Aran Singanayagam PhD

Dr Aran Singanayagam completed his medical training at the University of Edinburgh in 2005, achieving distinction in his final examinations alongside a first-class intercalated BSc in physiology. He trained as a respiratory doctor within north-west London, primarily at St Mary’s, Royal Brompton, and Harefield hospitals.

During this time, Aran developed a clinical and academic interest in respiratory infections and airway diseases, including asthma and COPD. His interest led to a Wellcome Trust clinical research PhD training fellowship in 2011-2014, studying the effects of the commonly used therapies, inhaled corticosteroids, on the immune response of the lungs to viral and bacterial infections. This work was recognised by the British Thoracic Society investigator award in 2015 and was published in the high-impact journals Nature Communications and Science Translational Medicine.