Personal profile
Overview
Based at Wythenshawe hospital in the 3rd Year of my part-time PhD. I am also a full-time Research Scientist for Dave Singh's Airway Pharmacology group. My research is focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). When I’m not in the lab I’m looking after my horse or out hiking in the countryside!
Research interests
Type 2 Inflammation in COPD and aspects of small airway disease/remodelling within the small airways in COPD patients.
Methodological knowledge
- Histology
- Immunohistochemistry and Immuno-fluorescence
- Microscopy
- Small Airway Image Analysis
- Cell Culture and Air-Lift Interface (ALI) Models
External positions
Research Scientist
Aug 2025 → …
Research Technician, Medicines Evaluation Unit Limited
Sept 2019 → Aug 2025
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Alveolar macrophage carbon is associated with COPD severity
Baker, J., Booth, S., Dungwa, J., Higham, A., Singh, D. & Lea, S., 10 Jun 2025, In: ERJ Open Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Histopathology of the small airways: Similarities and differences between ageing and COPD
Higham, A., Booth, S., Dungwa, J. & Singh, D., 31 Dec 2025, In: Pulmonology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Increased alveolar tissue destruction in a sub-group of COPD patients with increased alveolar septal eosinophil counts
Higham, A., Booth, S., Dungwa, J., Ioannidi, A. & Singh, D., 13 Nov 2025, In: ERJ Open Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Current smoking reduces small airway eosinophil counts in COPD
Beech, A., Booth, S., Higham, A. & Singh, D., 22 Jan 2024, In: ERJ Open Research. 10, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Type 2 inflammation in COPD: is it just asthma?
Beech, A., Higham, A., Booth, S., Tejwani, V., Trinkmann, F. & Singh, D., 12 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Breathe. 20, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
- 1 Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
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Doctoral Academy Summer Symposium 2025
Arslan, T. (Co-Organiser), Sheppard, M. (Co-Organiser), Booth, S. (Co-Organiser), Warwick, A. (Co-Organiser), Moran, K. (Co-Organiser), Doddaballapur, D. (Co-Organiser), Cottrell, E. (Co-Organiser), Hackney, J. (Co-Organiser) & Alshaikhmubarak, F. (Chair)
19 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research