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Prof. Paul Foster

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Research Supervision

Number of current supervisions 22
Total current UoN PhD EFTSL 5.05

For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.

Current Supervision

Commenced Proposed
Completion
Program Supervisor Type Research Title
2013 2017 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor Characterisation of Novel Molecular Cell Signalling Pathways that Regulate Host Immune Defence in Infection-Induced Allergic Airway Disease
2013 2017 PhD (Paediatrics) Co-Supervisor The Role of MicroRNAs in Response to Rhinovirus Infection in Allergic Airways Disease
2012 2016 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor Investigation of MicroRNAs, Epigenetic Changes and other Factors in the Development and Progression of Lung Cancer
2012 2016 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor The Role of Rhinovirus, TRAIL, IL-13 and PP2A in Allergic Airways Disease
2012 2016 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor Understanding the mechanisms of airway hyper-responsiveness in a mouse model of asthma
2012 2016 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor Roles of Bromodomain and extra terminal (BET) proteins in Suppression of Airway Inflammation
2012 2016 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor Assessing the Epigenetic Involvement in the Development and Progression of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
2012 2016 PhD (Paediatrics) Co-Supervisor Role of miRNAs in Early Life Viral Infections and the Development of Asthma in Later Life
2011 2015 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor Mechanisms of Predisposition to Secondary Bacterial Pneumonia
2011 2015 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor The Role of Interferon Epsilon in Protection Against Chlamydial Reproductive Tract Infections
2011 2015 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor The Roles of Fibulin-1 in Airway Remodelling in Lung Diseases
2011 2015 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor The Role of Innate Cells in Infectious Exacerbation of COPD
2011 2015 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor Investigation of Pathogenesis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
2011 2015 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor Immunoregulatory Therapies for Inflammatory Diseases
2010 2014 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor Respiratory Innate Immune Factors Regulate Steroid-Resistant Airway Hyperactivity and Asthma
2010 2015 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor Indentification of New Therapeutics in COPD/ Emphysema
2010 2014 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor Role of TRAIL and TLRT in Response to Rhinovirus Infection in Allergic Airways Disease
2009 2013 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Principal Supervisor MicroRNA in Regulating Anti-Bacterial Responses in Innate Immune Cells
2009 2013 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor Elucidation the Pathogenesis of Influenza Infection in Chronic Airway Diseases
2008 2012 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor Chlamydia and Asthma
2008 2012 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Principal Supervisor The Role of miRNAs in Allergic Airways Disease and T Cell Biology
2007 2011 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor Identification of Early Life Signs Induced in Response to Infection that Predispose to Allergic Airways Disease in Later Life

Past Supervision

Year Program Supervisor Type Research Title
2013 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Principal Supervisor The Role of Early Life Infection on the Programming of CD4+ T-cells
2012 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor Modulation of Responses in Allergic Airways Disease by Haemophilus Influenzae Infection
2012 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor Novel Therapeutic Approaches for the Treatment of Allergic Airways Disease
2011 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Principal Supervisor Understanding the Inflammatory Mechanisms That Predispose to Emphysema in Mouse Models
2011 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Principal Supervisor Immune Mechanisms that Promote the Development of Inducible Bronchus-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (IBALT)
2011 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Principal Supervisor The Innate Immune Mechanisms Underlying the Interplay Between Respiratory Infections and Asthma
2009 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Principal Supervisor Nutritional Modulation of Lung Inflammation
2008 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor Modulation of Responses in the Asthmatic Lung by Chlamydial Infection
2007 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor Modulation of Responses in the Asthmatic Lung by Streptococcus Pneumoniae