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Professional Activities

Conference Roles

  • EULAR Conference, MAdrid, Spain: The Pathophysiology of Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis (CN)), by Invitation (EULAR, 2019)
  • British Society of Rheumatology (BSR) Annual Meeting, Birmingham, UK: The Pathophysiology of Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis, by Invitation (British Society of Rheumatology (BSR), 2019)
  • Annual VIth International Meeting "New concepts on the mechanisms of inflammation, autoimmunity and tumorogenesis" in Kazan, Russia: Age-specific pathomechanisms in juvenile-onset SLE, by Invitation (State Medical Academy, Kazan, Russia, 2019)
  • Wörlitz consensus meetings, Wörlitz, Germany: Treat to target - Primary CNS Vasculitis, by Invitation (Initiative for the child with rheumatic disease, 2019)
  • Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis (CNO), Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Society for Paediatric Rheumatology (GKJR) School, Bremen, Germany, 2018)
  • German Rheumatology Society (DGRh), Annual Meeting, Mannheim, Germany: Jahrestagung: The Pathophysiology of juvenile-onset SLE, by Invitation (German Rheumatology Society (DGRh), 2018)
  • Inflammation results in immune deficiency: Implications in SLE, by Invitation (Society for Paediatric Rheumatology (GKJR) and Society for Paediatric Immune Deficiency (API) Annual Meeting 2018, Innsbruck, Austria, 2018)
  • The epigenetics of SLE, by Invitation (Clinical Epigenetics Society, 2018)
  • The molecular pathophysiolog of CNO/CRMO, by Invitation (Deutsches Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendrheumatologie, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 2018)
  • Treatment of jSLE: Classical immune suppression vs. target-directed approches, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Society for Paediatric Rheumatology (GKJR) School, Bremen, Germany, 2017)
  • Wörlitz consensus meetings, Wörlitz, Germany: Treat to target - Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis (CRMO): Evidence for treatment goals, by Invitation (Initiative for the Child with Rheumatic Disease, 2017)
  • German Rheumatology Society (DGRh), Annual Meeting, Stuttgart, Germany: Pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) , by Invitation (German Rheumatology Society (DGRh), 2017)
  • German Rheumatology Societ (DGRh), Annual Meeting, Stuttgart, Germany: Differential Diagnoses of CRMO , by Invitation (German Rheumatology Society (DGRh), 2017)
  • 9th International Congress of Familial Mediterranean Fever and Systemic Auto-Inflammatory Diseases, International Society of Systemic Autoinflammatory Syndromes (ISSAID), Northern Cyprus, Turkish Republic: Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis, by Invitation (International Society of Systemic Autoinflammatory Syndromes (ISSAID), 2017)
  • New concepts on the mechanisms of inflammation, autoimmunity and tumor genesis, Kazan, Russia: The inflammatory spectrum from Autoinflammation to Autoimmunity, by Invitation (State Medical Academy, Kazan, Russia, 2017)
  • Differential Diagnoses of CRMO, by Invitation (German Rheumatology Society (DGRh), 2017)
  • Complications in juvenile SLE, by Invitation (German Rheumatology Society (DGRh), 2017)
  • Targeted vs. "Classical" Immunosupprossive Treatment in juvenile SLE, by Invitation (German Pediatric Rheumatology Society (GKJR) - Paediatric Rheumatology School, 2017)
  • Monogenic and Multifactorial Autoinflammatory Disorders, Siena, Italy: Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis, by Invitation (Monogenic and Multifactorial Autoinflammatory Disorders; International Advanced Course, 2017)
  • German Rheumatology Society (DGRh), Annual Meeting, Frankfurt, Germany: The Inflammatory Spectrum - from Autoinflammation to Autoimmunity, by Invitation (German Rheumatology Society (DGRh), 2016)
  • German Rheumatology Society (DGRh), Annual Meeting, Frankfurt, Germany: Jahrestagung: Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis, by Invitation (German Rheumatology Society (DGRh), 2016)
  • German Society for Maxillofacial Surgery (AKOPOM) Annual Meeting, Bad Homburg, Germany: Osteomyelitis of the jaw, by Invitation (German Society for Maxillofacial Surgery (AKOPOM), 2016)
  • DSAI – Immunodeficiency in Children and Adults – What to do?: Chronic Nonbacterial Osteitis (CNO/CRMO) vs. Bacterial Osteomyelitis, by Invitation (DSAI, 2016)
  • American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting 2016, Washington, DC, USA: Pediatric Rheumatology – A year in Review, by Invitation (Americal College of Rheumatology, 2016)
  • Pediatric commission of the German Society for Thombosis and Hemostasis Research (Ständige Kommission Pädiatrie der GTH); annual Meeting 2016, Würzburg, Germany: CNS-Vasculopathy, by Invitation (Pediatric commission of the German Society for Thombosis and Hemostasis Research (Ständige Kommission Pädiatrie der GTH), 2016)
  • EpiBrest, Brest, France: Epigenetic control of cytokine regulation, by Invitation (University of Bretagne, Brest, 2016)
  • 8th International Congress of Familial Mediterranean Fever and Systemic Auto-Inflammatory Diseases, International Society of Systemic Autoinflammatory Syndromes (ISSAID), Dresden, Germany: From Autoinflammation to Autoimmunity – Bridging the Gap, by Invitation (International Society of Systemic Autoinflammatory Syndromes (ISSAID), 2015)
  • 3rd International Meeting on Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis, Dresden, Germany: Biomarkers for the diagnosis of CRMO, by Invitation (International Society of Systemic Autoinflammatory Syndromes (ISSAID), 2015)
  • German Pediatric Society (DGKJ), Annual Meeting, Munich, Germany: Diagnosis and Treatment of Childhood CNS Vasculitis, by Invitation (German Pediatric Society (DGKJ), 2015)
  • German Society for Pediatric Nephrology, Frankfurt: What’s new in the pathophysiology of SLE, by Invitation (German Society for Pediatric Nephrology, 2014)
  • Pre-Conference Meeting to the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting 2013, San Diego, CA, USA: CREM regulates CD8 expression and contributes to the generation of TCR+CD3+CD4-CD8- “double negative” T cells in SLE, by Invitation (American College of Rheumatology (ACR), 2013)
  • German Rheumatology Society (DGRh), Annual Meeting, Mannheim, Germany: IL-10 and CRMO, by Invitation (German Rheumatology Society (DGRh), 2013)
  • BIDMC Lupus Symposium, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA: Disrupted transcription factor networks mediate epigenetic remodeling in T cells from SLE patients, by Invitation (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, 2013)
  • International Symposium on Epigenetics and Autoimmunity, Changsha, China: CREM and the dysregulation of IL-2 expression, by Invitation (Changsha University, China, 2012)
  • EULAR Conference, Berlin, Germany: Immunological Background of CRMO, by Invitation (European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR), 2012)
  • German Rheumatology Society (DGRh), Annual Meeting, Bochum, Germany: SLE in Children, by Invitation (German Rheumatology Society (DGRh), 2012)
  • BIDMC Lupus Symposium, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA: CREM promotes effector T cell phenotypes in SLE, by Invitation (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Dividion of Rheumatology, 2012)

Editorships

  • Frontiers in Pediatric Immunology (Associate Editor, 2017 - present)
  • European Journal of Rheumatology (Editorial Board Member, 2015 - present)
  • Clinical Immunology (Editorial Board Member, 2011 - present)

Event Roles

  • 2nd International Meeting on Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis, Munich, Germany: IL-10 Dysregulation in CRMO, by Invitation (CNO Expert Group, represented by Annette Jansson, LMU Munich, 2013)

Professional Body Memberships

  • Paediatric Rheumatology European Society: PReS (Member, 2017 - present)
  • Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance: CARRA (Member, 2015 - present)
  • Paediatric Immunology Society: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Pädiatrische Immunologie (API) (Member, 2009 - present)
  • German Society for Paediatric Rheumatology: GKJR (Member, 2005 - present)
  • German Society for Paediatrics and Adoselcent Medicine: DGKJ (Member, 2004 - present)

Other Administrative or Committee Roles

  • Inflammation Theme Lead, NIHR Clinical Research Facility, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
  • Associate Director, Experimental Arthritis Treatment Centre for Children (EATC4C)