International

Prof. Ed Vital
BSc, MBBS, PhD, FRCP

Associate Professor in Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases
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)

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.