
This theme is focused on chronic, autoimmune and infectious diseases – and finding ways to better treat and prevent them.
Major Areas of Existing Expertise and Excellence
- Age-related Disorders
- Animal Health
- Cancer
- Immunology
- Infectious Disease
- Inflammatory Disease
- Metabolic Disorders
- Microbiology
- One Health
- Pharmacology
- Clinical and Pre-Clinical Disease
Specialist Centres of Excellence
ARUK Centre of Excellence (Glasgow)
ARUK Arthritis Treatment Centre (Glasgow)
BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science (Edinburgh)
BHF Centre of Research Excellence in Vascular Science and Medicine (Glasgow)
Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute (Glasgow)
Cancer Research UK Formulation Unit (Strathclyde)
Cancer Research UK Glasgow Centre (Glasgow)
EULAR Centre of Excellence (Glasgow)
European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Centre of Excellence (Aberdeen)
Innovative Tools for Oral Biopharmaceuticals (ORBITO; Strathclyde)
MRC Centre for Inflammation Research (Edinburgh)
MRC Centre for Medical Mycology (Aberdeen)
MRC Centre for Virus Research (Glasgow)
Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research (Dundee)
Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology (Glasgow)
Wellcome Trust Strategic Award in Medical Mycology and Fungal Immunology (Aberdeen)
Industrial Links
- Medical devices and technologies
- Pharmaceuticals
- Precision medicine / diagnostic tools
SULSA Scientific Advisors
University of Aberdeen
University of Dundee
Dr Calum Sutherland (Theme Lead)