Wednesday 24 June 2026

All sessions in the Bina Popat Lecture Theatre 2.

8.30am, Welcome Reception: Tea, Coffee and Pastries

9.00am – 10.15am, Session 3: The Air We Breathe: Environmental Drivers of Lung Disease 
Chair: TBC

• 9.00am – 9.25am, Professor Matthew Loxham, University of Southampton
• 9.25am – 9.50am, Professor Helen Davies, University of York
• 9.50am – 10.15am, Dr Simon Lea, University of Manchester

10.15am – 10.45am, Refreshment and Networking 

10.45am – 12.00pm, Session 4: Predicting the Breath: Computational and Experimental Models of Lung Disease
Chair: TBC

• 10.45am – 11.10am, Dr Nick Hannan, University of Nottingham
• 11.10am – 11.35am, Professor Bindi Brook, University of Nottingham 
• 11.35am – 12.00pm, Dr Carl Whitfield, University of Manchester  

12.00pm – 1.00pm, Lunch

1.00pm – 2.00pm, Poster Session 2 

2.00pm – 2.45pm, Session 5: Postgraduate Competition
Chair: TBC

• 2.00pm – 2.15pm, Abstract Talk 
• 2.15pm – 2.30pm, Abstract Talk
• 2.30pm – 2.45pm, Abstract Talk

2.45pm – 4.00pm, Session 6: From Injury to Fibrosis: Mechanisms of Dysregulated Lung Repair
Chair: TBC

• 2.45pm – 3.10pm, Dr Mareike Lehmann, University of Marburg
• 3.10pm – 3.35pm, Dr Nicola Robinson, University of Glasgow
• 3.35pm – 4.00pm, Dr Kevin Liu, Imperial College London

4.00pm – 4.30pm, Refreshments and Networking 

4.30pm – 5.30pm, Keynote: Professor Anna Hansell, University of Leicester
Chair: TBC

7.30pm – 11.00pm, Conference Drinks Reception, Awards and Dinner (The City Rooms, Leicester)