Summary
Eric Alton is Professor of Gene Therapy and Respiratory Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London and Honorary Consultant Physician, Royal Brompton Hospital
Professor Alton was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge and Westminster Medical School and subsequently undertook six years of general medical training. Over the last fifteen years, he has been involved in developing gene therapy for cystic fibrosis and angiogenesis, including three clinical trials.
Professor Alton coordinates the UK CF Gene Therapy Consortium which brings together the three centres in the UK (Edinburgh and Oxford Universities and Imperial College), including approximately 80 clinicians and scientists focused on this problem.
Publications
Journals
Davies J, MacSweeney R, Reddy K, et al., 2021, Trans-epithelial nasal potential difference in patients with, and at risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome, Thorax, ISSN:0040-6376
Davies J, Martin I, Kenna D, et al., 2021, Variability in bacteriophage and antibiotic sensitivity in serial Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from cystic fi-brosis airway cultures over 12 months, Mircoorganisms
Coates M, Alton E, Rapeport W, et al., 2021, Pseudomonas aeruginosa induces p38MAP kinase-dependent IL-6 and CXCL8 release from bronchial epithelial cells via a Syk kinase pathway, Plos One, Vol:16, ISSN:1932-6203
Conference
Alton EW, Boyd A, Davies JC, et al., 2020, TOWARDS A FIRST-IN-HUMAN TRIAL WITH A PSEUDOTYPED LENTIVIRUS, WILEY, Pages:S224-S224, ISSN:8755-6863
Edmondson C, Westrupp N, Wallenburg J, et al., 2020, MONITORING LUNG FUNCTION OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH CF AT HOME: IS IT RELIABLE? RESULTS FROM THE CLIMB-CF STUDY, WILEY, Pages:S290-S290, ISSN:8755-6863