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Alvenia Cairncross is a Senior Research Officer at the University of Western Australia, focusing primarily on the structural mechanical properties of airways and their relevance to chronic respiratory diseases. Her research has a special emphasis on the epidemiology of lung diseases, collaborating extensively with the Busselton Health Study. Cairncross manages the Airway Structure-Function program at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Fiona Stanley Hospital, where her current work aims to enhance the optimization and application of a new non-invasive imaging technique known as polarisation-sensitive optical coherence tomography. This technique serves as a diagnostic tool in managing airway diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). With over $400K in research funding, she has acted as a principal investigator for various projects and published ten peer-reviewed articles. Cairncross has received multiple awards including the Janine Panizza Award from the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, recognizing her significant contributions to respiratory research in Western Australia. Additionally, she is active in professional affiliations, serving on the WA Branch Executive Committee of the Thoracic Society and the Research Governance Committee at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
University of Western Australia • Perth, Australia
Conducting research on airway health related to chronic respiratory diseases.
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