I currently work at the Division of Pneumology, Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf. Askin does research in Respiratory Medicine, Pulmonology and Allergology. Interventional bronchoscopic procedures and endoscopic lung volume reduction are special interest. Their current project is ''COVID-19 and Respiratory Diseases''. Associate Editor of European Journal of Medical Research (Springer Nature), BMC Pulmonary Medicine (Springer Nature) and Medicine (Wolters Kluwer).