TRICIA Consortium Management Group (CMG)
The TRICIA CMG brings together leading researchers, clinicians, a patient partner, and a network manager. The group oversees the strategy and delivery of TRICIA and works collaboratively to build national capacity for tissue-based research in childhood arthritis.
Meet the TRICIA Leadership Team
Professor Adam P. Croft
Chair, TRICIA Consortium
Professor of Translational Rheumatology
University of Birmingham
Adam leads the MAPJAG study and specialises in synovial tissue biology and advanced tissue analytics. He is a Kennedy Trust Senior Clinical Research Fellow and plays a key leadership role across national rheumatology networks.
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Professor Lucy Wedderburn
Professor of Paediatric Rheumatology, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
Lucy is Co-Director of the Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology Versus Arthritis and Chief Investigator of the CLUSTER Consortium. She is a former NIHR Senior Investigator and leads national work in paediatric autoimmune disease.
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Professor Kimme Hyrich
Professor of Epidemiology, University of Manchester
Kimme leads the UK JIA Biologics Registers and co-leads the CLUSTER Consortium. She is internationally recognised for her work on treatment safety, pharmacoepidemiology, and long-term outcomes in rheumatic disease.
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Professor Andrew Filer
Professor of Translational Rheumatology, University of Birmingham
Andrew is internationally known for developing minimally invasive ultrasound-guided synovial biopsy techniques. He co-chairs the EULAR Synovitis Study Group and leads the Birmingham Tissue Analytics research platform.
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Dr Sam Chippington
Consultant Paediatric Interventional Radiologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Sam leads the paediatric biopsy methodology and interventional radiology training across TRICIA. She is Deputy Head of the London School of Radiology and has extensive experience in educational leadership and clinical imaging research.
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Dr Brian Marsden
Associate Professor of Research Informatics, University of Oxford
Brian specialises in data integration and knowledge management. He leads the development of TRICIA’s central data warehouse and works across large national and European consortia to advance translational informatics.
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Dr Calliope Dendrou
Sir Henry Dale Fellow, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford
Cali leads TRICIA’s single-cell and spatial transcriptomic analysis. She is a leading immunogenomics researcher working across multiple IMID consortia including Cartography, A-TAP, and UK IMID-Bio.
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Dr Lisa Fuller
TRICIA Network Manager / Project Manager, University of Birmingham
Lisa manages TRICIA’s daily operations and delivery across partner sites. She oversees communications, governance, reporting, digital content, and patient and public involvement
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TRICIA Patient Partner
Parent of a Young Person with JIA | Patient and Public Involvement Lead
[Name] is an experienced parent representative who ensures the voices of children, young people, and families are heard in TRICIA decision-making. They contribute to study design, lay materials, and recruitment planning.
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Building a Connected, Inclusive Research Network
The TRICIA CMG ensures close collaboration across centres, disciplines, and stakeholders. Together, they are shaping a UK-wide research platform for biopsy-led, precision medicine in childhood arthritis.
