First person – Ronan Smith and Nicole Reyne

TL;DR

This paper explores new methods for imaging lung cancer ventilation dynamics using functional imaging and lung mechanics.

Contribution

The study introduces novel X-ray imaging techniques to map lung cancer ventilation dynamics.

Findings

Functional imaging methods were applied to study lung cancer ventilation.

The research provides insights into lung mechanics relevant to preclinical models of lung disease.

Abstract

First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Disease Models & Mechanisms, helping researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Ronan Smith and Nicole Reyne are co-first authors on ‘
Mapping lung cancer ventilation dynamics using functional imaging and lung mechanics’, published in DMM. Ronan is a postdoc in the lab of Professor Martin Donnelley at University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, investigating novel methods and applications of X-ray imaging. Nicole is a postdoctoral researcher in the same lab, investigating preclinical models of lung diseases.

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