Find out more about what we do, our history, and how to contact us. We study how infections and inflammation begin, progress, and resolve, and how these processes affect health and disease. Our work also examines how inflammation causes tissue damage, and how the body repairs and regenerates itself.Our researchers study both short-term and long-term inflammation to find new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat a wide range of conditions - including liver, kidney, and lung disease, non-healing wounds, and cancer.By bringing together scientists, clinicians, and experts from many fields, we work to turn discoveries into real-world solutions with benefits for patients locally and globally.History of CIRThe Centre for Inflammation Research was established in 1999 to bring together a critical mass of internationally outstanding researchers in inflammation harnessing the skills of both basic and clinical scientists. In 2005, the CIR moved to the Queen's Medical Research Institute and in 2023, it moved to the Institute for Regeneration Repair (IRR), Edinburgh BioQuarter.Contact usThe Centre of Inflammation Research is situated at the IRR.Contact us | Institute for Regeneration and Repair Research themes Our work is structured around three key themes: Infection and Immunity, Damage and Repair and Experimental Medicine. These themes bring together our strengths, fostering collaboration and strategic focus across disciplines. This article was published on 2025-09-01
