Professor Nick Maskell
Theme lead for Respiratory disease
Workstream lead for Personalised care in pleural disease
Nick Maskell leads the Bristol Academic Respiratory Unit. He also runs a tertiary pleural disease service and chairs the regional mesothelioma multi-disciplinary team.
He was the Chief Investigator for AERATOR, one of the only non-therapeutic urgent public health badged COVID-19 studies in the UK.
One of his major research interests is the evaluation of novel biomarkers for investigating and managing pleural disease.
How do inflammation and asbestos exposure interact in developing pleural mesothelioma?
Pleural mesothelioma (PM) is a cancer of the lining of the lung caused by…
- Theme Respiratory disease
- Workstream Omics for prediction and prognosis
A new approach to diagnosing thoracic endometriosis
Endometriosis is where cells similar to those in the lining of the womb grow in…
- Theme Respiratory disease
- Workstream Personalised care in pleural disease
Can pleural fluid cell differentiation accurately diagnose the cause of fluid around the lung?
Pleural effusion – a build-up of fluid around the lungs – can be caused by…
- Theme Respiratory disease
- Workstream Airways diseases
Does inflammation play a role in pleural empyema?
Pleural empyema is a serious condition that develops when pus builds up in the…
- Theme Respiratory disease
- Workstream Personalised care in pleural disease
Testing a new drainage system for patients with fluid build-up around their lungs
A common treatment for patients with fluid build-up around the lungs is to have…
- Theme Respiratory disease
- Workstream Personalised care in pleural disease
Improving diagnosis and outcome prediction in pleural mesothelioma
Pleural mesothelioma is a cancer of the lining of the lungs. This is known as…
- Theme Respiratory disease
- Workstream Personalised care in pleural disease
Using circulating tumour DNA to diagnose pleural mesothelioma
As a tumour or cancer grows, its cells die and are replaced by new ones.
- Theme Respiratory disease
- Workstream Personalised care in pleural disease
NIHR BRC: Bristol theme leads awarded Senior Investigator status
Professor Russ Jago and Professor Nick Maskell, who both co-lead National Institute for Health and…
Pleural fluid cell differentiation does not accurately diagnose the cause of fluid around the lungs
Using pleural fluid cell differentiation as a test to determine the reason for fluid building…
Higher levels of interleukin-6 in patients with pleural infection are linked to more serious disease
Patients with a pleural infection who have higher levels of interleukin-6 in their blood or…