Professor Russell is a Consultant Respiratory Physician as well as Head of Department for the Peter Gorer Dept of Immunobiology and Professor of Respiratory Medicine in the School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences at King’s College London. His research focuses on the basic mechanisms of COPD, disease progression, COPD exacerbations, mechanisms of lung damage as well as phenotypes of all airways disease. Professor Russell is the founding Editor of the International Journal of COPD and is keen to increase the global awareness of COPD and provide a platform for scientific developments from across the world.