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Project Vision
BREATH (Border and REgions Airways Training Hub) is an ambitious, collaborative research Partnership that will harness complementary resources & expertise of 10 Principal Investigators from DkIT, QUB & UWS with a mission to tackle Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), an incurable lung disease, highly prevalent in the border regions of Ireland & Western Scotland.
€7.7 million has been offered under the European Union’s INTERREG VA Programme for a pioneering cross-border research project, designed to better understand and alleviate the impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Queen’s University Belfast
Involved in the Epithelium and Clinical Management of the Breath Project
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Latest News
Almac joins BREATH investigating roles for deubiquitinating enzymes in airway disease
General News
In 2020, Almac Discovery partnered with the BREATH consortium to focus on identifying roles for DUBs in airway disease using a CRISPR-based screening approach.
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QUB PhD Student Stephen Carson Interview Televised on Croi Uladh le John Toal series
Adults General News Outreach News
In August 2020, QUB PhD Student Stephen Carson had the opportunity to be interviewed for the BBC Northern Ireland TV series, ‘Croí Uladh le John Toal’
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Moffat Academy (P7) awarded BREATH Certificate of Excellence
General News Kids Outreach News UWS
Primary 7 at Moffat Academy has been been the first school since pandemic lockdown began, to achieve the BREATH Excellence award for their successful completion of a set challenge linked with an important lung health programme rolling out across South West Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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