I am a MRC funded Clinician Scientist at the University of Manchester. I lead a translational research group interested in the circadian biology of asthma with the aim of improving management and treatment of patients with asthma. I am an honorary consultant physician at Wythenshawe Hospital, MFT. I provide a weekly asthma clinic. In addition, I am the Deputy Chair of the NIHR Respiratory Translational Research Collaboration (TRC) as well as lead for public and patient involvement and engagement (PPIE) for the respiratory theme of the Manchester-BRC.

Originally from the North West, I trained in medicine at Cambridge University (Newnham College) 1994-2000 (BA (honours) Medical Sciences: Part II Pharmacology-First Classs 1997).  I was awarded MRCP in 2003 and trained in Respiratory Medicine in both the Eastern and North West Deaneries. In 2006 I was awarded a Wellcome Clinical Research Training Fellowship at Cambridge University (Newnham College) and completed my PhD in 2010 'Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signalling'). I then became a NIHR Clinical Lecturer at Cambridge University (60%FTE) and then transferred to the University of Manchester in 2012 (60%FTE). In 2014 I was awarded an Asthma UK Senior Clinical Academic Development Award for 3 years: 'Asthma and the Circadian Clock' (60%FTE). In 2017 I was awarded the Dean's Clinical Prize (60%FTE) and in 2021, I secured a Tenure Track MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship for 6 years: 'Rhythms in Disease: Determining the Clock mechanism in Asthma' (80%FTE) and FRCP.

British Thoracic Society

European Respiratory Society

American Thoracic Society

Royal College of Physicians

Britich Medical Association

Associate of Higher Education Academy

MB Bchir MA PhD (Cantab)

FRCP (London)