David Ray

David trained in general internal medicine in North West England, and obtained a PhD from the University of Manchester.  He was a research fellow at UCLA for two years, working on neuroendocrine-immune interaction, before returning to the UK, and obtaining a GSK fellowship to work on glucocorticoid action, and sensitivity in inflammatory disease.  He was promoted to Professor of Medicine at the University of Manchester in 2005, and went on to study nuclear receptor and circadian biology in inflammation, and energy metabolism.  This work attracted Wellcome Investigator and MRC programme grant support.

David is a passionate advocate of research training, serving on the MRC clinical fellowship panel for seven years, three as deputy chair.