Autoimmune Disease Research News and Updates

Office of Autoimmune Disease Research News

On June 17, 2024, OADR-ORWH released the Notice of Special Interest: R13 Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings to Support Consensus Building for Autoimmune Disease Research Related Common Data Elements (CDEs) to encourage “permission-to-submit” applications for R13 proposals seeking funding for the support of scientific conferences and workshops that will bring together subject matter experts with the goal of developing and refining CDEs for autoimmune disease research.
On May 3, 2024, Dr. Shanmugam hosted an Updates on OADR-ORWH session and a summary of the event is available.
On April 23, 2024, OADR-ORWH hosted the inaugural ScienceTALKS session. The ScienceTALKS series examines the state of the science in specific areas impacting research on autoimmune disease and women’s health. This session of ScienceTALKS focused on Xist research and brought together experts in the field to generate discussion and identify opportunities to advance Xist research as it pertains to autoimmune diseases. A recording of the event is available here.
Introducing the Office of Autoimmune Disease Research: ORWH Director Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, and OADR-ORWH Director Victoria Shanmugam, MBBS, MRCP, FACR, CCD, coauthored this article for Arthritis & Rheumatology, the official journal of the American College of Rheumatology.
The Request for Information (NOT-OD-24-049): Inviting Input on a Strategic Plan for Autoimmune Disease Research closed on March 1, 2024.
- Federal Register Notice available here.
On February 23, 2024, Dr. Shanmugam hosted an Updates on OADR-ORWH session. A summary of the event is available here.
On February 2, 2024, Dr. Shanmugam hosted the inaugural Updates on OADR-ORWH session. A summary of the event is available here.
Check out the Women's Health in Focus at NIH (Volume 6, Issue 4), which explores autoimmune diseases in women and features a guest editorial by OADR-ORWH Director Dr. Shanmugam!