I'm a Consultant Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases physician, interested in new treatment strategies for complex respiratory infections. 

My clinical and research commitments are focused on improving outcomes for patients with tuberculosis (TB) and non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections.

My main areas of interest are:

1. Clinical characterisation of mycobacterial infection
   By capturing key data on patients in Northern Ireland living with TB and NTM lung infections, we can determine the disease burden, important risk factors and patient outcomes.
   
   
2. Preclinical modelling of NTM infection
   By developing laboratory models of NTM infection that better replicate human infection, we have better chance of finding treatments that will work in clinical trials.
   
   
3. Screening candidate therapies for NTM infection
   Having developed ‘human-like’ models of NTM infection, I am now testing new therapies than can kill mycobacteria and/or boost patient immunity against the infection.
   
   
4. Clinical trials in mycobacterial infection
   Working at the interface of laboratory and clinical medicine, I am collaborating with other clinical investigators to trial new ways to diagnose and treat patients with TB and NTM infections.