Dr. McInnes is the Vice Principal and Head of the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, the Muirhead Chair of Medicine and Versus Arthritis professor of rheumatology at the University of Glasgow. He was the Chief Investigator of the IMID-Bio-UK meta-consortium leading the UK effort to discover precision medicine tractable biomarkers for application in immune diseases. He is the past Chairman of the FOREUM (Foundation for European Rheumatology Research) Scientific Committee. Dr. McInnes also led the European Roadmap program that defined the research agenda for European rheumatology for the next decade and, from 2019-2021, was President of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR), the leading transnational society for rheumatology across Europe. Dr. McInnes is one of the leading figures in global research on rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis. His focus has been on the biology of inflammatory cytokines, as well as the mechanisms of co-morbidities in chronic diseases. His work has been hugely influential in driving new approaches and treatments for inflammatory diseases, and he is a pioneer in precision-based medicine for inflammatory arthritis. Dr. McInnes is the recipient of several prestigious awards in recognition of his work, including the Sir James Black Prize Medal by the Royal Society of Edinburgh for his “outstanding contribution to the field of immunology.” He obtained a B.Sc. in Immunology, an M.B.Ch.B., and a Ph.D. from the University of Glasgow. He was honored as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2019 for his contributions to medicine.
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