International

Prof. Ed Vital
BSc MBBS PhD FRCP

Associate Professor in Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases and Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, University of Leeds, United Kingdom

• Special interests - Early SLE, skin disease, musculoskeletal outcome measures, translational immunology and B cell therapies

• Over 225 research publications

• Chair - British Isles Lupus Activity Group (BILAG) and the Lupus Forum

• Chair - British Society of Rheumatology’s Special Interest Group on SLE

• Member - SLEuro Executive Committee

• Editorial board member - Rheumatology (Oxford) (British Society of Rheumatology)

Dr Natasha Jordan
MBBCh, MRPCI, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist

St James's Hospital and Children's Health Ireland (CHI), Dublin, Ireland
Clinical Senior Lecturer in Trinity College Dublin.

• Research interest - Phase II and III lupus clinical trials, Juvenile SLE, metabolism and immunity in SLE and Maternal Health in Rheumatology

• Recipient of Arthritis Research UK (ARUK) fellowship

• Recipient of Graham Hughes Clinical Research Fellowship.

• NHS Clinical Excellence Awards in 2017 and 2018.

• Former Deputy Director, Rheumatology Clinical Trials Unit and Clinical Research Network (CRN) Specialty Group Lead for Musculoskeletal Disorders for the East of England.

• Led the bid for Addenbrooke's Hospital to become a LUPUS UK Centre of Excellence.