| Citation | Professor Peter Barnes is a leading authority in the field of respiratory pharmacology. He is the most highly cited individual in respiratory medicine in the world. He has made major contributions to the scientific understanding of asthma and chronic airway diseases. He is distinguished for proposing the totally novel concept that neurogenic inflammation contributes to airway diseases, for elucidating the neural mechanisms involved in airway control, and for mapping the distribution of autonomic receptors in the lungs. His research has highlighted the complexity of the inflammatory process in asthma and this has led to new therapeutic advances. He pioneered the early use of inhaled corticosteroid in the treatment of mild asthma. Recently he has made major advances in understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in the anti-inflammatory actions of corticosteroids and mechanisms of corticosteroid resistance. |