Projects per year
Personal profile
Career
- Consultant Rheumatologist
- Epidemiologist
Academic Background
| 1995-2003: Arthritis Research Campaign Senior Fellow/ Senior Lecturer Kings College London; Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist Guy's and St Thomas’ Hospital Trust;
2003-Present: Professor of Chronic Disease and Genetic Epidemiology, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia; Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Norfolk and Norwich University Trust |
Administrative Posts
Director the University of East Anglia’s Norwich Epidemiology Centre
Key Research Interests
Research focus: identifying the predictors of onset and outcome of common chronic diseases, translating insights into strategies for prevention and improved patient care.
Key projects as PI:
NOAR
This is the largest longstanding inception cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis globally (5,500 patients; 20 years follow up). The register provides a definitive data source on inflammatory arthritis occurrence and has been referenced by NICE, NHSE and HQIP. NOAR data is available for sharing with the research community.
Investigation of inflammation and the risk of multimorbidity through artificial intelligence in 'big data'
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Inflammatory drivers of long-term comorbidity trajectories: an AI investigation of mulitimorbidity (inflAIM)
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NIHR Development Award 2020
Inflammation, nutrition, and the evolution of multiple long term conditions – an AI-based analysis of intersectionality in longitudinal health data (the InflAIM programme)
NIHR Programme Grant for Applied Research 2023
The programme centres on the investigation of chronic inflammation as a key biological driver underlying many chronic health conditions. Modifying the exposure to chronic inflammation offers a direct path to MLTC prevention. Chronic inflammation may also bridge the gap between nutrition and multiple long term conditions (MLTC), and explain social disparities. The programme will produce the tools, data, analytics and targeted interventions needed to improve the lives of people at risk of MLTC. Collaboration between UEA, Norfolk and Waveney ICB, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the Universities of Southampton, Exeter, Chester and Hertfordshire, and Evergreen Life.
Studies of nutritional bioactives and arthritis
Dietary Intervention trial to examine the protective effect of broccoli bioactives (specifically sulforaphane) on osteoarthriti
Versus Arthritis Funded
DESIGNA
Identifying the dietary signatures of arthritis through metabolomics
Versus Arthritis Funded 2023
Outcomes of Ankle Joint Replacement
OARS
Prospective study of patient reported outcomes in ankle joint replacement
Versus Arthritis Funded
Dynamic risk modelling
Application of dynamic risk-adjusted CuSUM to National Joint Registry data
Predicting falls risk in rheumatoid arthritis
Prospective study and nested analysis
NIHR funded
The management of childhood hypermobility
BENDY
Pragmatic randomised trial
NIHR funded trial,
Career
2018-21: Senior Adviser for NHS Improvement’s Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) programme in Rheumatology
2023: Report on the provision of clinical services for Fibromyalgia in Norfolk
Keywords
- Genetics
- Data Science and Statistics
- Epidemiology
- Rheumatology
- Databases
- Public Health, Health Services & Primary Care
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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Norfolk Arthritis Register: Resource Enhancement for Sustainability and Translation (NEST)
Macgregor, A. (Principal Investigator), Kemsley, K. (Co-Investigator), Le Gall, G. (Co-Investigator), Yates, M. (Co-Investigator) & Dainty, J. (Researcher)
1/11/25 → 31/10/28
Project: Research
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NOAR N&N Charity Support 2025
Macgregor, A. (Principal Investigator)
Norfolk & Norwich University Health Care Trust Charitable Fund
1/08/25 → 31/07/28
Project: Research
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Alzheimer’s risk in inflammatory arthritis: a predictive biomarker study
Macgregor, A. (Principal Investigator), Hornberger, M. (Co-Investigator), Yates, M. (Co-Investigator) & Dainty, J. (Researcher)
1/09/24 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
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Inflammation, nutrition, and the evolution of multiple long term conditions – an AI-based analysis of intersectionality in longitudinal health data (the InflAIM project)
Macgregor, A. (Principal Investigator), Aung, M. H. (Co-Investigator), Khondoker, M. (Co-Investigator), Notley, C. (Co-Investigator), Welch, A. (Co-Investigator), Chipping, J. (Researcher), Dainty, J. (Researcher), Davies, C. (Researcher), Durrant, K. (Researcher) & Varley, A. (Researcher)
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/02/24 → 31/07/28
Project: Research
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NOAR CRN Service Support Funding
Macgregor, A. (Principal Investigator) & Chipping, J. (Researcher)
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
1/04/19 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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Formal and Informal Social Care in People With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Survey
Somro, M., Durrant, K., Dixon, W. G., McBeth, J., MacGregor, A., Yates, M. & Humphreys, J. H., Oct 2026, In: Arthritis Care and Research. 78, 10, p. 1522-1531 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From screening to prediction: rethinking malnutrition risk in primary care
Saha, P., Holmes, J., Davies, C., Smith, A., Richardson, K., Skinner, J., Parretti, H., MacGregor, A. & Welch, A., 24 Sept 2026, In: Primary Health Care Research & Development. 27, p. e107Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Harmonising definitions of multiple long term conditions for inflammation research: a co-production approach
Asfaw, D. (Lead Author), Davies, C., Kulinskaya, E., Zebin, T., Aung, M. H., Fox, C., Jones, B. A. H., Gooding, J., Ford, J. & MacGregor, A., 13 Jan 2026, In: BMC Research Notes. 19, 1, 53.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Feasibility of attention-based virtual reality interventions in fibromyalgia syndrome: Comparing systems, virtual environments and activities
Tsigarides, J., Grove, V., Chipping, J., Dainty, J., Miles, S., Shenker, N., Sami, S. & Macgregor, A., Apr 2025, In: British Journal of Pain. 19, 2, p. 71-85 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Improving polymyalgia rheumatica care: Considerations for routine vascular ultrasound in clinical practice
Yates, M., Davies, C. & MacGregor, A. J., Jun 2025, In: The Lancet Rheumatology. 7, 6, p. e448-e450 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)