Centre for Rheumatology and Bloomsbury Rheumatology Unit

The Centre for Rheumatology at UCL is one of the leading academic rheumatology units in the UK.

The Centre has been acknowledged as a Lupus Centre of Excellence by Lupus UK, SLE the patients group.

Centre Director

Principal Investigators

Professor Jo Cambridge
Dr Coziana Ciurtin
Professor Michael Ehrenstein
Professor Ian Giles
Professor Elizabeth Jury
Professor Anisur Rahman
Dr Pedro Machado
Dr Venkat Reddy
Dr Maria Leandro

Research

The centre undertakes clinical and basic research to increase our understanding of the cause of musculoskeletal diseases and improve their management.

Teaching

The Centre undertakes a comprehensive undergraduate student teaching load and an intense weekly postgraduate training programme for our junior doctors and overseas visitors

Publications

Our group publishes well over 70 original and review articles per annum, many in high impact factor journals.

Techniques

Our laboratory has the broadest range of immunological techniques and devices immediately available including one of only six Image Stream scanners in the UK.