COPD: New Hope – Dr Suzanne Cloonan

Excessive iron build up in the lungs is thought to be a major factor in COPD. Dr Cloonan’s research team believe they identified the culprit.

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Dr Suzanne Cloonan is Associate Professor in Respiratory Medicine in Trinity’s School of Medicine and Tallaght University Hospital (TUH). Her laboratory’s research investigates how cellular iron metabolism is regulated in the lungs of patients with COPD. This is in addition to how dysregulation of iron uptake, release, or turnover contributes to the disease process.