Who we are

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.

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.

Diseases we study

Our researchers study both short-term and long-term inflammation to find new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat a wide range of conditions:

• Liver and kidney diseases: liver cirrhosis, hepatorenal syndrome, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), cardiorenal syndrome
• Cardiovascular diseases: heart disease, stroke, myocardial infarction
• Lung diseases: asthma, COPD, emphysema, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, bronchiolitis, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung diseases
• Cancers: lung, liver, skin, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma including Burkitt's lymphoma
• Neurodegenerative disorders: Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, ALS
• Infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance: HIV, pneumonia, microbial keratitis, respiratory syncytial virus, pandemic and emerging viruses
• Autoimmune disorders: diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren’s syndrome
• Other conditions associated with inflammation: inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), chronic wounds, age-related retinal degeneration, pancreatitis

History of CIR

The 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 us

The Centre of Inflammation Research is situated at the IRR.

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