KESS 2 PhD student Beth Mansfield, from Cardiff University, has been shortlisted as a finalist for the BTS/BALR/BLF Early Career Investigator of the Year Prize after submitting her abstract to present at the British Thoracic Society (BTS) Winter Meeting 2019.
Out of the 56 entries that were submitted, Beth has been chosen as one of 6 finalists with her abstract titled “Calcium-sensing receptor antagonists (calcilytics) as a novel treatment for alarmin-driven inflammatory lung disease”.
Beth presented a 10-minute presentation at the BTS Meeting with the results of the studies being well received by the audience. During the awards ceremony, Beth was presented with a Highly Commended award from the British Lung Foundation (BLF) and received a certificate with a £200 prize for her contribution.
