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This episode hosted by Olivia Moir with guest Dr. Jens Madsen dives into the field of immunology, specifically in our very early life, where we will focuse our attention to a group of proteins called collectins, and their importance when it comes to the proper functioning of our lungs.
If you don’t know very much about airways, don't worry, because this episode dives into the basics of what is so important about them and their development for our early life, and throughout our life course. In addition to this, we discuss Dr. Madsens current work, and the clinical applications of his research.
About the Guest
Dr Madsen completed his undergraduate studies at Odense University, Denmark with a Bachelor Degree in Molecular Biology followed by a Master of Science degree in Biomedicine. His PhD degree in Immunology was gained from University of Southern Denmark in 2002 followed by a postdoctoral position at the same institution. His second postdoctoral position was at University of California San Francisco from 2004 until 2007 investigating the importance of innate immunity against influenza A virus infections. Dr. Madsen was a Lecturer in Child Health at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton from 2007 -2015 before he was promoted to Associate Professor from 2015. He changed institution to UCL in 2019, to take the recombinant fragment of human surfactant protein D (rfhSP-D) into a first in man clinical phase I safety trail in preterm infants.
You can find more on Dr. Jens Madsen's work here.