Maria Belvisi

Professor Maria Belvisi is head of the Respiratory Pharmacology group at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London.

Professor Belvisi is an internationally recognized expert in the respiratory field with both academic and industrial experience. Her research is focused on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of asthma, COPD and chronic cough, and developing therapies for these diseases. Her research is translational and takes data generated in vitro through to in vivo models and clinical studies with collaborators. Together with Peter Barnes at NHLI she was involved in generating key data sets during the developement of tiotropium bromide (Spiriva) a long acting muscarinig receptor antagonist used as a bronchodilator for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.