Principal Investigators

Professor Zubair Ahmed

Professor of Neuroscience
Neuroscience and Ophthalmology Section Lead

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0)121 414 8854
Email: z.ahmed.1@bham.ac.uk

Professor Antonio Belli

Professor of Trauma Neurosurgery

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0) 121 414 4497/PA - Nadene Bryan 0121 414 3713
Email: a.belli@bham.ac.uk

Dr Hannah Botfield

Research Fellow

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Email: h.botfield@bham.ac.uk

Professor Andy Clark

Deputy Head of Department
Joint Department Lead for Postgraduate Research
Professor of Inflammation Biology

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0)121 371 3244
Email: a.r.clark@bham.ac.uk

Professor Adam Croft

Head of Department of Inflammation and Ageing
Professor of Translational Rheumatology
Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Versus Arthritis Chair of Rheumatology

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0)121 3713266
Email: a.p.croft@bham.ac.uk

Dr Paola de Pablo

Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0)121 371 3262
Email: p.depablo@bham.ac.uk

Dr Valentina Di Pietro

Associate Professor of Neurotrauma

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0)121 414 7555
Email: v.dipietro@bham.ac.uk

Dr Niharika Duggal

Assistant Professor in Immunity and Ageing

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0)121 3713263
Email: n.arora@bham.ac.uk

Dr Marie Falahee

Lecturer in Behavioural Rheumatology

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0)121 371 7891
Email: m.falahee@bham.ac.uk

Professor Andrew Filer

Professor of Translational Rheumatology

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0)121 371 3221
Email: a.filer@bham.ac.uk

Professor Benjamin Fisher

Professor in Rheumatology

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0)121 371 3201
Email: b.fisher@bham.ac.uk

Dr Daniel Fulton

Associate Professor in Glial Biology
Interim Institute Head of Education

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0)1214148441
Email: d.fulton@bham.ac.uk

Professor Fang Gao

Professor in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0)121 371 3236/+44 (0)121 371 3218 (PA)
Email: f.gaosmith@bham.ac.uk

Dr Paul Harrison

Senior Lecturer

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44(0)121 371 3251
Email: p.harrison.1@bham.ac.uk

Dr Thomas Jackson

Clinician Scientist in Geriatric Medicine
Visiting Consultant in Geriatric Medicine

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44(0) 121 371 3264
Email: t.jackson@bham.ac.uk

Professor Simon W Jones

Professor in Musculoskeletal Ageing
Theme Lead for Ageing and Frailty
NIHR Birmingham Research Centre Theme Co-Lead, Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research Deputy Director

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0)121 371 3224
Email: s.w.jones@bham.ac.uk

Professor Janet M Lord

Emeritus Professor of Immune Cell Biology

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Email: j.m.lord@bham.ac.uk

Professor Joao Pedro Magalhaes

Professor of Molecular Biogerontology

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Email: j.p.magalhaes@bham.ac.uk

Dr Rahul Mahida

MRC Clinician Scientist
Associate Professor in Respiratory Medicine

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0)121 371 3227
Email: r.mahida@bham.ac.uk

Professor Claudio Mauro

Professor of Metabolism and Inflammation
British Heart Foundation Senior Basic Science Research Fellow

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0)121 371 7892
Email: c.mauro@bham.ac.uk

Professor Helen McGettrick

Professor of Inflammation and Vascular Biology
Institute Head of Research

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0)121 371 3228
Email: h.m.mcgettrick@bham.ac.uk

Professor Philip Ian Murray

Professor of Ophthalmology

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0)121 507 4440
Email: p.i.murray@bham.ac.uk

Dr Zsuzsanna Nagy

Senior Lecturer
Interim Institute Head of Education

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0) 121 415 8135
Email: z.nagy@bham.ac.uk

Professor Babu Naidu

Professor of Surgery

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0)121 371 3228
Email: b.naidu@bham.ac.uk

Dr Amy Naylor

Senior Research Fellow
Deputy Theme Lead for Rheumatology

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0)121 371 3266
Email: a.naylor@bham.ac.uk

Dr Dhruv Parekh

Associate Professor in Critical Care and Respiratory Medicine
Director of NIHR/Wellcome Birmingham Clinical Research Facility
Acute Care Research Theme Lead

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0) 121 371 7887
Email: d.parekh@bham.ac.uk

Professor Saaeha Rauz

Professor of Translational Ophthalmology
Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0)121 554 3801 Ext. 6996 / 6549
Email: s.rauz@bham.ac.uk

Professor Karim Raza

Professor of Clinical Rheumatology

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 121 3713242
Email: k.raza@bham.ac.uk

Dr John A Reynolds

Clinical Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0)121 371 3248
Email: j.a.reynolds.1@bham.ac.uk

Dr Jose M Romero Hombrebueno

Associate Professor in Translational Metabolism

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Telephone: +44 (0)121 371 3226
Email: j.m.romero@bham.ac.uk

Professor Elizabeth Sapey

Head of School of Medical Sciences
Director of PIONEER, the Health Data Hub in acute care
Consultant in Respiratory Medicine and General Internal Medicine, Birmingham Acute Care Research Group

School of Medical Sciences