Prof. Nan SHEN (China)

Dr Nan Shen is a professor and Director of Shanghai Institute of Rheumatology, Ren Ji Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine , as well as a Principal Investigator, Lab of Molecular Rheumatology at Health Science Institute, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Dr Shen received his medical degree from Shanghai Second Medical University in 1988. His research mainly focuses on the molecular genetic dissection of the disease pathways in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) by functional genomics approach and translating basic research findings into development of novel therapeutic targets and biomarkers for individualized clinical management. The current major ongoing research projects including functional dissection of human lupus positional candidate genes; molecular mechanism of type I interferon pathway activation in lupus; role of the IFN-α targeted gene in lupus autoimmunity; MicroRNA and Lupus autoimmunity and development of novel biomarkers for human lupus. He has published over 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals and has also been invited to have oral presentations at many high-profile international conferences. He has received several national prestigious awards for his research contributions . He is currently serving as an member of ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Planning Committee ; Co-chair of APLAR Special Interest Group on SLE and Associate Editor of International Journal of Rheumatic Disease.