Director Common Cold Research Centre Prof. Ron Eccles BSc PhD DSc Liv . Research Interests Interested in all things nasal.
Research involves clinical trials on new treatments for common cold and hay fever.
Especially interested in protective reflexes of the upper airways- coughs and sneezes. Biography Educated at Leigh Grammar School Greater Manchester and attended Liverpool University 1967-1973. Initially studied Zoology but took advantage of modular degree course to switch to B.Sc. Studied for Ph.D. at Liverpool by investigating how the nose works- autonomic innervation of nasal blood vessels and glands. Appointed Lecturer in Physiology in 1973 and worked up the ranks to Professor in 1997.