Dr. Keshav Raj Paudel is a senior post-doctoral researcher at the Centenary UTS Center for Inflammation, Faculty of Science, the University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia. He obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Mokpo National University, Republic of Korea, in 2014 and 2017, respectively and his first post-doc position at UTH, Texas, USA. After joining UTS, Sydney, for a second postdoc position through an IASLC fellowship, his research has focused on the field of chronic respiratory disease, exploring the disease progression and pharmacological activity of drug candidates on various lung diseases (asthma, airway remodeling, COPD, and lung cancer) in experimental models (in vitro, in vivo, and ex vivo) using molecular, immunological, and biochemical assays. He is interested in exploring the cell signaling pathways of various inflammation-related disorders induced by environmental pollutants such as bushfire smoke/particulate matter, air pollutants (urban particulate matter, traffic pollutants), and microplastics. He is currently involved in a research project aimed to explore the impact of bushfire smoke on respiratory health funded by an Australian government grant (MRFF grant), HEAL network grant, Triple I seed grant, and TSANZ grant-in-aid. He is also a node leader of the bushfire study at the Centre for Inflammation, Centenary Institute and UTS, led by Prof. Philip M. Hansbro.