Julian is Professor of Translational Physiology and Director of Manaaki Mānawa – The Heart Research Centre, the University of Auckland, New Zealand. His research in animals and humans explores the origins of autonomic imbalance in cardio-respiratory diseases. A focus is the cellular and molecular basis of aberrant activity generation of primary afferent carotid body neurones, which may inform novel interventions in heart failure, hypertension and sleep apnoea.