Vascular inflammation

Professor Dorian Haskard, Head of Group

The goal of Professor Haskard's research has been to achieve a greater understanding of the pathophysiology of inflammatory responses affecting the vascular system, with a view eventually to achieving more specific clinical diagnostic tests and therapies. He is particularly interested in understanding molecular mechanisms of leukocyte trafficking and differentiation in chronic inflammatory diseases such as atherosclerosis. As a rheumatologist his interest in atherosclerosis stems from the acceleration of arterial disease progression and clinical events in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases.

Current research projects include:

• Endothelial cell (EC) gene expression in inflammation
• Role of complement in atherosclerosis
• Dysregulated inflammation in Behçet’s Syndrome
• Imaging of activated endothelium