Juvenile idiopathic arthritis research led by TRICIA Network featured in Hospital Healthcare Europe
Research exploring juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and the biology of the disease has recently been highlighted in a feature published in Hospital Healthcare Europe. The article focuses on work led by Professor Lucy Wedderburn and Professor Adam Croft, who also lead the TRICIA Network, alongside Dr Chrissy Bolton and colleagues. The feature describes how researchers […]
Young people share their views on synovial biopsy research
On 7 October 2025, members of the TRICIA Network joined a special Your Rheum session to talk with young people about ultrasound-guided synovial biopsy. Although the procedure has been discussed with children and adults in the past, this was the first time it had been explored specifically with adolescents and young adults.
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 – 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 […]
Consortium Launch
Funded by a UKRI partnership grant, TRICIA is a collaborative network across four academic institutions: Manchester, University College London, Birmingham and Oxford and has collective expertise in epidemiology, pathophysiology, data science and bioinformatics. Its objective is to build capacity within UK paediatric rheumatology to perform synovial tissue biopsy studies to improve treatments for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis […]