Our staff

The Rheumatology Research Group is overseen by Principal Investigators based within the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing at the University of Birmingham. 

Theme Lead

Professor Adam Croft
Professor of Translational Rheumatology 
Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research Senior Clinical Research Fellow
Rheumatology Research Group Theme Lead

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Adam Croft


Rheumatology Research Group Principal Investigators

Principal Investigators


Rheumatology Research Group Principal Investigators

Professor Andy Clark
Professor of Inflammation Biology
a.r.clark@bham.ac.uk

Research interest: Mechanisms in resolving inflammation

Professor Andy Clark

 

Professor Adam Croft
Professor of Translational Rheumatology
a.p.croft@bham.ac.uk

Research interest: Development of novel immunotherapies for patients with autoimmune rheumatic and chronic inflammatory diseases
Professor Adam Croft

 

Dr Paola de Pablo
Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology
p.depablo@bham.ac.uk

Research interests: Early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using imaging technologies

Dr Paola de Pablo

 

Dr Marie Falahee
Lecturer in Behavioural Rheumatology
m.falahee@bham.ac.uk

Research interests: Understanding the perspectives of individuals with, or at risk of musculoskeletal disorders

Dr Marie Falahee

 

Professor Andrew Filer
Professor of Translational Rheumatology
a.filer@bham.ac.uk

Research interests: Developing novel biomarkers and therapies for inflammatory arthritis through the study of synovial tissue

Professor Andrew Filer

 

Professor Benjamin Fisher
Professor in Rheumatology
b.fisher@bham.ac.uk

Research interests: Sjögren’s syndrome – new treatments and risk factors

Professor Ben Fisher

 

Dr Rowan Hardy
Verus Arthritis Career Development Fellow
r.hardy@bham.ac.uk

Research interests: Steroid metabolism and in vivo models of chronic inflammation

Dr Rowan Hardy

 

Dr Helen McGettrick
Associate Professor in Inflammation and Vascular Biology
h.m.mcgettrick@bham.ac.uk

Research interests: Understanding the movement of immune cells across blood vessels, bone formation and repair

Dr Helen McGettrick

 

Dr Amy Naylor
Senior Research Fellow
a.naylor@bham.ac.uk

Research interests: Bone turnover and remodelling

Dr Amy Naylor

 

Professor Karim Raza
Professor of Rheumatology (supported by Versus Arthritis)
k.raza@bham.ac.uk

Research interests: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) – early treatment & predictive testing 

Professor Karim Raza

 

Dr John Reynolds
Clinical Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology
j.a.reynolds.1@bham.ac.uk

Research interests: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and common features across inflammatory diseases

Dr John Reynolds

 

Professor Dagmar Scheel-Toellner
Professor of Inflammation Research
d.scheel@bham.ac.uk

Research interests: Disease mechanisms in chronic inflammation

Professor Dagmar Scheel Toellner

 
Rheumatology Research Group Honorary Staff

Professor Simon Bowman

Honorary Professor of Rheumatology
s.j.bowman@bham.ac.uk

Research interests: Developing clinical tools to support clinical trials for Sjögren's syndrome

 Professor Simon Bowman

 

Professor Christopher Buckley
Honorary Kennedy Professor of Rheumatology
c.d.buckley@bham.ac.uk

Research interests: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and fibroblasts

Professor Christopher Buckley


Professor Caroline Gordon
Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist
p.c.gordon@bham.ac.uk

Research interests: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), including clinical trials

Professor Caroline Gordon

 

Dr Stephen Young
Reader in Experimental Rheumatology
s.p.young@bham.ac.uk

Research interests: Molecular & cellular processes in inflammatory diseases

Dr Stephen Young