Frank J Kelly

Frank J. Kelly, FRSB, FRSC, is a British professor of community health and policy and Head of the Environmental Research Group (a global centre dedicated to air pollution research) at Imperial College London.[1][2] He is an authority on the medical effects of air pollution.[3][4]

Academic career and research

Kelly obtained his first degree from Queen's University Belfast, before taking a Ph.D. in physiology at Pennsylvania State University, where he was also a postdoctoral fellow. After working in the United States, he returned to the UK as a lecturer at Southampton University. During the early part of his career, his research focused on free-radical biology and human disease, and lung damage in premature babies and cystic fibrosis patients.[5]

In 1992, Kelly moved to London and developed a new research interest in the effect of air pollution on lungs and respiratory health. He became a Senior Lecturer at St Thomas’ Hospital, where his research interests included the health effects of vitamin E,[6] before moving to King's College, London, where he was Professor of Environmental Health and Director of the Environmental Research Group.[5] Kelly and his group transferred to Imperial College in 2020.[7]

Kelly works with the World Health Organization on air pollution issues and is a member of the Health Effects Institute (HEI) Review Committee. He has also served as Chairman of the UK Department of Health Expert Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP), President of the European Society for Free Radical Research, and Chairman of the British Association for Lung Research.[1]

Kelly has published over 380 peer-reviewed papers[8] and, according to Google Scholar, his work has been cited over 35,000 times.[9]

Media appearances

Kelly is a frequent media commentator on air quality issues, such as pollution in London,[10][11] pollution caused by road transport,[4][12] the use of taxes to improve air quality,[13] indoor air pollution,[14] air quality in other parts of the world,[15][16] and the effectiveness of air pollution limits and guidelines.[17]

Selected publications

Books and reports
  • Punchard, Neville; Kelly, Frank J (1996). Free Radicals: A Practical Approach. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199635603. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  • Kelly, Frank J; Meydani, Mohsen; Packer, Lester (2004). Vitamin E and Health. New York: New York Academy of Sciences. ISBN 9781573315272. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  • Jarvis, Debbie; Adamkiewicz, Gary; Heroux, Marie-Eve; Rapp, Regula; Kelly, Frank J. (2010). WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: Selected Pollutants: Nitrogen Dioxide. Geneva: World Health Organization. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

Scientific papers

References
  1. "Professor Frank Kelly". Imperial College London. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. Scheuber, Andrew (12 March 2020). "New global centre of air pollution research as Frank Kelly group joins Imperial". Imperial College London. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. Carrington, Damian (4 August 2017). "Electric cars are not the answer to air pollution, says top UK adviser". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  4. Chrystal, Robin (18 November 2011). "Boris Johnson sticks by gluing pollution to roads". BBC News. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  5. "Fellow Profile: Professor Frank Kelly". Plus Alliance. Arizona State University, King’s College London, and UNSW Sydney. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  6. Brigelius-Flohé, Regina; Kelly, Frank J; Salonen, Jukka; Neuzil, Jiri; Zingg, Jean-Marc; Azzi, Angelo (2002). "The European perspective on vitamin E: current knowledge and future research". Am J Clin Nutr. 76 (4): 703–16. doi:10.1093/ajcn/76.4.703. PMID 12324281. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  7. Scheuber, Andrew. "New global centre of air pollution research as Frank Kelly group joins Imperial". Imperial College London. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  8. "Professor Frank Kelly". Imperial College London. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  9. "Frank Kelly". Google Scholar. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  10. Gruner, Peter (12 April 2012). "London's pollution 'worst in Europe'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  11. Coghlan, Andy (13 November 2012). "Air pollution blights London life". New Scientist. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  12. Wilford, Greg (5 August 2017). "Total car ban is the only way to beat air pollution in cities, expert warns". The Independent. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  13. Webster, Ben (30 April 2014). "Call to tax 'deadly' diesel". The Times. p. 14.
  14. Lees, Martina (1 December 2019). "Clear the Air: Your home could be more toxic than a traffic-choked main road". The Sunday Times. p. 20.
  15. Vidal, John (16 January 2016). "Air pollution: a dark cloud of filth poisons the world's cities". The Observer. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  16. Bagenal, Flora (6 July 2008). "Smog at Beijing Games five times over safety limit". The Sunday Times. p. 13.
  17. Bawden, Tom (21 April 2021). "Government considers tougher air pollution laws in wake of coroner's landmark asthma ruling". iNews. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.