Professor Nick Maskell

Professor Nick Maskell

Theme lead for Respiratory disease

Workstream lead for Personalised care in pleural disease

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Nick Maskell leads the Bristol Academic Respiratory Unit. He also runs a tertiary pleural disease service and chairs the regional mesothelioma multi-disciplinary team.

He was the Chief Investigator for AERATOR, one of the only non-therapeutic urgent public health badged COVID-19 studies in the UK.

One of his major research interests is the evaluation of novel biomarkers for investigating and managing pleural disease.

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How do inflammation and asbestos exposure interact in developing pleural mesothelioma?

Pleural mesothelioma (PM) is a cancer of the lining of the lung caused by…

Theme Respiratory disease

Workstream Omics for prediction and prognosis

Testing a new drainage system for patients with fluid build-up around their lungs

A common treatment for patients with fluid build-up around the lungs is to have…

Theme Respiratory disease

Workstream Personalised care in pleural disease

Improving diagnosis and outcome prediction in pleural mesothelioma

Pleural mesothelioma is a cancer of the lining of the lungs. This is known as…

Theme Respiratory disease

Workstream Personalised care in pleural disease

Using circulating tumour DNA to diagnose pleural mesothelioma

As a tumour or cancer grows, its cells die and are replaced by new ones.

Theme Respiratory disease

Workstream Personalised care in pleural disease