Robert Moots is Professor of Rheumatology at the University of Liverpool. Qualifying in Medicine in London, he earned his PhD in immunology at the University of Oxford - UK and worked at Harvard Medical School before returning to the UK to establish a new rheumatology group in Liverpool. His research focuses on inflammatory diseases, from bench to bedside, he has published extensively and his groupis designated European (EULAR) Centre of Excellence for Rheumatology research. Robert advises NICE (and chaired the panel that devised quality standards for RA), is Past Editor of Rheumatologyand lecturesall around the world on his work. Clinical service is a crucial part of his role - he has extensive experience in managing hard-to-treat rheumatological diseases and in delivering therapy with both standard and high cost drugs, with referrals from around the UK and internationally. Robert is Director of the national Centre of Excellence for Behçet’s syndrome in Liverpool.