Eashan Halbe

Eashan completed his undergraduate degree in biology at the University of British Columbia (UBC), studying local corticosteroid regulation. His research interests are centered around the role of immunological dysfunction in local and systemic responses to air pollution exposures.
As a master’s student in the Air Pollution Exposure Laboratory (APEL) under the supervision of Dr. Christopher Carlsten, his work seeks to elucidate the efficacy of the corticosteroid drug budesonide in attenuating harmful inflammation caused by air pollution exposure in people with allergic rhinitis (AR). Specifically, he seeks to elucidate and tie together clinical, cellular, and mediator level medication and exposure effects.