Osteoarthritis (OA) affects 8.75 million people in the UK (Mobasheri & Batt 2016), places a considerable burden upon the economy (Woolf et al. 2012) and seriously impairs the quality of life of its sufferers (Hiligsmann et al. 2013).
Identify challenges and knowledge gaps
Support and drive multidisciplinary collaborations in UK osteoarthritis research
Form the basis for high-level grant funding and publications
and ultimately improve diagnosis, treatment and bring novel therapies to market.
Theme Leader: Prof Jim Richards
Theme Leader: Prof Martin Knight
Theme Lead: Prof Sally Roberts
Directed by a working group
Theme Leader: Dr Debbie Mason
Theme Leader: Prof Alison McGregor
Theme Leader: Dr Mark Elliott
Theme Leader: Prof Richard Jones
Directed by a working group
Clinical Liaison: Prof Nidhi Sofat
For further information about the Network please contact the Network Coordinator:
Dr Leanne Sawle, Cardiff University, SawleL1@cardiff.ac.uk
