His research focuses on clinical and scientific aspects of airways disease.
In collaboration with Lundy (QUB) his research group is exploring the potential of human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) and induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) derived sensory neuronal models to study neuro-inflammatory mechanisms associated with chronic cough and COPD. He has extensive clinical trial experience working as Principal Investigator on a number of early phase ‘proof of concept' studies of novel cough therapies.