Professor Hasan Arshad

Professor Hasan Arshad heads the Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology department at University Hospital Southampton and leads allergy research at University of Southampton and the David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre in Isle of Wight. He is principal investigator for the Isle of Wight and 3^rd generation birth cohorts investigating natural history and genetic and environmental risk factors for allergic diseases including asthma, rhinitis and food allergy. He has extensive collaborations internationally with a programme of research focussed on identifying novel biomarkers in early life for predicting asthma and lung function deficit. He carried out innovative studies to test strategies for primary prevention of childhood asthma using allergen avoidance and allergen immunotherapy. He has contributed to both US and European guidelines for food allergy management and primary prevention of asthma and food allergy. He has published ~300 peer reviewed papers and review articles and authored or edited 3 books and 7 book chapters. He was awarded the prestigious Jack Pepys award by the British Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology.