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Dr Peter Arkwright

Senior Lecturer/Consultant in Paediatric Allergy, Immunology & Infectious Diseases

Qualifications

MBBS (1983), D Phil (Oxon) (1989), FRCPCH (2002)


Special interests

Atopic dermatitis, allergies, primary immunodeficiencies, immune dysregulatory disorders


Biography

Dr Arkwright has worked for the University of Manchester and at RMCH as a paediatric allergist and immunologist for the last 25 years, helping to establish the Department of Paediatric Allergy and Immunology, as well as the North West Paediatric Allergy Network. He conducts internationally recognised research, has discovered new immune disorders and treatment, and has published over 180 peer-reviewed articles, including in Nature, Science, Cell and New England Journal of Medicine. He has served as North West Representative to the Royal College (RCPCH) and on the Editorial Boards of top international allergy and immunology journals.

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