Ingrid Laing

Ingrid Laing holds the position of Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia (UWA), affiliated with the UWA Medical School and the Department of Paediatrics. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and well-being. She leads and collaborates on projects investigating asthma exacerbations, rhinovirus-induced wheezing, and genetic susceptibility to diseases like malaria. Recent research focuses on pediatric immunology, respiratory infections, and genetic factors influencing disease outcomes.

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• Research Interests: Asthma pathogenesis, rhinovirus infections, pediatric immunology, genetic variants in disease susceptibility, and respiratory exacerbations.

Her research spans collaborations across institutions, including studies on plasmacytoid dendritic cell dysfunction in wheeze, genetic markers for malaria, and biomarkers for asthma exacerbations. She has led or contributed to 17 grants and 90 research outputs. Current projects include climate change impacts on child health and mechanisms underlying age-related wheezing.

In grants, she investigates biomarkers for respiratory exacerbations, asthma development, and systems biology approaches to immunomodulation in acute wheeze. Her work emphasizes translational research with implications for clinical management of pediatric respiratory conditions.