Dr. Aran Singanayagam

Associate Professor

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Biography

Aran Singanayagam is an MRC Clinician Scientist and Group Leader at the Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology (CBRB) at Imperial College London. He is a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine at Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust. He graduated with distinctions from the University of Edinburgh in 2005, and after becoming an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Respiratory Medicine at Imperial College, he secured a Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Training Fellowship for his PhD. His work has focused on the effects of inhaled therapies on immune responses to respiratory infections, particularly rhinovirus, and the impact of corticosteroids on airway microbiota. Singanayagam has received numerous accolades for his research and has published over 100 papers with an H index of 48. His major research interests involve the study of respiratory tract microbiota in chronic inflammatory lung diseases and understanding mucosal host defenses against viral and bacterial pathogens. With ongoing projects investigating the mechanisms behind susceptibility to COVID-19 sequelae, he continues to make significant contributions to the field of respiratory medicine.

Research Interests

Requirements for Imperial College London

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:125
Overall
Required:125
Prerequisites
Materials Science Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering Physics Chemistry
Application Checklist
  • Personal statement
  • CV/resume
  • Official university transcripts
  • Two academic or professional references
  • Application fee (£90)
Specialization Notes

Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.