Dr Jennifer Quint BSc MBBS MRCP PhD MSc Epidemiology

Research Fellow Epidemiology

I am training in Respiratory Medicine and continue to do clinical work at Specialist Registrar level in London. I gained a PhD at University College London, investigating determinants of exacerbation frequency in COPD. This study investigated both environmental (patient perception, epidemiological and psychological factors) and pathological factors (decreased host defence, genetic factors, ICAM-1 upregulation and susceptibility to viral infection) that may play a role in patient susceptibility to exacerbations of COPD. I joined LSHTM in October 2010 and hold a Medical Research Council Population Health Scientist Fellowship. I recently finished the MSc in Epidemiology at LSHTM.

Affiliation

Research

My research interest is exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and my postdoctoral fellowship is to investigate the causal roles of environmental factors and viruses on exacerbations of COPD by investigating the relationship between ambient temperature, air pollution and circulating viruses on daily symptoms and COPD exacerbations.

Research areas

  • Clinical care
  • Clinical databases

Disciplines

  • Epidemiology
  • Medicine

Other interests

  • COPD
  • Exacerbations
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