Will obtained his undergraduate degree in Biology in 2008 from the University of Durham, receiving upper second class honours. In 2010, Will achieved a distinction for his MRes in Biomedical Research at Imperial College, during which he studied inflammation and the innate immune system under the supervision of  Professor Jane Mitchell and Dr Mark Paul-Clark. In the same year, he was awarded a National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI) Foundation Studentship.

Will is now in the second year of his PhD, working with Professor Mitchell, Dr Paul-Clark and Dr Nicholas Kirkby on the role of cyclooxygenase isoforms and associated lipid mediators in lung inflammation and innate immunity, with a focus on pulmonary arterial hypertension and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. It is hoped that Will's research will contribute to the discovery and use of more effective therapies for these diseases.

Will is also an active member of Imperial College Football Club.

Abstracts and Publications

Wright WR; Parzych, K; Crawford, D; Mein, C; Mitchell, JA; Paul-Clark, M. (2012) Inflammatory transcriptome profiling of human monocytes exposed acutely to cigareet smoke.  PLoS ONE 7(2): e30120. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030120

Wright WR; Galloway-Phillipps NA; Gashaw HH; Reed DM; Kirkby NS; Paul-Clark MJ; Mitchell JA. Investigating the Role of Cyclooxygenase in Toll-Like Receptor Responses in Lung Fibroblasts. British Pharmacological Society Winter Meeting 2011.

Wright WR; Kirkby NS; Harrington LS; Lundber MH; Paul-Clark MJ; Warner TD; Mitchell JA. Role of COX-1 and COX-2 in the release of prostanoids in murine lung and isolated lung fibroblasts. World Congress on Inflammation 2011, Jun 2011. Inflammation Research.