| RESEARCHERS
INFORMATION SHEET |
|
Date: |
September 2000 |
| Name: |
Lisa Cameron |
| City/Province: |
Montreal QC |
| At which institution do you do
your research? |
McGill University,
QC |
| What is your main
area of research? |
Immunology &
pathology of respiratory disease. |
| How long have you
been working at this research? |
Five years |
| How has your
research benefited patients? |
We do basic science
research on mechanisms of allergic inflammation. In future, I feel our
work will benefit patients. |
| What future benefits
to you envision with continued research? |
Understanding
mechanisms of allergy and therefore providing information for future
therapy for asthma and rhinitis. |
| What would you say
is the most interesting aspect of your work? |
Demonstration that
local mechanisms, at sites of inflammation, can be independent from
systemic infiltration to that site. |
