Thoracic Research

The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation is currently supporting the following medical research projects in the thoracic medicine field.

	Preventing the effects of air pollution in the lungs
	Pathways associated with fibrosis formation after lung transplant
	Stem cells for chronic lung transplant rejection
	Airborne infection transport in hospitals
	Electronic nose to diagnose lung disease in high risk groups
	Respiratory disease from household environmental sources
	Testing genes for emphysema severity in the lungs
	Methylation markers for lung cancer
	Genes, infection and chronic lung disease
	Role of MicroRNA in lung cancer
	Discovery of active new drugs in malignant mesothelioma
	Early diagnosis of mesothelioma
	Biological pathways influencing progression of COPD
	Mechanisms of lung cancer development related to genetic predisposition
	Immune response to bacteria in people with COPD
	Regulation of lung cancer development
	Asbestos-related lung cancer
	Environmental stress in the lung
	What causes lung cancer in non-smokers?
	Helping high-risk smokers to give up smoking
	Regulators of lung damage
	Viruses and lung cancer
	The use of an electronic nose to detect chronic lung disease
	Emphysema severity genes
	Haemochromatosis gene mutations modify disease severity in cystic fibrosis
	Genes that cause lung cancer
	Lung cancer microRNA molecules
	Discovery of active new drugs in malignant mesothelioma