Personal profile
Overview
Professor of Genetic Epidemiology
Deputy Director Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics
Deputy Lead Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences
Research Lead for the Childhood Arthritis research programme and Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Academic Lead within the Musculoskeletal theme of the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre.
Centre for Musculoskeletal Research PPIE lead.
Memberships of committees and professional bodies
Arthritis Research UK/MCRN Clinical Studies Group
BSPAR - British Scociety for Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology
PRES- Paediatric Rheumatology European Society
Research interests
Outcome studies: prospective studies examining the predictors of outcome following the onset of inflammatory disease including the role of therapy.
Genetics and genomics: studies on the genetic contribution to a range of rheumatological disorders but with a specific focus on inflammatory joint disease.
Research Lead for the Childhood Arthritis research programme within the Musculoskeletal theme of the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre.
Teaching
Teach on MSc in Rheumatology and MSc in Immunology and Immunogenetics.
Social responsibility
NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Lead for the Musculoskeletal theme.
Centre for Musculoskeletal Research PPIE lead
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Immunogenetics of Rheumatoid Arthritis, The University of Manchester
Award Date: 30 Sept 1997
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Lydia Becker Institute
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Identification of causal genes and mechanisms by which genetic variation mediates juvenile idiopathic arthritis susceptibility using functional genomics and CRISPR-Cas9
CLUSTER Consortium, Malysheva, V., Shi, C., Zhao, D., Gupta, M., Rossi, S., Ding, J., Thomson, W., Eyre, S., Bowes, J., Spivakov, M. & Orozco, G., 22 May 2025, medRxiv, p. 1-22, 22 p.Research output: Preprint/Working paper › Preprint
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SEX DIMORPHISM ANALYSIS IN A COHORT OF JIA PATIENTS REVEALS DIFFERING GENETIC RISK FACTORS FOR FEMALES AND MALES
Tordoff, M., Smith, S., Morris, A., Eyre, S., Thomson, W. & Bowes, J., 30 May 2023, p. 128. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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No evidence that genetic predictors of susceptibility predict changes in core outcomes in JIA
Childhood Arthritis Prospective Study (CAPS) Group, 7 Jan 2022, In: Rheumatology (Oxford, England). keab942.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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OA30 Genetic analysis of whole exome sequencing in a cohort of children with refractory JIA reveals genetic risk factors for rare juvenile diseases
Tordoff, M., Smith, S., Rice, G., Wedderburn, L., Hyrich, K., Morris, A., Briggs, T., Thomson, W., Eyre, S. & Bowes, J., Oct 2022, In: Rheumatology Advances in Practice . 6, Supplement 1, p. i18-i19 2 p., rkac066.030.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract
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A Common Functional Disability Score for Young People with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Shoop-Worrall, S., Oude Voshaar, M., Mcdonagh, J., Van de Laar, M., Wulffraat, N., Thomson, W., Hyrich, K. & Verstappen, S., 1 Jul 2021, In: Arthritis Care & Research. 73, 7, p. 947-954Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile203 Downloads (Pure)
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Childhood Arthritis Prospective Study (CAPS).
Thomson, W. (CoI), Hyrich, K. (PI), Verstappen, S. (CoI) & Kearsley-Fleet, L. (Researcher)
1/01/14 → 30/01/30
Project: Research
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CHAMP: Developing an Evidence-Based Behaviour Change Intervention to Improve Pain Assessment and Communication by Healthcare Professionals Managing Children and Young People with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.
Lee, R. (PI), Cordingley, L. (CoI), Mcdonagh, J. (CoI), Peters, S. (CoI) & Thomson, W. (CoI)
1/01/20 → 31/03/23
Project: Research
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Arthritis Research UK Centre of Excellence in the Genetics of Rheumatic Diseases.
Worthington, J. (PI), Barton, A. (CoI), Black, G. (CoI), Crow, Y. (CoI), Eyre, S. (CoI), Raychaudhuri, S. (CoI) & Thomson, W. (CoI)
1/08/13 → 31/07/18
Project: Research