Rate My Professor Julian Crane

Crane's investigations cover indoor allergens, dampness, mould, temperature control, and their roles in conditions such as childhood wheezing, COPD exacerbations, and chronic respiratory diseases. He has led trials on interventions including home insulation retrofitting, heating vouchers, specialized bedding materials, and probiotics like Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 for preventing eczema, allergies, and gestational diabetes. His work extends to smoking cessation aids such as novel nicotine inhalers. With over 200 publications amassing more than 10,000 citations, standout contributions include 'Retrofitting home insulation reduces incidence and severity of chronic respiratory disease' (2022), 'Bedding materials and early infant wheezing: A randomised controlled trial' (2025, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology), 'Impact of a Heating Voucher on Health Outcomes in COPD Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial' (2025), and 'Early pregnancy probiotic supplementation with Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 may reduce the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus: a randomised controlled trial' (2017). In 2021, he was part of the team awarded New Zealand's Rutherford Medal for pioneering research linking housing improvements to better health outcomes. Crane is a member of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and the European Respiratory Society.