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Overview

Chris Ward is affiliated with Newcastle University in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine with a focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, surgery, epidemiology, molecular biology, and speech and hearing. Their research covers a range of topics primarily related to respiratory health and diseases.

Ward's work includes investigations in the following main topics:

  • Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
  • Tracheal and airway disorders
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Dysphagia Assessment and Management
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery

Some recent papers authored by or involving Ward include:

  • Delayed induction of type I and III interferons mediates nasal epithelial cell permissiveness to SARS-CoV-2, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Increased myofibroblasts in the small airways, and relationship to remodelling and functional changes in smokers and COPD patients: potential role of epithelial-mesenchymal transition, 2021, ERJ Open Research
  • The impact of biosynthesized ZnO nanoparticles from Olea europaea (Common Olive) on Pseudomonas aeruginosa growth and biofilm formation, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • MiR-126-3p Is Dynamically Regulated in Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition during Fibrosis, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • The efficacy of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles against Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from cystic fibrosis patients, 2023, Scientific Reports

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ward include:

  • Malcolm Brodlie
  • Iram Haq
  • Jeffrey P. Pearson
  • Bernard Verdon
  • Melissa J. McDonnell

Ward publishes regularly in several venues, with notable frequent publication outlets being:

  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
  • Scientific Reports

The scope of Ward's research spans a broad array of topics in respiratory and pulmonary medicine, contributing insights to diseases affecting airways and lungs, mechanisms of fibrosis, and infection control, particularly related to cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Best Publications

  • Care of the Dying Patient: The Last Hours or Days of Life

    John Ellershaw;Chris Ward

  • Airway inflammation, basement membrane thickening and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in asthma

    C Ward;M Pais;R Bish;DW Reid

  • Effects of human neutrophil elastase and Pseudomonas aeruginosa proteinases on human respiratory epithelium.

    Ryoichi Amitani;Robert Wilson;Andrew Rutman;Robert Read

  • Azithromycin reverses airflow obstruction in established bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome.

    Bryan Yates;Desmond M. Murphy;Ian A. Forrest;Chris Ward

  • Comorbidities and the risk of mortality in patients with bronchiectasis: an international multicentre cohort study.

    Melissa J McDonnell;Melissa J McDonnell;Stefano Aliberti;Stefano Aliberti;Pieter C Goeminne;Marcos I Restrepo

  • Mocarhagin, a novel cobra venom metalloproteinase, cleaves the platelet von Willebrand factor receptor glycoprotein Ibalpha. Identification of the sulfated tyrosine/anionic sequence Tyr-276-Glu-282 of glycoprotein Ibalpha as a binding site for von Willebrand factor and alpha-thrombin.

    Christopher M. Ward;Robert K. Andrews;and A. Ian Smith;Michael C. Berndt

  • Doctors' perceptions of palliative care for heart failure: focus group study.

    Barbara Hanratty;Derek Hibbert;Frances Mair;Carl May

  • Number and activity of inflammatory cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in asthma and their relation to airway responsiveness.

    C Kelly;C Ward;C S Stenton;G Bird

  • Epithelial–mesenchymal transition, a spectrum of states: Role in lung development, homeostasis, and disease

    Mohit Kumar Jolly;Chris Ward;Mathew Suji Eapen;Stephen Myers

  • Full-mouth Tooth Extraction Lowers Systemic Inflammatory and Thrombotic Markers of Cardiovascular Risk

    B.A. Taylor;G.H. Tofler;H.M.R. Carey;M.-C. Morel-Kopp

  • An Antiinflammatory Effect of Salmeterol, a Long-acting β2 Agonist, Assessed in Airway Biopsies and Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Asthma

    Xun Li;Chris Ward;Chris Ward;Francis Thien;Ros Bish;Ros Bish

  • Pepsin, a biomarker of gastric aspiration in lung allografts: A putative association with rejection

    Rachel Stovold;Ian A. Forrest;Paul A. Corris;Desmond M. Murphy

  • Reticular basement membrane fragmentation and potential epithelial mesenchymal transition is exaggerated in the airways of smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Sukhwinder S. Sohal;David Reid;Amir Soltani;Chris Ward

  • Effect of a Long-acting β2-Agonist over Three Months on Airway Wall Vascular Remodeling in Asthma

    Bernadette E. Orsida;Chris Ward;Xun Li;Ros Bish

  • Effect of eight weeks of treatment with salmeterol on bronchoalveolar lavage inflammatory indices in asthmatics.

    P V Gardiner;C Ward;H Booth;A Allison

  • Reduced T helper and B lymphocytes in Parkinson's disease

    Claire H Stevens;Dominic B Rowe;Marie Christine Morel-Kopp;Carolyn Orr

  • Increased vascular endothelial growth factor and receptors: relationship to angiogenesis in asthma.

    Bryce N Feltis;Dharshini Wignarajah;Ling Zheng;Christopher Ward

  • Effect of high dose inhaled fluticasone propionate on airway inflammation in asthma.

    H Booth;I Richmond;C Ward;P V Gardiner

  • Reduced airway distensibility, fixed airflow limitation, and airway wall remodeling in asthma

    C Ward;DP Johns;R Bish;M Pais

  • Azithromycin reverses airflow obstruction in established Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome (BOS) following lung transplantation

    B. Yates;C. Ward;D. Murphy;I. Forrest

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul A. Corris
Paul A. Corris Newcastle University
Eugene Haydn Walters
Eugene Haydn Walters University of Tasmania
Ian Kerridge
Ian Kerridge University of Sydney
Trevor Williams
Trevor Williams Texas A&M University
Geoffrey H. Tofler
Geoffrey H. Tofler Royal North Shore Hospital
Tim E. Cawston
Tim E. Cawston Newcastle University
John A. Kirby
John A. Kirby Newcastle University
Matthew J. During
Matthew J. During The Ohio State University
John G. Laffey
John G. Laffey University of Galway
David Jones
David Jones Newcastle University

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