Iain McInnes
| Iain McInnes CBE FRCPE FRCPGlas FMedSci FRSE | |
|---|---|
| File:Professor Iain McInnes CBE.jpgProfessor_Iain_McInnes_CBE.jpg | |
| Born | 19 October 1964 Glasgow, Scotland[1] |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Glasgow (BSc) University of Glasgow (PhD) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Director of the Versus Arthritis Centre of Excellence for Inflammatory Arthritis |
| 🏅 Awards | FRCPE FRCPGlas FRSE (2008)[2] CBE (2019)[4] |
| 🌐 Website | www |
Iain Blair McInnes FRCPE FRCPGlas FMedSci FRSE (born 19 October 1964) is a Scottish rheumatologist, Vice Principal and Head of the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Muirhead Chair of Medicine and Versus Arthritis Professor of Rheumatology at the University of Glasgow. His research has focused on inflammatory diseases, particularly rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis.[5]
His work has focused on new approaches and treatments for inflammatory diseases. Over two decades, he has been involved in clinical trials and pathogenesis investigation programs in inflammatory arthritis at an international level. His research has also explored the biology of inflammatory cytokines in arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, as well as the mechanisms of co-morbidities in chronic diseases.[6]
Research
McInnes's research has investigated the role of cytokines and their inflammation amplification role in immune-mediated inflammatory disease (IMID) pathogenesis. His early work focused on defining the roles played by novel cytokines in driving inflammatory synovitis, including the effector functions of IL-15, IL-18, and IL-33 in rheumatoid (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) synovitis. His studies also examined the cytokine-driven cellular interactions between T cells, macrophages, and synovial fibroblasts, particularly the role of non-antigen dependent amplification of synovial inflammation.[citation needed]
Subsequently, his research identified several novel synovial cytokine amplificatory pathways involved in disease chronicity, such as the role of lectin and Ig-superfamily dependent interactions between memory T cells and macrophages, oxysterols driving LXR dependent macrophage activation (potentially linking cholesterol dysmetabolism to synovitis), ACPA-dependent regulation of cytokine release via TLR modulation, PAR2 dependent matrix enzyme sensing, and autoantibody to MICL mediated monocyte activation. These studies have contributed to the understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying inflammatory synovial disease.[citation needed]
Roles
McInnes is Vice Principal and Head of the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Muirhead Chair of Medicine and Versus Arthritis Professor of Rheumatology at the University of Glasgow.[citation needed]
He is past Chairman of the FOREUM (Foundation for European Rheumatology Research) Scientific Committee. From 2019-2021, he was President of EULAR, the leading transnational society for rheumatology across Europe, during whose tenure he founded the European Rheumatology Research Centre, and established pan-European COVID-19 registries to define SARS-CoV-2 risk and vaccine efficacy across IMIDs. He chaired the UK Government’s Independent Advisory Group for strategies to support immune vulnerable patient groups during the COVID-19 pandemic.[citation needed]
He is Director of the Versus Arthritis Centre of Excellence for Inflammatory Arthritis, led from Glasgow and including Universities of Oxford, Newcastle, and Birmingham. He was Chief Investigator of the IMID-Bio-UK meta-consortium leading the UK effort to discover precision medicine tractable biomarkers for application in immune diseases.[citation needed]
He is Associate Editor of Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases[7] and Editor in Chief of Firestein & Kelley’s Textbook of Rheumatology.[8]
Boards and committees
- Chairperson of the NIHR Biorepository Governance Oversight Board (2021 - present) [9]
- MRC Experimental Medicine Board (Deputy Chair) (2020 - 2024)[10]
- Versus Arthritis Trustee (2021 - present)[11]
- NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Health Board Member (2021 - present)[12]
- Past-President of European Alliance of Rheumatology Associations (EULAR) (2019 - 2021)[13]
- Board member, Foreum Research Foundation (2023 - present)[14]
- Member of Lister Prize Committee (2021 - present)[15]
Awards and Honours
McInnes was made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to medicine by Her Majesty the Queen in 2019.[citation needed]
He is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and an Elected Member of Academia Europaea.[citation needed] He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons Glasgow.[citation needed]
He is the recipient of the Sir James Black Medal of the Royal Society of Edinburgh for “outstanding contribution to the field of immunology” (2017),[16] the Heberden Medal of the British Society for Rheumatology (2018), and the Carol-Nachman Prize for Rheumatology in Germany (2019).[17] Other awards include the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow’s Thomas Graham Medal (2022), Tenovus Scotland's Lady Margaret McLellan Award (2016), the Laurentian Society’s JL Demers Award in Canada (2017), and the British Society for Rheumatology’s Michael Mason Prize (2001).[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "MCINNES, Prof. Iain Blair". Who's Who 2023, A & C Black, an Imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2023; Online Edn, Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U267837. (subscription may be required or content may be available in libraries)
- ↑ "Professor Iain McInnes - Royal Society of Edinburgh".
- ↑ "Professor Iain McInnes - The Academy of Medical Sciences".
- ↑ "Who are the Scots on the Honours List?".
- ↑ "University of Glasgow - Research - Glasgow Research Beacons - Precision Medicine & Chronic Diseases - Professor Iain McInnes".
- ↑ "Professor Iain McInnes - The Academy of Medical Sciences".
- ↑ ""Professor Iain B McInnes - Eminent Consortium - UCL - University College London"".
- ↑ ""Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology - ScienceDirect"".
- ↑ "Oversight Board".
- ↑ "Experimental Medicine Panel - UKRI".
- ↑ "Trustees and Co-Optees - Versus Arthritits".
- ↑ "NHS Board Archives - Page 4 of 5 - NHSGGC".
- ↑ "EULAR 2021".
- ↑ "FOREUM - Operational structure 2021".
- ↑ "Scientific Committee - Lister Institute".
- ↑ "RSE Sir James Black Medal - Royal Society of Edinburgh".
- ↑ "UofG Professor Awarded one of Germany's Most Prestigious Medical Prizes".
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