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\nWe are delighted to announce that Manchester University lecturer Dr Margherita Bertuzzi has been awarded a New Investigator Research Grant by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to study Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>-epithelial interactions, how these influence immune responses and how they are dysregulated in disease.<\/p>\nAirborne spores of the most prominent fungal pathogen of human lungs, Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>, are a major component of the air we breathe and are responsible for more than 3 million chronic infections and initiate over 200,000 invasive diseases annually worldwide. Some groups of severely immunocompromised patients, such as those undergoing bone marrow transplants, have just a 10% survival rate once a fungal infection is contracted.<\/p>\n\u201cRemarkably, while fungal diseases cause more deaths annually than tuberculosis or malaria, we still lack effective drugs to treat many of these infections,\u201d said Dr Bertuzzi, who is principal investigator of the three-year project. \u201cObtaining first-in-field insights into the mechanistic basis of the antifungal potency of the airway epithelium will open avenues for the development of novel immunomodulatory therapeutic strategies to facilitate treatment of lung diseases caused by Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em> and other respiratory pathogens.\u201d<\/p>\nThe New Investigator Research Grant is a competitive award aimed at researchers who are in the process of becoming independent Principal Investigators. The award will support Dr Bertuzzi\u2019s research which focuses on the epithelial interactions with inhaled respiratory pathogens and the role of these events in health and disease; how these interactions affect communication with other components of human immune and inflammatory cascades, and the technical know-how to translate this knowledge into human benefit.<\/p>\n
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We are delighted to announce that Manchester University lecturer Dr Margherita Bertuzzi has been awarded a New Investigator Research Grant by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to study Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>-epithelial interactions, how these influence immune responses and how they are dysregulated in disease.<\/p>\nAirborne spores of the most prominent fungal pathogen of human lungs, Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>, are a major component of the air we breathe and are responsible for more than 3 million chronic infections and initiate over 200,000 invasive diseases annually worldwide. Some groups of severely immunocompromised patients, such as those undergoing bone marrow transplants, have just a 10% survival rate once a fungal infection is contracted.<\/p>\n\u201cRemarkably, while fungal diseases cause more deaths annually than tuberculosis or malaria, we still lack effective drugs to treat many of these infections,\u201d said Dr Bertuzzi, who is principal investigator of the three-year project. \u201cObtaining first-in-field insights into the mechanistic basis of the antifungal potency of the airway epithelium will open avenues for the development of novel immunomodulatory therapeutic strategies to facilitate treatment of lung diseases caused by Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em> and other respiratory pathogens.\u201d<\/p>\nThe New Investigator Research Grant is a competitive award aimed at researchers who are in the process of becoming independent Principal Investigators. The award will support Dr Bertuzzi\u2019s research which focuses on the epithelial interactions with inhaled respiratory pathogens and the role of these events in health and disease; how these interactions affect communication with other components of human immune and inflammatory cascades, and the technical know-how to translate this knowledge into human benefit.<\/p>\n
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\nWe are delighted to announce that Manchester University lecturer Dr Margherita Bertuzzi has been awarded a New Investigator Research Grant by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to study Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>-epithelial interactions, how these influence immune responses and how they are dysregulated in disease.<\/p>\nAirborne spores of the most prominent fungal pathogen of human lungs, Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>, are a major component of the air we breathe and are responsible for more than 3 million chronic infections and initiate over 200,000 invasive diseases annually worldwide. Some groups of severely immunocompromised patients, such as those undergoing bone marrow transplants, have just a 10% survival rate once a fungal infection is contracted.<\/p>\n\u201cRemarkably, while fungal diseases cause more deaths annually than tuberculosis or malaria, we still lack effective drugs to treat many of these infections,\u201d said Dr Bertuzzi, who is principal investigator of the three-year project. \u201cObtaining first-in-field insights into the mechanistic basis of the antifungal potency of the airway epithelium will open avenues for the development of novel immunomodulatory therapeutic strategies to facilitate treatment of lung diseases caused by Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em> and other respiratory pathogens.\u201d<\/p>\nThe New Investigator Research Grant is a competitive award aimed at researchers who are in the process of becoming independent Principal Investigators. The award will support Dr Bertuzzi\u2019s research which focuses on the epithelial interactions with inhaled respiratory pathogens and the role of these events in health and disease; how these interactions affect communication with other components of human immune and inflammatory cascades, and the technical know-how to translate this knowledge into human benefit.<\/p>\n
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We are delighted to announce that Manchester University lecturer Dr Margherita Bertuzzi has been awarded a New Investigator Research Grant by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to study Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>-epithelial interactions, how these influence immune responses and how they are dysregulated in disease.<\/p>\nAirborne spores of the most prominent fungal pathogen of human lungs, Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>, are a major component of the air we breathe and are responsible for more than 3 million chronic infections and initiate over 200,000 invasive diseases annually worldwide. Some groups of severely immunocompromised patients, such as those undergoing bone marrow transplants, have just a 10% survival rate once a fungal infection is contracted.<\/p>\n\u201cRemarkably, while fungal diseases cause more deaths annually than tuberculosis or malaria, we still lack effective drugs to treat many of these infections,\u201d said Dr Bertuzzi, who is principal investigator of the three-year project. \u201cObtaining first-in-field insights into the mechanistic basis of the antifungal potency of the airway epithelium will open avenues for the development of novel immunomodulatory therapeutic strategies to facilitate treatment of lung diseases caused by Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em> and other respiratory pathogens.\u201d<\/p>\nThe New Investigator Research Grant is a competitive award aimed at researchers who are in the process of becoming independent Principal Investigators. The award will support Dr Bertuzzi\u2019s research which focuses on the epithelial interactions with inhaled respiratory pathogens and the role of these events in health and disease; how these interactions affect communication with other components of human immune and inflammatory cascades, and the technical know-how to translate this knowledge into human benefit.<\/p>\n
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\nWe are delighted to announce that Manchester University lecturer Dr Margherita Bertuzzi has been awarded a New Investigator Research Grant by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to study Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>-epithelial interactions, how these influence immune responses and how they are dysregulated in disease.<\/p>\nAirborne spores of the most prominent fungal pathogen of human lungs, Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>, are a major component of the air we breathe and are responsible for more than 3 million chronic infections and initiate over 200,000 invasive diseases annually worldwide. Some groups of severely immunocompromised patients, such as those undergoing bone marrow transplants, have just a 10% survival rate once a fungal infection is contracted.<\/p>\n\u201cRemarkably, while fungal diseases cause more deaths annually than tuberculosis or malaria, we still lack effective drugs to treat many of these infections,\u201d said Dr Bertuzzi, who is principal investigator of the three-year project. \u201cObtaining first-in-field insights into the mechanistic basis of the antifungal potency of the airway epithelium will open avenues for the development of novel immunomodulatory therapeutic strategies to facilitate treatment of lung diseases caused by Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em> and other respiratory pathogens.\u201d<\/p>\nThe New Investigator Research Grant is a competitive award aimed at researchers who are in the process of becoming independent Principal Investigators. The award will support Dr Bertuzzi\u2019s research which focuses on the epithelial interactions with inhaled respiratory pathogens and the role of these events in health and disease; how these interactions affect communication with other components of human immune and inflammatory cascades, and the technical know-how to translate this knowledge into human benefit.<\/p>\n
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We are delighted to announce that Manchester University lecturer Dr Margherita Bertuzzi has been awarded a New Investigator Research Grant by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to study Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>-epithelial interactions, how these influence immune responses and how they are dysregulated in disease.<\/p>\nAirborne spores of the most prominent fungal pathogen of human lungs, Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>, are a major component of the air we breathe and are responsible for more than 3 million chronic infections and initiate over 200,000 invasive diseases annually worldwide. Some groups of severely immunocompromised patients, such as those undergoing bone marrow transplants, have just a 10% survival rate once a fungal infection is contracted.<\/p>\n\u201cRemarkably, while fungal diseases cause more deaths annually than tuberculosis or malaria, we still lack effective drugs to treat many of these infections,\u201d said Dr Bertuzzi, who is principal investigator of the three-year project. \u201cObtaining first-in-field insights into the mechanistic basis of the antifungal potency of the airway epithelium will open avenues for the development of novel immunomodulatory therapeutic strategies to facilitate treatment of lung diseases caused by Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em> and other respiratory pathogens.\u201d<\/p>\nThe New Investigator Research Grant is a competitive award aimed at researchers who are in the process of becoming independent Principal Investigators. The award will support Dr Bertuzzi\u2019s research which focuses on the epithelial interactions with inhaled respiratory pathogens and the role of these events in health and disease; how these interactions affect communication with other components of human immune and inflammatory cascades, and the technical know-how to translate this knowledge into human benefit.<\/p>\n
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\nWe are delighted to announce that Manchester University lecturer Dr Margherita Bertuzzi has been awarded a New Investigator Research Grant by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to study Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>-epithelial interactions, how these influence immune responses and how they are dysregulated in disease.<\/p>\nAirborne spores of the most prominent fungal pathogen of human lungs, Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>, are a major component of the air we breathe and are responsible for more than 3 million chronic infections and initiate over 200,000 invasive diseases annually worldwide. Some groups of severely immunocompromised patients, such as those undergoing bone marrow transplants, have just a 10% survival rate once a fungal infection is contracted.<\/p>\n\u201cRemarkably, while fungal diseases cause more deaths annually than tuberculosis or malaria, we still lack effective drugs to treat many of these infections,\u201d said Dr Bertuzzi, who is principal investigator of the three-year project. \u201cObtaining first-in-field insights into the mechanistic basis of the antifungal potency of the airway epithelium will open avenues for the development of novel immunomodulatory therapeutic strategies to facilitate treatment of lung diseases caused by Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em> and other respiratory pathogens.\u201d<\/p>\nThe New Investigator Research Grant is a competitive award aimed at researchers who are in the process of becoming independent Principal Investigators. The award will support Dr Bertuzzi\u2019s research which focuses on the epithelial interactions with inhaled respiratory pathogens and the role of these events in health and disease; how these interactions affect communication with other components of human immune and inflammatory cascades, and the technical know-how to translate this knowledge into human benefit.<\/p>\n
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We are delighted to announce that Manchester University lecturer Dr Margherita Bertuzzi has been awarded a New Investigator Research Grant by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to study Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>-epithelial interactions, how these influence immune responses and how they are dysregulated in disease.<\/p>\nAirborne spores of the most prominent fungal pathogen of human lungs, Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>, are a major component of the air we breathe and are responsible for more than 3 million chronic infections and initiate over 200,000 invasive diseases annually worldwide. Some groups of severely immunocompromised patients, such as those undergoing bone marrow transplants, have just a 10% survival rate once a fungal infection is contracted.<\/p>\n\u201cRemarkably, while fungal diseases cause more deaths annually than tuberculosis or malaria, we still lack effective drugs to treat many of these infections,\u201d said Dr Bertuzzi, who is principal investigator of the three-year project. \u201cObtaining first-in-field insights into the mechanistic basis of the antifungal potency of the airway epithelium will open avenues for the development of novel immunomodulatory therapeutic strategies to facilitate treatment of lung diseases caused by Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em> and other respiratory pathogens.\u201d<\/p>\nThe New Investigator Research Grant is a competitive award aimed at researchers who are in the process of becoming independent Principal Investigators. The award will support Dr Bertuzzi\u2019s research which focuses on the epithelial interactions with inhaled respiratory pathogens and the role of these events in health and disease; how these interactions affect communication with other components of human immune and inflammatory cascades, and the technical know-how to translate this knowledge into human benefit.<\/p>\n
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We are delighted to announce that Manchester University lecturer Dr Margherita Bertuzzi has been awarded a New Investigator Research Grant by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to study Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>-epithelial interactions, how these influence immune responses and how they are dysregulated in disease.<\/p>\nAirborne spores of the most prominent fungal pathogen of human lungs, Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>, are a major component of the air we breathe and are responsible for more than 3 million chronic infections and initiate over 200,000 invasive diseases annually worldwide. Some groups of severely immunocompromised patients, such as those undergoing bone marrow transplants, have just a 10% survival rate once a fungal infection is contracted.<\/p>\n\u201cRemarkably, while fungal diseases cause more deaths annually than tuberculosis or malaria, we still lack effective drugs to treat many of these infections,\u201d said Dr Bertuzzi, who is principal investigator of the three-year project. \u201cObtaining first-in-field insights into the mechanistic basis of the antifungal potency of the airway epithelium will open avenues for the development of novel immunomodulatory therapeutic strategies to facilitate treatment of lung diseases caused by Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em> and other respiratory pathogens.\u201d<\/p>\nThe New Investigator Research Grant is a competitive award aimed at researchers who are in the process of becoming independent Principal Investigators. The award will support Dr Bertuzzi\u2019s research which focuses on the epithelial interactions with inhaled respiratory pathogens and the role of these events in health and disease; how these interactions affect communication with other components of human immune and inflammatory cascades, and the technical know-how to translate this knowledge into human benefit.<\/p>\n
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\nWe are delighted to announce that Manchester University lecturer Dr Margherita Bertuzzi has been awarded a New Investigator Research Grant by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to study Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>-epithelial interactions, how these influence immune responses and how they are dysregulated in disease.<\/p>\n Airborne spores of the most prominent fungal pathogen of human lungs, Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>, are a major component of the air we breathe and are responsible for more than 3 million chronic infections and initiate over 200,000 invasive diseases annually worldwide. Some groups of severely immunocompromised patients, such as those undergoing bone marrow transplants, have just a 10% survival rate once a fungal infection is contracted.<\/p>\n \u201cRemarkably, while fungal diseases cause more deaths annually than tuberculosis or malaria, we still lack effective drugs to treat many of these infections,\u201d said Dr Bertuzzi, who is principal investigator of the three-year project. \u201cObtaining first-in-field insights into the mechanistic basis of the antifungal potency of the airway epithelium will open avenues for the development of novel immunomodulatory therapeutic strategies to facilitate treatment of lung diseases caused by Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em> and other respiratory pathogens.\u201d<\/p>\n The New Investigator Research Grant is a competitive award aimed at researchers who are in the process of becoming independent Principal Investigators. The award will support Dr Bertuzzi\u2019s research which focuses on the epithelial interactions with inhaled respiratory pathogens and the role of these events in health and disease; how these interactions affect communication with other components of human immune and inflammatory cascades, and the technical know-how to translate this knowledge into human benefit.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_post_nav _builder_version=”3.0.106″ in_same_term=”off” show_prev=”on” show_next=”on” prev_text=”Previous” next_text=”Next” locked=”on” parent_locked=”off” \/][et_pb_comments _builder_version=”3.0.106″ show_avatar=”on” show_reply=”on” show_count=”on” background_layout=”light” header_font_size_tablet=”51″ header_line_height_tablet=”2″ custom_button=”on” button_icon_placement=”right” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_use_icon=”off” locked=”on” parent_locked=”off” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_size__hover=”null” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover=”null” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover=”null” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover=”null” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover=”null” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover=”null” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover=”null” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover=”null” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover=”null” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover=”null” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover=”null” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover=”null” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover=”null” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover=”null” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover=”null” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover=”null” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover=”null” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover=”null” \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Related posts” _builder_version=”3.0.106″ background_layout=”light” locked=”on” parent_locked=”off”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_sidebar _builder_version=”3.0.106″ area=”sidebar-1″ orientation=”left” show_border=”off” background_layout=”light” locked=”on” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” fullwidth=”on” next_background_color=”#000000″ global_module=”322″ prev_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=”322″ _builder_version=”3.0.106″ menu_id=”7″ submenu_direction=”downwards” fullwidth_menu=”off” background_layout=”dark” module_class=”main-navigation” \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”on” prev_background_color=”#000000″ next_background_color=”#1d1d1d”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ specialty_columns=”2″][et_pb_row_inner locked=”off”][et_pb_column_inner type=”4_4″ saved_specialty_column_type=”2_3″][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=”3.0.106″ title=”on” meta=”on” author=”on” date=”on” categories=”on” comments=”on” featured_image=”on” featured_placement=”above” text_color=”dark” text_background=”off” locked=”on” parent_locked=”off” \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17.6″ background_layout=”light” parent_locked=”off”]<\/p>\n We are delighted to announce that Manchester University lecturer Dr Margherita Bertuzzi has been awarded a New Investigator Research Grant by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to study Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>-epithelial interactions, how these influence immune responses and how they are dysregulated in disease.<\/p>\n Airborne spores of the most prominent fungal pathogen of human lungs, Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>, are a major component of the air we breathe and are responsible for more than 3 million chronic infections and initiate over 200,000 invasive diseases annually worldwide. Some groups of severely immunocompromised patients, such as those undergoing bone marrow transplants, have just a 10% survival rate once a fungal infection is contracted.<\/p>\n \u201cRemarkably, while fungal diseases cause more deaths annually than tuberculosis or malaria, we still lack effective drugs to treat many of these infections,\u201d said Dr Bertuzzi, who is principal investigator of the three-year project. \u201cObtaining first-in-field insights into the mechanistic basis of the antifungal potency of the airway epithelium will open avenues for the development of novel immunomodulatory therapeutic strategies to facilitate treatment of lung diseases caused by Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em> and other respiratory pathogens.\u201d<\/p>\n The New Investigator Research Grant is a competitive award aimed at researchers who are in the process of becoming independent Principal Investigators. The award will support Dr Bertuzzi\u2019s research which focuses on the epithelial interactions with inhaled respiratory pathogens and the role of these events in health and disease; how these interactions affect communication with other components of human immune and inflammatory cascades, and the technical know-how to translate this knowledge into human benefit.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_post_nav _builder_version=”3.0.106″ in_same_term=”off” show_prev=”on” show_next=”on” prev_text=”Previous” next_text=”Next” locked=”on” parent_locked=”off” \/][et_pb_comments _builder_version=”3.0.106″ show_avatar=”on” show_reply=”on” show_count=”on” background_layout=”light” header_font_size_tablet=”51″ header_line_height_tablet=”2″ custom_button=”on” button_icon_placement=”right” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_use_icon=”off” locked=”on” parent_locked=”off” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_size__hover=”null” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover=”null” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover=”null” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover=”null” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover=”null” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover=”null” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover=”null” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover=”null” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover=”null” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover=”null” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover=”null” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover=”null” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover=”null” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover=”null” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover=”null” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover=”null” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover=”null” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover=”null” \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Related posts” _builder_version=”3.0.106″ background_layout=”light” locked=”on” parent_locked=”off”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_sidebar _builder_version=”3.0.106″ area=”sidebar-1″ orientation=”left” show_border=”off” background_layout=”light” locked=”on” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Connect Title” module_class=”footer-section” _builder_version=”3.0.90″ background_color=”#1d1d1d” custom_padding=”0px||0px|” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” global_module=”380″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” global_parent=”380″ parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” parallax_method_3=”off” module_id=”footer-row” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Contact Us Title” global_parent=”380″ _builder_version=”3.0.74″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_layout=”dark”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Contact Us” global_parent=”380″ module_class=”contact-us” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ text_text_color=”#aaaaaa” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off”]<\/p>\n Prof Mike Bromley (Centre Director)<\/strong> Dr Margherita Bertuzzi \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Find Us Title” global_parent=”380″ _builder_version=”3.0.74″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_layout=”dark”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Address” global_parent=”380″ module_id=”address” _builder_version=”3.0.87″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_layout=”dark” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\nRelated<\/h1>\n
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