{"id":69,"date":"2018-07-09T09:04:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T09:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-people\/?p=69"},"modified":"2018-07-09T09:07:26","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T09:07:26","slug":"bilel-dekkak-senior-research-technician-and-project-coordinator-national-heart-lung-institute-nhli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-people\/2018\/07\/09\/bilel-dekkak-senior-research-technician-and-project-coordinator-national-heart-lung-institute-nhli\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilel Dekkak, Senior Research Technician and Project Coordinator, National Heart &amp; Lung Institute (NHLI)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-people\/files\/2018\/07\/bilel-small-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I joined the Respiratory Pharmacology group within the NHLI in 2008 as a research technician.&#8221;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I assist the group with various ongoing research projects \u2212 which are broadly aimed at understanding respiratory diseases and investigating potential pharmacological agents as treatments. 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