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SUMMARY:The microscopic barriers protecting your airway everyday - Leah Hu
 rst\, University of Cambridge
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CONTACT:Alexander R Epstein
DESCRIPTION:Between the cells lining your airways are restrictive\, protec
 tive and selective barriers called tight junctions. These tight junctions 
 contribute to the first line of defence against inhaled viruses\, toxicant
 s and pollutants\, and their disruption is implicated in many chronic resp
 iratory diseases including asthma and COPD. My PhD seeks to use cutting-ed
 ge microscopy techniques to establish the structure of these barriers in t
 he airway in health and in disease\, and to identify the precise molecular
  mechanisms by which they can be damaged\, which may reveal therapeutic av
 enues for their restoration.
LOCATION:Richard King room\, Darwin College
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