professor of rheumatology UCL

Joined June 2013
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Here are some of the team talking about our new clinical trial STRATIFY lupus ⁦@SLEuroSociety⁩ Lisbon ⁦@MuhammadShipa
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Here are some of the team talking about our new clinical trial STRATIFY lupus ⁦@SLEuroSociety⁩ Lisbon ⁦@MuhammadShipa
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Just out! We challenge the prevailing caution and advocate for a biomarker-guided approach soon to be tested in the STRATIFY lupus trial: Rituximab–belimumab combination for refractory SLE #lupus #PrecisionMedicine @MuhammadShipa @VersusArthritis thelancet.com/journals/lanrh…

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Are you a rheumatologist or nephrologist looking after patients with #lupus #nephritis in the UK? We would like to invite you to take part in our research study to understand how treatment decisions are made. bit.ly/LNstudyUk @lupusUK @UKKidney

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Michael Ehrenstein retweeted
A very productive 2-Day #BILAG #lupus meeting in Leeds to enhance recruitment of @NIHRresearch FIRST and @VersusArthritis @NIHRresearch @The_MRC STRATIFY-LUPUS - two trials opening in UK in 2026. Discussed Treat-to-Target & inspiring the next generation Lupus Leaders @LUPUSUK 🦋
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STRATIFY lupus: personalised care for patients | NIHR- a big thank you to all the lupus specialists and their patients who made this research possible as well as ⁦@VersusArthritis⁩ and ⁦@GSKnihr.ac.uk/story/stratify-lu…

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📷🎉Exciting news! Mike and I have been awarded a new grant to lead the STRATIFY Lupus—the FIRST EVER biomarker-enriched trial in lupus! We’ll use biomarkers (IgA2 anti-DNA) to predict who responds best to treatment. @VersusArthritis, @NIHRresearch EME, @GSK , and @LUPUSUK
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Michael Ehrenstein retweeted
NEW REVIEW—@LucyCarter6, @MikeEhrenstein & @edvital discuss the evolution and trajectory of B-cell targeted therapies in rheumatic diseases bit.ly/4hfPCP8
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Research Fellow in immunology/rheumatology at UCL jobs.ac.uk/job/DLN096/resear…

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Thanks to @VersusArthritis and NIHR who have just agreed to jointly provide £1.7M to support a precision medicine trial in #lupus. Thanks to @GSK for providing free belimumab, and to all the UK lupus experts for agreeing to help recruit patients. #WorldLupusDay @NIHR_Industry
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And a big shout out to @MuhammadShipa who has helped to make the STRATIFY lupus trial possible and will be joining @DoM_UCL as a Principal Research Fellow and consultant rheumatologist.
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Hope to start recruiting to the STRATIFY lupus trial in early 2025
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Important research from @Dr_JohnR and colleagues highlighting the differences in management approaches for #lupus nephritis within the UK and that rituximab remains the most popular choice for refractory renal disease academic.oup.com/rheumap/art…
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Academic clinician–scientists risk becoming an endangered species. World View from @StephenORahilly @Cambridge_Uni nature.com/articles/s41591-0…

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Very proud of @MuhammadShipa who successfully defended his thesis this afternoon. Well done! Thanks to @VersusArthritis and @LUPUSUK for supporting his research.
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Clinical trials provide a unique substrate to understand pathogenesis and identify biomarkers to targeted therapies in #SLE which can be used to stratify patients. Taken from a new Viewpoint by @MikeEhrenstein ⁦and ⁦⁦@MuhammadShipa⁩: rupress.org/jem/article/220/…
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Well done ⁦@MuhammadShipa⁩ for the nomination from Department of Inflammation for the ⁦@DoM_UCL⁩ research award. Good luck! ucl.ac.uk/medicine/news-and-…

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