Professor
Translational and Clinical Research Institute
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Professor Ng (Fai) is an international leader in Sjögren’s syndrome and fatigue research. He is a Professor of Rheumatology at Newcastle University and an Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the UK. He is the deputy lead for the musculoskeletal theme of the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, and the Director of the NIHR Newcastle Clinical Research Facility .
Fai has established the nationwide UK primary Sjögren’s syndrome registry (UKPSSR, www.sjogrensregisty.org), one of the largest cohorts and biobanks of primary Sjögren’s syndrome patients in the world with over 1000 patients. The UKPSSR has to date supported >50 national and international research projects including industry collaborations, led to >50 peer-reviewed publications, and leveraged an additional £50M in grant awards.
Fai’s current research focuses on stratified medicine and understanding the biological basis of fatigue including the use of sensor technology and medical device to gain deeper understanding of this complex, disabling symptom as well as biomarker discovery. He leads several large international and national research consortia including a €42 million EU IMI consortium – IDEA-FAST (www.idea-fast.eu).
Fai has won over £60m in grant income in the past 5 years, published over 140 peer-reviewed articles, edited a pocket book on Sjogren’s syndrome (Oxford University Press). Fai completed his medical degree at Cambridge University and a doctoral degree in Immunology at Imperial College London. He is the Michael Mason Prize winner of the British Society for Rheumatology in 2015.
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Thursday, April 21, 2022
12:25 PM – 1:10 PM ET