Philip Nolan

Philip Nolan received the B. Sc. Degree (with honors) in physiology and the primary medical degree (M. B., B. Ch., B.A.O.), from University College, Dublin, Ireland, in 1998 and 1991, respectively. He held the posts of Health Research Board Fellow (1992–1994) and Newman Scholar (1994–1996) at University College Dublin before being appointed Lecturer in Physiology in 1996. He is currently Senior Lecturer in Physiology at University College Dublin. His major research interest is in the physiological control of breathing and the circulatory system, with a particular interest in the neural control and physiological properties of upper airway muscles, their role in preventing upper airway obstruction during sleep, and the pathophysiology of the obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.