Dr. William Ollier is Professor of Immunogenetics at The University of Manchester and Director of the Centre for Integrated Genomic Medical Research. He also currently holds Honorary positions with Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Trust, and Veterinary Medicine, University of Liverpool. He graduated with a BSc in Zoology from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth in 1973 and was awarded a PhD from the University of London in 1979 for his research into renal transplant rejection. He was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists in 2000.

Professor Ollier's research has now spanned over 30 years and he has published over 350 peer reviewed publications. He is well known for his studies of histocompatibility and the genetic basis of immune response regulation. He was Chairman of the British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics between 1994 to 1999.

Over the last 10 years Professor Ollier's research interests have focussed largely on investigating the genetic basis of common complex disorders, including rheumatic diseases, inflammatory and autoimmune conditions, neurocognitive disorders, and complex traits in companion animals.

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