Prof. Anisur Rahman University College London, UK

Prof. Rahman qualified from Oxford in 1988 and trained in rheumatology in London. He obtained his PhD for research into the molecular properties of autoantibodies that cause tissue damage in SLE and APS and began to build up his own research group at University College London in 2000. He was... read moreawarded the Michael Mason Prize for this research by the British Society of Rheumatology in 2004. He was promoted to a personal chair in rheumatology in 2008. As well as continuing his basic science research, he has developed clinical research programmes in autoimmune rheumatic disease and chronic pain. Dr. Rahman is a member of the BILAG and SLICC groups and his group is developing a potential new treatment for APS. He has a long-standing research interest in cardiovascular risk in patients with SLE.