# 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.

## Key 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.