Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Basic, Applied and Clinical Aspects

• Focused state-of-the-art chapters prepared by top-notch experts in the field
• Latest understanding of cellular, molecular, biochemical aspects of disease pathogenesis
• Advanced aspects of genetic, microbiome, environmental, hormonal, and immunological contribution to the expression of the disease
• Current understanding of clinical features of the disease
• Recent efforts to develop new treatments

George C. Tsokos, MD, is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Chief of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr Tsokos has served as President of the Clinical Immunology Society, on the boards of directors for the American College of Rheumatology and the Lupus Foundation of America, member/chair of multiple federal study sections, and editor/member of the editorial boards for top scientific journals. He has received several awards, including a MERIT from NIH, the Lee C. Howley Sr. Prize, the Evelyn V. Hess, the Distinguished Basic Investigator Award from the American College of Rheumatology, the Lupus Insight Prize from the Lupus Research Alliance, and the Carol Nachman Prize for Rheumatology. He is a Master of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Rheumatology, a member of American Association of Physicians and Fellow of AAAS.