Awarded 01 September 2024
The Aerosol Infection Research Laboratory (AIRLAB) is an international group of clinicians and scientists striving to further understand the science governing respiratory pathogen transmission and develop innovative evidence-based infection prevention and control methods.
AIRLAB has been awarded a grant from NHSScotland Assure to quantify the exhaled aerosolised respiratory virus in acutely hospitalised patients. This exciting multi-disciplinary project will see the design, development and validation of a novel exhaled pathogen sampler within the University of Edinburgh departments of Engineering and Virology, before clinical deployment within NHS hospitals. The two-year project will answer crucial questions regarding what really drives respiratory pathogen transmission, laying the groundwork for developing improved infection prevention strategies.
For more information, contact Dr Nick Wilson at Nicholas.Wilson@nhs.scot