Upcoming events.
Workshop - “Bridging Aerosol Science and Respiratory Health: Challenges and Opportunities in Modelling Aerosols in the Lung”
Registration Fee: Free! Please register using the link above/below.
Workshop Summary
This workshop brings together clinical researchers, academic scientists, and industry partners to explore key challenges in understanding respiratory aerosols and their behaviour in the human lung. Applications range from inhaled drug delivery and the transmission of infectious diseases to the health impacts of air pollution. Through focused talks and collaborative discussion, we aim to identify the major unknowns in mathematically and computationally modelling aerosol transport, deposition, and clearance in respiratory pathways. The workshop will highlight how existing device technologies and measurement capabilities can inform and constrain modelling efforts, and it will lay the groundwork for future interdisciplinary research directions that advance both scientific understanding and practical healthcare outcomes.
Objectives
Knowledge exchange between groups working on modelling the behaviour of aerosols in the context of human health.
Identification of key gaps in current modelling capabilities and key opportunities for the use of computational modelling of aerosol for health applications.
Foster new multi-disciplinary collaborations between academia and industry to address these gaps and harness these opportunities.
Draft Agenda
10:00: Registration, Refreshments & Networking
10:30–10:50 — Welcome & Introduction
Background and Objectives of the workshop
10:50–11:20: Introductions (Flash talks – 1 slide / 1 min)
11:20–11:30: Coffee break
11:30–12:30 — Session 1: Perspectives on Respiratory Aerosols
Talk 1: Clinical challenges in understanding aerosol behaviour in the lungs
Talk 2: Characterising the role of respiratory aerosols in disease transmission
Talk 3: The evolution of pollutant mixtures in the atmosphere
Panel-style Q&A
12:30–13:00 — Lunch & Informal Networking
13:00–14:00 — Session 2: Industrial Aerosol Biotechnology
Talk 4 From lab to lung: scalable manufacturing and formulation technologies for industrial translation of next-generation aerosol bacteriophage therapies
Talk 5: Aerosol formulation and simulation technologies from industry
Talk 6: Practical and theoretical challenges in delivering inhaled therapies
Panel-style Q&A
14:00–14:30 — Session 3: Key Challenges and Unknowns
Roundtable discussion on modelling limitations
Identifying critical gaps in data, measurement, and validation
Identifying key application areas where existing technologies could be used
14:30–15:00 — Focussed discussions
Forming breakout groups based on identified applications and collaborations
15:00–15:30 — Closing Discussion & Next Steps
Summary of breakout outcomes
Identifying opportunities for collaboration and follow-up
15:30–16:00 — Drinks & Departures
Dr Mina Kim - Mapping lung function with advanced MRI methods for clinical translation.
We are delighted to invite you to the next webinar in our series where we will be joined by Dr Mina Kim, University College London. Details on our speaker can be found below.
Title: Mapping lung function with advanced MRI methods for clinical translation.
Abstract: Chronic lung diseases are a significant global health concern, causing ventilation obstruction, interstitial barrier dysfunction and potential irreversible damage. Existing clinical methods for diagnosis and monitoring suffer from restricted precision, subjectivity, and invasiveness. Functional lung imaging offers a promising solution to non-invasively characterise quantitative regional lung function and address these limitations. In this talk, I will present novel functional lung MRI methods with potential for clinical translation. Additionally, I will share my experiences and insights gained throughout the fellowship applications.
BIOREME x QSP-UK Meeting
Advancing drug discovery and development through quantitative systems pharmacology. From preclinical insights to clinical and in silico innovation
Join leading experts for a day of talks that explore the latest advances in quantitative systems pharmacology, bridging experimental and computational approaches to accelerate drug discovery and development.
Travel and accommodation for ECRs is included in the registration fee.
Registration now open – Click here to register
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Save the date for our annual conference 10 - 11th September 2025.
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Advancing Lung Diagnostic Technologies – A Scientific Meeting
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Dr Ewan Goligher - Using Computational Models to Optimize Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure
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Information Session: Submitting a Study Group Challenge
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Dr David Kaminsky, MD — Exploring the use of home oscillometry in COPD: Effect of indoor air pollution
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Dr Jakob Löndahl — Experimental studies of respiratory tract deposition of aerosol particles in healthy volunteers and patients with lung disease
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A challenge-led sandpit on structure and function in airways disease
This workshop will focus on the development of new ideas for integrating biophysical modelling into the understanding and treatment of airways disease. There will be £10k worth of pump-prime funding available for which groups formed during the sandpit will bid. Further details can be found in the “Pump-prime Funding” section.
“A challenge-led sandpit on structure and function in airways disease” — Session 1, online
Online component of the event “Challenge-led sandpit on structure and function in airways disease”.
Prof Mona Eskandari — Probing the Mechanics of Artificial Versus Physiological Breathing
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This one day conference featured a broad selection of invited speakers across all of BIOREME’s themes, as well as a poster and networking session.
Industry Focus Group on Imaging, Measurement and Biomarker Discovery in Respiratory Medicine
This is the first of a series of online focus groups which will provide an opportunity for industry represenatives to find out how they can work with the BIOREME network to create new mutually beneficial collaborations with academia in specific areas of BIOREME’s remit.