The Reid Trusts laboratory was founded to study rheumatoid arthritis and has expanded to pursue research into other challenging inflammatory diseases, including vasculitis, myositis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
We use experimental models of these human diseases, and patient samples, for laboratory research using state of the art technologies at WEHI. In this way, we hope to understand the key molecular events that drive organ damage and cause disability for patients. We aim to develop new diagnostic tools and targeted therapies and to translate these into the clinic.