Conditions we study

Ageing and age-associated inflammation

Researchers working in this area: Joy Edwards-Hicks, Sofia Ferreira-Gonzalez, Chloe Stanton

Autoimmune conditions 

Includes: rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Sjögren’s syndrome

Researchers working in this area: Rodger Duffin, Mohini Gray, Adriano Rossi, Sonja Vermeren

Brain conditions

Includes: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease

Researchers working in this area: Ewen Calder, Mathew Horrocks, Laura McCulloch, Clare Pridans

Cancers

Includes: non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and cancers of the lung, liver, bowel and skin

Researchers working in this area: Yi Feng, Carsten Gram-Hansen, Ahsan Akram, Kev Dhaliwal, Rodger Duffin, Tom Bird, Chris Gregory, Ewen Calder, Mohsen Khadem, CJ Anderson, Marc Vendrell, Richard Weller, Chengcan Yao

Cardiovascular and metabolic conditions

Includes: heart attack, stroke, coronary heart disease, varicose veins, diabetes, obesity

Researchers working in this area: Rodger Duffin, David Ferenbach, Laura McCulloch, Katie Mylonas, Jenna Cash, Sofia Ferreira-Gonzalez, Julia Dorin, Konrad Rawlik

Critical illness, sepsis and hypoxia

Researchers working in this area: Abi Beane, Ananda Mirchandani, Manu Shankar-Hari, Kenny Baillie, Abi Beane, Sarah Walmsley, Rashan Haniffa 

Eye conditions

Includes: age-related macular degeneration (AMD), rare genetic eye diseases, late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD), microbial keratitis

Researchers working in this area: Chloe Stanton, Beth Mills

Infectious diseases 

Includes: COVID-19, SARS, herpes simplex virus, Food and Mouth Disease, Human papillomavirus, flu, HIV

Researchers working in this area: Till Bachmann, Kenny Baillie, Richard Sloan, Vasso Makrantoni, Beth Mills, Thamarai Schneiders, Jose Vazquez-Boland, Juergen Haas, David Dockrell, Stephen Gordon, Steve Jenkins, Clare Muir, Konrad Rawlik

Kidney diseases

Includes: acute kidney injury (AKI), chronic kidney disease

Researchers working in this area: David Baird, David Ferenbach, Damian Mole, Katie Mylonas, Neil Henderson

Liver, pancreas & bowel diseases

Includes: inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis, NAFLD, primary sclerosing cholangitis, hepatitis, pancreatitis

Researchers working in this area: CJ Anderson, Rodger Duffin, Laura McCulloch, Adriano Rossi, Marc Vendrell, Chengcan Yao, Jonathan Fallowfield, Tim Kendall, Wei-Yu Lu, Damian Mole, Sonja Vermeren, Neil Henderson, Steve Jenkins

Lung diseases

Includes: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), asbestosis, sarcoidosis, bird-fanciers lung, asthma, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, bronchiectasis, RSV, ARDS, COPD, pneumonia, cystic fibrosis

Researchers working in this area: Steve Cunningham, Kev Dhaliwal, Kenny Baillie, David Dockrell, Rodger Duffin, Stephen Gordon, Chris Lucas, Karen Mackenzie, Nik Hirani, Adriano Rossi, Jurgen Schwarze, Manu Shankar-Hari, Sarah Walmsley, Emily Watts, Debby Bogaert, Prakash Ramachandran, Neil Henderson, Colin Campbell, Steve Jenkins

Skin diseases and wound healing

Includes: eczema, venous leg ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers

Researchers working in this area: Jenna Cash, Sofia Ferreira-Gonzalez, Will Wood, Julia Dorin