Today Bo is professor of pediatrics with special responsibilities in asthma and allergy. Bo has a clinical research track including half time clinical work at the Dept. of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, and half time research at COPSAC.
Bo Chawes’ research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of asthma inception in order to improve primary prevention of disease, utilizing data from the clinical birth cohorts at COPSAC and translating the findings into clinical practice in observational real-life studies and randomized controlled trials in patient cohorts. His research areas include: vitamin D, early life airway and systemic inflammation, lung function, and metabolomics.