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 Karim Raza
Professor of Rheumatology (supported by Versus Arthritis)
Rheumatology Research Group Theme Lead

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

Research interests: Bone turnover and remodelling

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

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

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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

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

Research interests: Disease mechanisms in chronic inflammation

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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

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

Research interests: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and fibroblasts

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

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

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

Research interests: Molecular & cellular processes in inflammatory diseases

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