The team

Clare Saunders
Research Service Lead
Clare leads the European Lung Clearance Index facility providing training, certification and central over-reading in the multiple breath washout technique using the Exhalyzer D system.

Christopher Short
Senior Respiratory Research Physiologist
Chris joined the team in 2015 as an over reader and trainer in multiple breath washout. He is currently undertaking a PhD at Imperial College London; where he is investigating the clinimetric properties of Oxygen Enhanced-MRI and MBW.

Mary Abkir
Respiratory Research Physiologist
Mary joined the team in 2020 after graduating from the clinical training programme. As well as an over reader and trainer she also is a coordinator for a trial looking at real world clinical outcomes with novel modulator therapy patients with CF

Gina Rivellini
PA
Gina works within the department of Cystic Fibrosis and Chronic Lung Infection and provides valuable administrative support to the LCI Core Facility

Sophie Pinnell
Respiratory Research Physiologist
Sophie is the newest member of the team; she joined this year after completing the scientist training programme. Sophie is working towards becoming an over reader and trainer in multiple breath washout.