Who we work with

The Centre for Stress and Age-Related Disease has scientific expertise in examining the impact that a range of stressors (psychological, xenobiotic, oxidative and mechanical) have on the initiation and progression of age-related disease, and is the only one of its kind in the UK.

Research takes advantage of the multi- and inter-disciplinary nature of its staff with much of our research being conducted at the biology/chemistry interface, generating novel compounds and ligands, discovering novel drug targets, and investigating the role played by stress in the natural ageing process. A multidisciplinary approach allows us to not only understand the involvement of a range of stressors in disease initiation and progression but also allows us to develop novel ways of diagnosing and preventing disease.

Research stakeholders include clinical, industrial, charitable and academic collaborators and encompass local, national and international links. These links are constantly evolving and expanding with some examples listed below.

Clinical Involvement

We have ongoing partnerships with the University of Sussex, Brighton and Sussex Medical School and strong links with local NHS trusts, as well as other NHS trusts, such as Queen Elisabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, and overseas health care providers such as St Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA. The purpose of these links is to deliver clinically relevant research with a view to ultimately enhancing patient care.

Industrial Partnerships

We collaborate with local industrial partners such as Sirius analytical and internationally with partners such as Cellon International. CELLON has expertise in mammalian cell culture processes. This partnership is enhanced by collaboration with the UKITC (UK islet transplant consortium) the world’s first government funded islet transplant service dedicated to patients with type 1 diabetes and recurrent severe hypoglycaemia. Other productive collaborations include DSTL at Porton Down, and Public Health England.

Charitable Links

Charitable funding for biomedical research is crucial for the advancement of biomedical science. The core has a number of research links with organisations such as Age Concern, Team Verrico and Breast Cancer Now, who provide access to their comprehensive tissue bank.

Academic Collaborators

Our work necessarily involves close collaboration with universities around the world. We are partnering-members of international research projects and contribute elements to major long-term investigations into cell technologies.

Among our close working relationships we include universities in Australia, Japan, the United States of America and Saudi Arabia, as well as major partner institutions across Europe.

Our work is closely integrated with specialist centres at the University of Brighton and the University of Sussex through collaborations with Medicines Optimisation Research, Sussex Health Outcomes Research and Education in Cancer (SHORE-C), Health Research and Sport and Exercise Science Medicine Research at the University of Brighton and Brighton and Sussex Medical School.