journals (e.g. Nature Immunology and Journal of Experimental Medicine). Essential Science Indicators metrics places his team on the forefront of his field internationally. Professor Foster receives numerous and ongoing invitations to speak and chair sessions and leading international conferences in immunology and respiratory medicine (e.g. American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology, Keystone, Cold Spring Harbor, International Congress on Immunology and International Eosinophil meeting).
Research Interest
Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
Publications
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Asquith KL, Horvat JC, Kaiko GE, Carey AJ, Beagley KW, Hansbro PM, Foster PS. Interleukin-13 promotes susceptibility to chlamydial infection of the respiratory and genital tracts. PLoS pathogens. 2011 May 5;7(5):e1001339.
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Mattes J, Yang M, Foster PS. Regulation of microRNA by antagomirs: a new class of pharmacological antagonists for the specific regulation of gene function?. American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology. 2007 Jan;36(1):8-12.
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Kaiko GE, Foster PS. New insights into the generation of Th2 immunity and potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of asthma. Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology. 2011 Feb 1;11(1):39-45.
