A/Professor Phillip Bardin

MIIN Member 

Respiratory Research
Monash University and Medical Centre
+61395947210
philip.bardin@southernhealth.org.au

Research Activities:

Virus-associated airway inflammation with emphasis on rhinovirus and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)  in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Clinical and lab projects are ongoing. Also established clinical trials section investigating new treatments.

Techniques/Expertise:

Cell biology/culture
Molecular biology
Molecular virology
Primary culture epithelial and fibroblast cells; access to ‘fresh’ lung tissue

Collaborations:

John Mills, Alfred Hospital
Bryan Williams, Monash Institute of Medical Research
David Jans, Monash University Department of Biochemistry

Animal Disease Models:

None suitable for rhinovirus

Lab Group Personnel:

Senior post-docs: Jay Meanger, Hayat Dagher
Post-docs: Dongsheng Li, Mandy Lindsay, Belinda Thomas
Research Assistants: Sue Barrett, Menisha Dias