David Parsons

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David’s interests are in CF respiratory physiology, and he juggles laboratory and scientific clinical-service activity at the WCH with his respiratory and CF research interests. His main focus is on developing a prevention or treatment for CF lung disease using genetic therapies, and he leads the research team based in the Alan Scott CF Research Laboratory at the WCH. More recently he has been collaborating with Perth researchers to develop and test stem-cell therapies for CF in CF mice. He also collaborates with Melbourne, US, UK and Japanese researchers, the latter to use X-ray imaging to measure the effects of treatments in living animal airways. His involvement in the team that created X-ray velocimetry lung airflow imaging resulted in a 2023 Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Research. David served on the Respiratory Panel of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy for 5 years. His goal is to develop a safe and effective method to prevent or treat, and track, the progression and the treatment of the life-shortening lung disease suffered by CF children.

Experience

  • 1989–present
    Chief Medical Scientist, Women's and Children's Hospital, WCHN
  • 2011–present
    Associate Professor, University of Adelaide

Education

  • 2010 
    Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Scientists , FANZSRS
  • 1981 
    University of Melbourne, PhD

Grants and Contracts

  • 2021
    Role:
    CI
    Funding Source:
    MRFF Frontiers
  • 2020
    Role:
    CI
    Funding Source:
    NHMRC
  • 2019
    Role:
    CI
    Funding Source:
    MRFF Frontiers
  • 2018
    Role:
    CI
    Funding Source:
    USA CF Foundation
  • 2016
    Role:
    Funding Source:
    NH&MRC
  • 2016
    Role:
    Funding Source:
    Cure4CF Foundation SA
  • 2016
    Role:
    Funding Source:
    USA CF Foundation

Professional Memberships

  • American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy
  • Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
  • Australia and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Scientists

Honours

FANZSRS

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