Kolbeck Roland
Associate Director
Respiratory, Inflammation and Autoimmunity
AstraZeaneca
United Kingdom
Biography
He first identified the genes required for development of the Drosophila brain and then generated one of the first mouse models of cystic fibrosis with the same mutation as found in humans. This was followed by work on gene therapy for cystic fibrosis in a collaboration between Boehringer Ingelheim and the Medical Research Council (MRC) Human Genetics Unit in Edinburgh.
Research Interest
immunology and inflammation
