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)