Professor Lucy Wedderburn appears on ITV News to discuss MAPJAG study
Professor Lucy Wedderburn, Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and co-lead of the MAPJAG study, appeared on ITV News this month (July 2025) to discuss groundbreaking new research into childhood arthritis. The segment, which aired nationally, highlighted how the MAPJAG study is helping scientists understand why children respond differently to treatment, and […]
First Results from MAPJAG Published in Science Translational Medicine
The first published results from the MAPJAG study have been released in the prestigious journal Science Translational Medicine, marking an important milestone in understanding childhood arthritis. In this world-first study, researchers from the University of Birmingham, University College London, Great Ormond Street Hospital and Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital have used cutting-edge technology to analyse […]
Prestigious EULAR Award for Dr Chrissy Bolton
We were delighted to share that Dr Chrissy Bolton received the prestigious 2025 Basic and Translational Science Prize from the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR). The EULAR Basic and Translational Science Award was one of the most sought-after honours at the EULAR Congress, recognising the most outstanding scientific abstracts in basic and translational […]
Defining Cellular Pathology in CACP Syndrome: A New Research Initiative
Exciting New Funding Award to Tackle Rare Childhood Arthritis Syndrome Professor Adam Croft has received funding from Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity for a 3-year research project to study a rare genetic condition called Camptodactyly-Arthropathy-Coxa Vara-Pericarditis (CACP) syndrome. This debilitating condition begins in early childhood, causing joint stiffness, swelling, and difficulty moving. It can also […]
New Video – Amy’s Experience of Living with JIA
At the end of last year the MAPJAG research team collaborated with Amy, a young person living with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), to create a new video highlighting the importance of research into the condition. Showcasing the Patient Perspective The video, featuring Amy and Professor Adam Croft, Chief Investigator of MAPJAG, sheds light on the […]
New Video – The Importance of Research into JIA
Sharing the Patient Perspective Two young people, Jasmine and Sophie, who both live with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), have created a powerful video explaining why research into the condition is so important. As Patient Partner Group members, they contribute invaluable insights and feedback to the TRICIA network, ensuring that research reflects the real concerns of […]
Nature Publication success for Chrissy Bolton
Congratulations to Dr. Chrissy Bolton, an MRC Clinical Research Training Fellow and paediatric doctor, on her recent publication in Nature Reviews Rheumatology titled “All fibroblasts are equal, but some are more equal than others.” Dr. Bolton graduated from the University of Cambridge and UCL, earning national and university prizes in Paediatric Health, Endocrinology, Pain Medicine, […]
Professor Adam Croft inaugural lecture: Restoring order to the joint: fibroblasts as cellular checkpoints of inflammation
On 6 March 2024, Professor Adam Croft, the Versus Arthritis Chair of Rheumatology and Head of the Rheumatology Research Group at the University of Birmingham, delivered his inaugural lecture titled “Restoring Order to the Joint: Fibroblasts as Cellular Checkpoints of Inflammation.” In his lecture, Professor Croft explored the critical role of fibroblasts—structural cells within joint […]
Dr Chrissy Bolton – Runner-up in the GOSH Image Competition
Dr Chrissy Bolton, MRC Clinical Research Training Fellow and a valued member of the TRICIA team, was recently recognised as a runner-up in a prestigious research image competition. The competition, open to staff from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and its affiliated institutes—the NIHR GOSH Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and the UCL Great Ormond Street […]
Emerging Investigator Excellence Awards by the American College of Rheumatology
Two researchers from the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing at the University of Birmingham, both affiliated with Professor Adam Croft’s research group and the TRICIA consortium, have been recognised with prestigious Emerging Investigator Excellence Awards by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). Dr Chris Mahony and Dr Sam Kemble received these competitive awards for their […]