Don't underestimate serendipity!

08/06/2024 20 min Temporada 2 Episodio 2
Don't underestimate serendipity!

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Professor Chris Griffiths is Professor of Primary Care at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London and Co-Director of AUKCAR.Chris leads work addressing air pollution and health effects, asthma and respiratory disease, infectious disease including tuberculosis, HIV and hepatitis, vitamin D biology and domestic violence. He has a published over 35 trials and meta-analyses of trials. He leads the NIHR-funded evaluation of the London Ultra Low Emission Zone.Join us as we hear a sneak preview of the impact of the London Ultra Low Emission Zone on children's health and explore the idea that serendipity is important to creating great impact. Welcome to Series 2 of our podcast, where we explore the inspiring world of the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research (AUKCAR). Following the insightful interview by Monica Fletcher in Series 1, this new series takes you behind the scenes to find out more about the people and work of the centre. Read the report at https://www.ed.ac.uk/usher/aukcar/our-impacthttps://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/