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Alison Gartland, BSc, PhD

Allie Gartland was appointed to Lecturer in Bone Biology at the University of Sheffield in 2006. She gained her PhD at The University of Liverpool in 2001 and undertook post-doctoral training at CNRS, France and at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA.

Allie’s principal research interest is in understanding the basic cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for musculoskeletal disease, with an emphasis on the role of extracellular ATP and P2 receptors.

Alison Gartland

Current projects in the Gartland laboratory include: the role of P2 receptors in bone and cartilage using both in vivo and in vitro models; the mechanisms of ATP release from osteoblasts; association of polymorphisms in the P2X7 receptor with osteoporosis and arthritis-induced joint destruction and bone loss; the effect of metal ions on bone cells in vitro and determining the bone phenotype of various knock-out mice. Principle research funding from ARC, EUFramework7, The Cavendish Hip Foundation and the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry.

Allie has been a member of BRS/BATS member since 1997 and is keen to give back a bit of the support to the BRS that it has given her over the years!