Lisa is a Reader in Biochemistry at BSMS where her research aims to understand how inflammation and oxidative stress shape the innate immune response in rheumatic disease. Lisa studied Biology at undergraduate level at the University of Surrey, before completing a Master’s degree in Physiology at the University of London. She was subsequently awarded her PhD from the University of London for her research on the interactions of the neuroendocrine and innate immune systems.
Lisa then undertook postdoctoral research at UCL, Imperial College London and Barts and The London Medical School where she pursued her interests in innate immunity, inflammation and autoimmune disease. In 2014 Lisa joined BSMS, where she continues to work on rheumatic diseases focusing on gout and osteoarthritis, alongside projects exploring novel methods of drug delivery for treating inflammatory disease and the role of cellular metabolic dysfunction in osteoarthritis.