James Dodd is a Professor and Honorary Consultant in Respiratory Medicine at the University of Bristol.

He is deputy lead for the BRC’s respiratory disease theme. He also leads the exacerbation prediction and aerosol emissions workstream.

He is clinical lead for the regional specialist NHS Asthma & COPD services and director of the airways research group, within the Academic Respiratory Unit which delivers interdisciplinary translational research in aerosol science, digital health, medical humanities and integrative epidemiology.

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Lung development in early life and respiratory diagnosis and treatment

More than 17 per cent of deaths around the world can be attributed to respiratory…

Themes Respiratory disease Translational data science

Workstream Exacerbation prediction and aerosol emissions

Investigating the link between asthma and mental health in children

Asthma is the most common long-term condition among children and young people in the UK,…

Themes Mental health Respiratory disease

Workstream Exacerbation prediction and aerosol emissions

Investigating the link between asthma, brain inflammation and MRI changes

Eight million people in the UK have been diagnosed with asthma. Asthma + Lung UK…

Themes Mental health Respiratory disease

Workstream Exacerbation prediction and aerosol emissions

Exploring impact of mepolizumab treatment for asthma on brain structures and wellbeing

Patients with severe asthma are often affected by anxiety, depression and other conditions that influence…

Theme Respiratory disease

Workstream Exacerbation prediction and aerosol emissions

Exploring the clinical and health economic impact of the myCOPD app

The aim of this project is to explore the health economic benefits of an app…

Theme Respiratory disease

Workstream Exacerbation prediction and aerosol emissions

Sensing, Prediction, and Alerts in COPD Exacerbations (SPACE) Study III

The aim of this project is to continue developing digital tools that help us predict…

Theme Respiratory disease

Workstream Exacerbation prediction and aerosol emissions

Saliva biomarkers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation

This project aims to validate a new point-of-care technology designed to look for certain biomarkers…

Theme Respiratory disease

Workstream Exacerbation prediction and aerosol emissions

Sensing, Prediction and Alerts in COPD Exacerbations (SPACE) Study II

The Sensing, Prediction and Alerts in COPD Exacerbations (SPACE) studies aim to develop a…

Theme Respiratory disease

Workstream Exacerbation prediction and aerosol emissions

Sensing, Prediction and Alerts in COPD Exacerbations (SPACE) Study I

We have previously looked at how patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) use the…

Theme Respiratory disease

Workstream Exacerbation prediction and aerosol emissions

BREATHE study

The BREATHE study (Bristol evaluation of novel a…

Theme Respiratory disease

Workstream Exacerbation prediction and aerosol emissions