The Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research

The Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research is a registered UK charity^[1] which funds the Kennedy Institute as well as a range of individual UK university-based researchers. Its longer-term objective is to "achieve a meaningful impact in the development of cures and preventative treatment for musculoskeletal and related inflammatory diseases".^[2]

In 1965, Mathilda Kennedy, daughter of Michael Marks and her husband Terence Kennedy, founded the Mathilda and Terence Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology.^[3]

The Kennedys became interested in rheumatism after their general practitioner Dr Leslie Lankester was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.^[4]

The Kennedy Trust was registered as a charity in 1970.^[5]

Kennedy Institute

Formation of Institute

Mathilda and Terence Kennedy donated £500,000 to found the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology in Hammersmith, the first institute in the world to be totally dedicated to the causes and cures of rheumatic diseases.^[6]

Governance

The first director of the Kennedy Institute was Professor Dugald Gardner.^[7] Succeeding directors included Dr Leonard Glynn,^[8] Professor Helen Muir,^[9] Professor Ravinder Maini,^[10] Professor Marc Feldmann^[11] and Professor Fiona Powrie.^[12]

Development of the Institute

In 2000, the institute's staff and research activities were incorporated into Imperial College as a division of its newly formed Faculty of Medicine.^[13]

In 2011, the Kennedy Institute became part of the University of Oxford as an independent constituent Institute within the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science (NDORMS).^[14] In 2013 the Institute moved into a new building co-funded by the Kennedy Trust and the University of Oxford.^[15]

Achievements

In the mid-1980s, discoveries made by teams led by Ravinder Maini and Marc Feldmann, led the way to anti-TNF therapy being used as a successful treatment for rheumatoid arthritis.^[6]

References

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↑ "Obituary: Dugald Gardner, respected pathologist and conservator of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh". The Scotsman. 2019-04-29.
↑ Denman, A. M. (2006). "Leonard Glynn 1910–2005". Rheumatology. 45 (7): 927–928. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel085.
↑ "Muir, (Isabella) Helen Mary (1920–2005), biochemist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/96567. Retrieved 2024-06-15. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
↑ "Prof. Sir Ravinder Maini". HSTalks. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
↑ "Professor Sir Marc Feldmann FRS - Somerville College Oxford". www.some.ox.ac.uk. 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
↑ "Fiona Powrie". University of Birmingham. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
↑ "A timeline of College developments | About | Imperial College London". www.imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
↑ "The Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford". Make Architects. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
↑ "Princess Royal to open Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology at the University of Oxford | University of Oxford". www.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-15.

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