The Society is run by a committee of research scientists and group leaders from all over the UK.
Any suggestions for consideration by the Committee should be submitted to info@ukcelladhesion.org
Dr Patric Turowski
President
Institute of Ophthalmology
Faculty of Brain Sciences
University College London
Bath Street
London, EC1V 9EL, UK
https://iris.ucl.ac.uk
p.turowski@ucl.ac.uk
Dr Helen McGettrick
President Elect & Sponsorship manager
School of Immunity and Infection
College of Medical and Dental Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/inflammation-ageing/mcgettrick-helen.aspx
h.m.mcgettrick@bham.ac.uk
Helen completed her PhD in Medical Sciences 2006, followed by 3 postdoctoral research positions at the University of Birmingham. She was appointed as a University Fellow in Inflammation Biology in 2011, and a year later successfully won a five year Arthritis Research UK Career Development Fellowship. She was recently awarded the prestigious “Garrod Prize” by the British Society for Rheumatology in 2016. She is also an Honorary Lecturer at the University of Glasgow and Newcastle University (UK), and has actively been involved in the UK Cell Adhesion Society since 2011. Her research focuses on identifying the endogenous regulatory pathways that control the recruitment of the inflammatory infiltration during an acute inflammatory episode, and how these go wrong in immune mediated inflammatory diseases. Her team has two main areas of interest: (i) mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) crosstalk with vascular endothelial cells and (ii) the adiponectin-PEPITEM axis in arthritis. They combine imaging novel in vitro, multi-cellular static and flow-based culture systems incorporating primary human cells (from healthy individuals or patients), with systems biology approaches to large omics datasets and murine models of acute or persistent inflammation.
Dr Victoria C Ridger
Treasurer
Department of Cardiovascular Science
University of Sheffield
Medical School
Beech Hill Road
Sheffield, S10 2RX, UK
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/iicd/profiles/ridger
v.c.ridger@sheffield.ac.uk
The group’s research interests are in elucidating the role of neutrophils in vascular inflammation through the production of microvesicles. The lab found that these membrane-derived sacs express adhesion molecules on their surface and contain proteins, RNA and microRNA and are able to adhere to endothelial cells, particularly at sites of inflammation. Once adherent, microvesicles are then internalised and can deliver their contents. The group are using a multitude of techniques to investigate the role of neutrophil microvesicles in vascular inflammation. Currently, they are investigating if neutrophil microvesciles play a role in diseases including atherosclerosis, neurodegeneration and COPD.
Dr Mathieu-Benoit Voisin
Website Secretary & Membership manager
Centre for Microvascular Research,
William Harvey Research Institute,
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Queen Mary University of London
Charterhouse Square
London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
http://www.qmul.ac.uk/whri/people/academic-staff/items/voisinmathieu-benoit-.html
m.b.voisin@qmul.ac.uk
Mathieu’s research interests lie in the area of leukocyte migration and the consequences of this response for the development of immune pathologies. Specifically, Mathieu started his career as PhD student in understanding the recruitment and role of myeloid suppressor cells during the immunosuppressive state of toxoplasmosis. He then moved to Imperial College in 2004 to work as a junior postdoctoral researcher on the molecular mechanisms of neutrophil migration through the different components of blood vessel walls. Now based at Queen Mary University of London, Mathieu’s team investigates the mechanisms of neutrophil migration into the lymphatic system in autoimmune disorders using state of the art confocal microscopic techniques.
Dr Sonja Vermeren
Regional Secretary
MRC Centre for Inflammation Research
University of Edinburgh
The Queen’s Medical Research Institute,
47 Little France Crescent,
Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK
https://www.ed.ac.uk/inflammation-research/people/principal-investigators/dr-sonja-vermeren
sonja.vermeren@ed.ac.uk
Sonja’s lab are interested in neutrophilic inflammation and how this regulated by cellular signalling in both the neutrophil and endothelial cells. In particular, the group are analysing cross-talk between PI3K and small GTPases following adhesion-dependent stimulation induced by integrins and by FcgRs both in vitro and in vivo.
VACANCY
Media and Communications Secretary
VACANCY
Sponsorship Secretary
VACANCY
Student and Post-doc representativ
Emeritus committee members
Dr Ann Ager
Cardiff Institute of Infection & Immunity
Henry Wellcome Building
Heath Park
Cardiff, CF14 4XN, UK
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/78679-ager-ann
AgerA@cardiff.ac.uk
Prof. Sussan Nourshargh
Centre for Microvascular Research
William Harvey Research Institute
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Queen Mary, University of London
Charterhouse Square
London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
http://www.qmul.ac.uk/whri/people/academic-staff/items/noursharghsussan-.html
s.nourshargh@qmul.ac.uk
Prof. Ed Rainger
School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
College of Medical and Dental Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/cardiovascular-sciences/Rainger-Ed.aspx
g.e.rainger@bham.ac.uk