Dr Rowan Hardy PhD

Dr Rowan Hardy

Department of Biomedical Sciences
Associate Professor in Steroid Metabolism and Signalling
Department of Biomedical Sciences Post Graduate Research Lead
Department of Biomedical Sciences Research Themes Lead

Contact details

Telephone
+44 (0)121 414 3776
Email
r.hardy@bham.ac.uk
Twitter
Address
University 麻豆精选
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

As an Associate Professor in Steroid Metabolism and Signalling I have expanded upon a successful Versus Arthritis Early Career Development fellowship to become a leader in the field of steroid metabolism and inflammation and in vivo models of chronic inflammation. My research group is examining the roles of myeloid and mesenchymal steroid metabolism and signalling in mediating inflammatory disease pathophysiology and systemic complications in muscle and bone, identifying novel strategies to improve the safety profile of therapeutic glucocorticoids. This research involves world leading national and international collaboration across multiple centres of excellence at the UoB, including the MRC/Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research (CMAR), and the Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). My ambitions are to continue to build a fully interdisciplinary research programme that will re-define the fundamental physiological role that GCs and steroid metabolism play in human health.

Qualifications

  • Beacon Professional Recognition scheme: University 麻豆精选, UK.  Fellowship status of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). 2020
  • The Associate Programme in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (PG Cert): University 麻豆精选, UK.  Awarded Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) 2011
  • PhD in Medicine: Stromal steroid metabolism in inflammation. Division of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University 麻豆精选, UK. 2008
  • BMedSc (Hons) Medical Science (Cellular and Molecular Pathology): University 麻豆精选, UK. 2004

Teaching

  • 2020 - Present: Deputy-Lead for the BMedSci Intercalating Clinical Sciences Endocrinology and Metabolism Module.
  • 2020 - Present: Department PGR Committee.
  • 2020 - Present: Intercalating Clinical Sciences Curriculum Development Committee member.
  • 2021 - Present: Lecturer on BSc Y3 Molecular and Integrative Pharmacology, From Molecules to Man.
  • 2020 - Present: Lecturer on BSc Y3 Immunity and inflammatory disease module.
  • 2020- Present: Lecturer on MPharm Health, Disease and Therapeutics
  • 2019 - Present: Lecturer on MSc Immunology and Immunotherapy: Inflammation and Cell Migration module.
  • 2019 - Present: Tutor for BSc Year 1 Personal and Academic Development modules 1 & 2:
  • 2019 - Present: Coordinator of BSc Y2 - Student Selected Science Project: Targeting inflammatory steroid metabolism in chronic inflammatory disease.
  • 2018 - Present: Lecturer on BMedSci Intercalating Clinical Sciences program, Endocrinology and Metabolism & Rheumatology & Orthopaedics modules.
  • 2018 - Present: Lecturer on MSc Immunology and Immunotherapy, Inflammation and Cell Migration module.
  • 2015 - Present: Lecturer on BSc Y3 Molecular Medicine module.
  • 2015 - Present: Lecturer on BSc Y2 Neuroscience, Endocrinology and Reproduction.
  • 2012 - Present: Tutor delivering 27 hours of contact time for Small Group Teaching Delivery for BMedSci, MBChB and MPharm

Other activities

2021 - Present: Member of the Heberden BRS Committee (Translational Science Lead): Lead on the development of the translational science program for the British Society for Rheumatology annual meeting. Contribute to final program agenda and delivery. Chair sessions and review and judge abstracts and proposed conference sessions.

2021 - Present: Associate Editor for Frontiers in Immunology: Triage, review coordination and final publication decision of manuscripts submitted under the speciality of cytokines, inflammatory disease and bone metabolism

2021 - Present: Associate Editor for Biomedicines: Triage, review coordination and final publication decision of manuscripts submitted under the speciality of inflammatory disease and in vivo models

2019 - Present: Trustee of the Midland Neurosciences Teaching and Research fund: Support with setting the charity research priorities, funding strategy and running. Member of the MNTRF funding committee, collectively assessing and scoring submitted research proposals to award funding. 

2019 - Present: Associate Editor for BMC Endocrine Disorders: Triage, review coordination and final publication decision of manuscripts submitted under the speciality of musculoskeletal and inflammatory disease

2018 - Present: External Invited Viva Examination: Three Viva’s completed: Amadeo Garcia (2020, University of Maastricht), Andrea Lovdel (2020, University of Edinburgh), (Heather Mackie (2019, University of Glasgow)

2017 - Present: Invited grant Review: BBSRC Project grant (2021), German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Centre of Excellence in Pathomechanisms (2021), British Heart Foundation Intermediate Fellowship and Project review (2020, 2017, 2016), MRC project grant (2017)

2016 - Present: Invited peer manuscript review: Annals of Rheum Dis, Endocrine connections, Stem Cell Research & Therapy, BMC Endocrine Disorders, Pharmacological Research, International Immunology, Int Journal of Molecular Sciences, Biomedicines, Steroid Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Oxford Journal of Rheumatology, Scientific Reports, PLOS1

2016 - 2020: Society for Endocrinology Early Career Steering Group committee: Coordinated early career training and support events. Contribution to annual conference program. Facilitate cross society collaboration and outreach

2016 - 2020: Versus Arthritis, Fellows Steering Committee: Coordinating outreach and engagement amongst early career research fellows. Coordinating early career training events and advertising at the annual meeting.

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Price, ML, Wyatt, RA, Correia, J, Areej, Z, Hinds, M, Crastin, A, Hardy, R, Frost, M & Gorvin, CM 2025, '', Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, vol. 74, no. 4, e240143.

Mahida, RY, Yuan, Z, Kolluri, KK, Scott, A, Parekh, D, Hardy, RS, Matthay, MA, Perkins, GD, Janes, SM & Thickett, DR 2024, '', Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, vol. 12, 1422761.

Heaselgrave, S, Henkele, S, Morgan, S, Cartwright, D, Sagmeister, M, Hardy, R, Doig, C, Morton, N, Tsintzas, K & Lavery, GG 2024, '', Journal of Endocrinology.

Tomkins, M, McDonnell, T, Cussen, L, Sagmeister, M, Oestlund , I, Shaheen, F, Harper, L, Hardy, R, Taylor, A, Gilligan, L, Arlt, W, McIlroy , M, de Freitas , D, Conlon , P, Magee, C, Denton, M, O'Seaghdha, CM, Snoep, JL, Storbeck, K-H, Sherlock, M & O'Reilly, MW 2024, '', Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Mangone, A, Favero, V, Prete, A, Elhassan, Y, Asia, M, Hardy, R, Mantovani, G, Chiodini, I & Ronchi, C 2024, '', Journal of endocrinological investigation.

Martin, CS, Crastin, A, Sagmeister, MS, Kalirai, MS, Turner, JD, MacDonald, L, Kurowska-Stolarska, M, Scheel-Toellner, D, Taylor, AE, Gilligan, LC, Storbeck, K, Price, M, Gorvin, CM, Filer, A, Mahida, R, Clark, AR, Jones, SW, Raza, K, Hewison, M & Hardy, RS 2024, '', Journal of Autoimmunity, vol. 147, 103263.

Crastin, A, Martin, CS, Suresh, S, Davies, SP, Kearns, D, Parlak, A, Adcock, H, Filer, A, Jones, SW, Raza, K, Moakes, RJA, Grover, LM & Hardy, RS 2024, '', Advanced Healthcare Materials.

Webster, JM, Waaijenberg, K, van de Worp, WRPH, Kelders, MCJM, Lambrichts, S, Martin, C, Verhaegen, F, Van der Heyden, B, Smith, C, Lavery, GG, Schols, AMWJ, Hardy, RS & Langen, RCJ 2023, '', American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology, vol. 324, no. 4, pp. L400-L412.

O鈥橬eil, JD, Bolimowska, OO, Clayton, SA, Tang, T, Daley, KK, Lara-Reyna, S, Warner, J, Martin, CS, Mahida, RY, Hardy, RS, Arthur, JSC & Clark, AR 2023, '', Frontiers in immunology, vol. 14, 1190261.

Hansen, MS, S酶e, K, Christensen, LL, Fernandez-Guerra, P, Hansen, NW, Wyatt, RA, Martin, C, Hardy, RS, Andersen, TL, Olesen, JB, Hartmann, B, Rosenkilde, MM, Kassem, M, Rauch, A, Gorvin, C & Frost, M 2023, '', European Journal of Endocrinology , vol. 188, no. 1, lvac004.

Mahida, RY, Lax, S, Bassford, CR, Scott, A, Parekh, D, Hardy, RS, Naidu, B, Matthay, MA, Stewart, PM, Cooper, MC, Perkins, GD & Thickett, DR 2023, '', Frontiers in immunology, vol. 14, 1159831.

Favero, V, Prete, A, Mangone, A, Elhassan, Y, Pucino, V, Asia, M, Hardy, R, Chiodini, I & Ronchi, C 2023, '', European Journal of Endocrinology, vol. 183, lvad151, pp. 517-526.

Preprint

Price, ML, Wyatt, RA, Crastin, A, Jamaluddin, A, Hardy, RS, Frost, M & Gorvin, CM 2025 '' bioRxiv.

Review article

Chidomere, CI, Wahid, M, Kemble, S, Chadwick, C, Thomas, R, Hardy, RS, Mcgettrick, HM & Naylor, AJ 2023, '', Discovery Immunology, vol. 2, no. 1, kyac010.

Sagmeister, M, Harper, L & Hardy, R 2023, '', Frontiers in Endocrinology, vol. 13, 1075809.