Prof. Kolb is Associate Professor of Medicine & Director of Research at the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph’s Healthcare. He leads activities in biomarker development for lung fibrosis and is a principal investigator and steering committee member in numerous clinical trials. He has authored over 150 peer-reviewed publications on different basic science and clinical topics.

He is chief-editor of the European Respiratory Journal, editorial board member of American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, the European Respiratory Review and Respirology and serves on the Lung Injury & Repair Study Section for the National Institute of Health.