In 2004, Professor Jo Blair was appointed consultant endocrinologist at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, where she works in all aspects of paediatric endocrinology and has developed a special interest in genetic endocrine tumour syndromes, neuro-endocrinology and adrenal insufficiency.
Her research has focused on the development of salivary biomarkers for the diagnosis and monitoring of adrenal disorders, and cardiovascular morbidity in children with endocrine disorders. She has a been a longstanding collaborator in Novo Nordisk’s studies of growth hormone treatment in children as a member of the International Outcomes trial steering committee and latterly publication steering committee. In 2018, she was appointed Honorary Professor at the University of Liverpool.