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An association of 110 physicians, researchers, pharmacists and other experts working together in a collaborative spirit across 16 multidisciplinary working groups.

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01 / GOVERNANCE

Executive committee

8 members

  • Jérôme Avouac

    Rheumatologist

    Chair

  • Marc Scherlinger

    Rheumatologist

    Vice-chair

  • Noémie Jourde-Chiche

    Nephrologist

    Treasurer

  • Maurine Jouret

    Pediatrician

    Secretary

  • Camille Bigenwald

    Hematologist

  • Benjamin Terrier

    Internist

  • Portrait of David Launay

    David Launay

    Internist

  • Gaétane Nocturne

    Rheumatologist

02 / GOVERNANCE

Steering committee

16 members

  • Jean Sibilia

    Rheumatologist

  • Xavier Mariette

    Rheumatologist

  • Alexandre Belot

    Pediatrician

  • Divi Cornec

    Rheumatologist

  • Raphaele Seror

    Rheumatologist

  • Justine Decroocq

    Hematologist

  • Olivier Hermine

    Hematologist

  • Cristina Castilla-Llorente

  • Christian Jorgensen

    Rheumatologist

  • Christophe Richez

    Rheumatologist

  • Marie-Elise Truchetet

    Rheumatologist

  • Alain Meyer

    Rheumatologist

  • Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet

    Gastroenterologist

  • Thierry Martin

    Immunologist

  • Zahir Amoura

    Internist

  • Nathalie Costedoat

    Internist

03 / SCIENTIFIC WORK

Our working groups

16 groups

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Fundamental immunology research and autoimmune disease modelsCoordinatorSamuel Bitoun

Working group members

  • Xavier Mariette
  • Alain Meyer
  • Jérôme Avouac
  • Divi Cornec
  • Samuel Bitoun
  • David Launay
  • Thierry Martin
  • Claire Leibler
  • Christian Jorgensen
  • Benjamin Terrier
  • Sébastien Viel
  • Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet
  • Olivier Hermine
  • Marc Scherlinger
  • Julien Zuber
  • Camille Bigenwald
  • Benjamin Fournier
  • Yves-Marie Pers
  • Olivier Boyer
  • Axel Villani
  • Adrien Schvartz
  • Bruno Robert
  • Laurie Menger
  • Francois Aubin
  • Alexis Talbot
  • Jeremy Magalon
  • Marine Villard
  • Emmanuel Donnadieu
  • Pauline Rozier
  • Nicolas Collongues
  • Bastien Joubert
  • David Laplaud
  • Jeanne Gauthier
Systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndromeCoordinatorMarc Scherlinger

Working group members

  • Thierry Martin
  • Christophe Richez
  • Christian Jorgensen
  • Noémie Jourde-Chiche
  • Alexandre Belot
  • Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau
  • Marc Scherlinger
  • Zahir Amoura
  • Raphaele Seror
  • Eric Hachulla
  • Olivier Boyer
  • Axel Villani
  • Denis Jullien
  • Cécile Lesort
  • Benoit Brillant
  • Laurent Chiche
  • Laurene Bernard
  • Ludovic Trefond
  • Micheline Pha
Rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritisCoordinatorJérôme Avouac

Working group members

  • Jérôme Avouac
  • Raphaele Seror
  • Christophe Richez
  • Divi Cornec
  • Maurine Jouret
  • Yves-Marie Pers
  • Adrien Schvartz
  • Raphael Borie
  • Jean Guillaume Letarouilly
  • Valérie Devauchelle
  • Sophie Hecquet
  • Philippe Dieudé
  • Jacques Eric Gottenberg
  • Bruno Fautrel
  • Adeline Ruyssen Witrand
  • Pierre Antoine Juge
  • Samuel Bitoun
  • Marc Scherlinger
  • Nicolas Barrau
  • Thierry Lequerre
  • Pauline Brevet
MyositisCoordinatorsAlain Meyer and Olivier Boyer

Working group members

  • Alain Meyer
  • Grégory Pugnet
  • Jérôme Avouac
  • Brigitte Bader-Meunier
  • Margherita Giannini
  • Olivier Boyer
  • Yves Allenbach
  • Laure Gallay
  • Olivier Benveniste
Systemic vasculitisCoordinatorDivi Cornec

Working group members

  • Divi Cornec
  • Grégory Pugnet
  • Noémie Jourde-Chiche
  • Estibaliz Lazaro
  • Benoit Brillant
  • Benjamin Terrier
  • Perrine Dusser
  • Pierre Jarrot
Sjögren's diseaseCoordinatorGaétane Nocturne

Working group members

  • Raphaele Seror
  • Divi Cornec
  • Noémie Gensous
  • Xavier Mariette
  • Gaétane Nocturne
  • Pierre Marie Duret
  • Baptiste Chevet
Systemic sclerosisCoordinatorsDavid Launay and Alain Lescoat

Working group members

  • Marie-Elise Truchetet
  • David Launay
  • Christian Jorgensen
  • Grégory Pugnet
  • Jérôme Avouac
  • Marc Scherlinger
  • Alain Lescoat
  • Raphael Borie
  • Mael Richard
  • Benjamin Chaigne
  • Linda Rossi
  • Thierry Martin
  • Pauline Rozier
  • Elodie Bole-Richard
  • Alexandre Maria
PaediatricsCoordinatorMaurine Jouret

Working group members

  • Alexandre Belot
  • Maurine Jouret
  • Benjamin Fournier
  • Sébastien Viel
  • Jean Sébastien Diana
  • Brigitte Bader-Meunier
  • Sarah Benezech
  • Jade Cognard
  • Adrien Schvartz
  • Rémi Duclaux-Loras
  • Marie Louise Fremont
  • Isabelle Melki
  • Marine Villard
  • Sarah Mukenyi
  • Samira Plassart
  • Alice Hadchouel
  • Mélodie Aubart
  • Linda Rossi
  • Perrine Dusser
  • Sophie Hecquet
NeuroinflammationCoordinatorDavid Laplaud

Working group members

  • Jerome De Seze
  • Nicolas Collongues
  • David Laplaud
  • Isabelle Melki
  • Mélodie Aubart
  • Bastien Joubert
  • Dimitri Psimaras
  • Pierre Ellul
  • Kumaran Deiva
  • Jean-Baptiste Noury
  • Perrine Dusser
  • Laure Michel
Inflammatory bowel diseasesCoordinatorLaurent Peyrin-Biroulet

Working group members

  • Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet
  • Rémi Duclaux-Loras
  • Anthony Buisson (to be confirmed)
  • Lucie Vitton (to be confirmed)
  • Mathurin Fumery (to be confirmed)
  • Mathieu Uzzan
Patient registryCoordinatorNot defined

Working group members

  • Raphaele Seror
  • Yves-Marie Pers
  • Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet
  • Camille Banasiak
  • Laurent Chiche
  • Alain Meyer
  • Alexis Talbot
  • Philippe Dieudé
  • Marc Scherlinger
  • Pierre Antoine Juge
  • Samuel Bitoun
  • Mélodie Aubart
  • Delphine Salle
  • Vivien Hebert
  • Charlotte Maurin
Regulatory aspects and patient pathwaysCoordinatorNot defined

Working group members

  • Oleg Curbatov
  • Camille Giverne
  • Sébastien Viel
  • Samira Plassart
  • Sarah Mukenyi
  • Mélanie Velier
  • Jean Sébastien Diana
  • Dimitri Psimaras
  • Alberto Picca
  • Thierry Martin
  • Sarah Benezech
  • Laurene Bernard
  • Samuel Bitoun
  • Laure Gallay
  • Bastien Joubert
  • Nicolas Collongues
  • Florence Sabatier
  • Charlotte Maurin
MethodologyCoordinatorNot defined

Working group members

  • Behrouz Kassai-Koupai
EngineeringCoordinatorNot defined

Working group members

  • Sarah Mukenyi
  • Jéremy Magalon
  • Jean Sébastien Diana
  • Florence Sabatier
  • Mélanie Velier
  • Alexis Talbot
  • Pierre Martineau
  • Bruno Robert
  • Laurie Menger
  • Elodie Richard Bole
  • Margherita Giannini
  • Pierre Antoine Juge
  • Philippe Dieudé
DermatologyCoordinatorNot defined

Working group members

  • Axel Villani
  • Denis Jullien
  • Cécile Lesort
  • Vivien Hebert
  • Thibault Mahevas
  • Jean-David Bouaziz
  • François Chasset
  • Delphine Staumont
  • Lucas Klepfish
Interstitial lung diseasesCoordinatorsPierre Antoine Juge and Raphael Borie

Working group members

  • Yurdagul Uzunhan
  • Vincent Cottin
  • Pierre Antoine Juge
  • Philippe Dieudé
  • Raphael Borie
  • Alain Lescoat
  • David Launay
  • Bruno Crestani
  • Alice Hadchouel
  • Baptiste Hervier
  • Makoto Miyara
  • Rémi Diestler
  • Marie Pierre Debray
  • Salim Si-Mohamed

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