Professor Barlow
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Bio
Peter Barlow is Chair of Immunology & Infection, and Head of the Centre for Biomedicine & Global Health within the School of Applied Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University. His research interests lie in studying the human innate immune system with a view to developing novel therapeutics for infections. He is particularly interested in studying the activities of Host Defence Peptides (HDP), principally in the context of viral infections, such as influenza, rhinovirus, and dengue virus. He has a background in immunotoxicology, with a long-standing interest in the impact of particulate air pollution on the immune system and the inflammatory response.
Prof Barlow's appointment as a member of the COT expires on 3oth May 2026.
Register of interests
An up-to-date record of member interests can be found on the Register of Interests page.