Research Interests
My primary areas of research interest include:
Systemic lupus erythematosus - mechanistic (B cell biology), translational (personalized medicine), and outcomes
Vaccines in rheumatology - translational (immunogenicity) and clinical (guidelines)
Lupus nephritis - outcomes
Pediatric rheumatic disease - outcomes
Macrophage activation syndrome - outcomes
Patient physician communication - PROs and medical education research
Transition to adult care - educational interventions
Medication adherence - PROs and behavioral economics
Narrative medicine
Systemic lupus erythematosus - mechanistic (B cell biology), translational (personalized medicine), and outcomes
Vaccines in rheumatology - translational (immunogenicity) and clinical (guidelines)
Lupus nephritis - outcomes
Pediatric rheumatic disease - outcomes
Macrophage activation syndrome - outcomes
Patient physician communication - PROs and medical education research
Transition to adult care - educational interventions
Medication adherence - PROs and behavioral economics
Narrative medicine
Selected Grants
Duke Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Training Award/Paula de Merieux Fellowship Training Award
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation · 2024 - 2027Arthritis Foundation Clinical Rheumatology Fellowship
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Arthritis Foundation · 2023 - 2026Duke Combined Medicine/Pediatrics Fellowship
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Arthritis Foundation · 2022 - 2026FOREUM/RRF Partnership Award - Project Title: cSLE-T2T-GLOBAL: Childhood Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treat-to-Target Analysis across Global Registries
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation · 2024 - 2026Medical and Graduate Student Preceptorship: Improving Clinical Outcomes and Reducing Health System Costs through Managed Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care for Complex Rheumatic Diseases
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation · 2024 - 2025Arthritis Foundation - DEI
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by Arthritis Foundation · 2022 - 2025Immunogenicity and risk of autoimmune cross-reactivity of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in SLE - RRF Investigator Award
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation · 2022 - 2025Arthritis Foundation Fellowship Training Grant 2019
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Arthritis Foundation · 2020 - 2024ACV01P - Cost Reimbursable
Clinical TrialCo Investigator · Awarded by Emory University · 2022 - 2024ACE Covid 19 Admin. Supplement: Molecular Regulation of B cells and T cells in Human SLE - Cost Reimbursable
Clinical TrialCo Investigator · Awarded by Emory University · 2021 - 2024ACR/Amgen Rheumatology Fellowship Training Award
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation · 2022 - 2023Identifying Cross-Registry Commonalities to Facilitate International Pediatric Lupus Research
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance, Inc. · 2021 - 2023Clinician Scholar Educator Award
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation · 2018 - 2022CARRA Registry Associates
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance, Inc. · 2021 - 2022HVTN Phase 1 Protocol Funding
Clinical TrialInvestigator · Awarded by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · 2018 - 2020High-throughput analysis of human memory B cells and antibodies against flavivirus E protein in Asia-Pacific regions.
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by CRDF Global · 2019 - 2020Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research
Investigator Award ·
2022
- 2025
Awarded by: Rheumatology Research Foundation
Clinician Scholar Educator Award ·
2018
- 2021
Awarded by: Rheumatology Research Foundation
External Relationships
- American College of Rheumatology
- Expert Witnessing
- Honoraria for talks at universities (USC, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, HSS) and rheumatology association meetings (ACR, NCRA, RAL, MARS, MRS)
- Rheumatology Research Foundation
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