Graham Roberts

Professor Graham Roberts is a Professor in Paediatric Allergy & Respiratory Medicine at the University of Southampton. He is affiliated with the Institute for Life Sciences, Developmental Physiology and Medicine, and the Institute of Developmental Sciences. His research focuses on asthma prevention strategies, immune system interactions, and childhood allergy management.

Key projects include investigations into bacterial lysates for asthma prevention, complementary feeding for food allergy reduction, and comparative therapies for severe asthma. He collaborates with institutions like the European Union, NIH, and the Wellcome Trust on projects such as the BLIPA trial and epigenome-wide asthma studies.

Notable grants include the H2020-JTI-IMI2-2018-14-3TR (EU), Wellcome Trust-funded studies on pulmonary epithelial barriers, and the MRC-funded UNICORN consortium. His work spans clinical trials, immunotherapy development, and asthma endotype identification.

Professor Roberts has contributed to projects on vitamin D's immune effects, asthma outcome measures for biological therapies, and teenage asthma engagement strategies. He leads the STELAR consortium for childhood asthma research and collaborates with the NIHR on trials like SMILE and TREAT for severe asthma management.