Who we are (MSK TRC infrastructure and clinical academic leads)
MSK TRC Centres
The Versus Arthritis and NIHR partnership creates a national initiative of Versus Arthritis investment in Experimental Arthritis and Osteoarthritis Treatment Centres and NIHR infrastructures including Biomedical Research Centres (BRC), Clinical Research Facilities (CRF), and the Clinical Research Network (CRN).
The Versus Arthritis and NIHR MSK partnership is led by Professor Maya Buch as the Chair and Professor Stefan Siebert as the Deputy Chair.
Professor Stefan Siebert
RACE - Research into Inflammatory Arthritis Centre Versus Arthritis
The MSK TRC comprises of 17 TRC centres, which are world-leaders in musculoskeletal translational research and based within top NHS university partnerships.
Each TRC Centre is represented by a clinical academic lead (CAL) who is an advocate for collaboration
- Professor Maya Buch – Chair
NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre. - Professor Stefan Siebert - Deputy Chair
RACE - Research into Inflammatory Arthritis Centre Versus Arthritis in Glasgow. - Professor Michael Beresford
EATC4Children - Experimental Arthritis Treatment Centre for Children. - Dr. Andrew Filer
NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre. - Professor Ernest Choy
CREATE - Cardiff Regional Experimental Arthritis Treatment and Evaluation Centre. - Dr. Laura Coates
NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre. - Dr. Arthur Pratt
NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre. - Professor Andrew McCaskie
NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. - Professor Sallie Lamb
Exeter Biomedical Research Centre. - Professor Mike Ehrenstein
NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre. - Professor Costantino Pitzalis
Barts and the London BRC. - Professor Christopher Edwards
NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre. - Dr. Francesco Del Galdo
NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre. - Dr. Ben Seymour
Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre. - Professor Matthew Pickering
NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre. - Professor Lucy Wedderburn
Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre - Professor David Walsh
NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre and Pain Centre Versus Arthritis.