ISR 2023 Autumn Meeting research prize-winners

Bernard Connor Medal

Dr Lenin Ekpotu

Title: IL-17 and scleroderma pathogenesis: What do we really know? – A case report

Young Investigator Award

Ms Serena Foo – 23A114

Title: The aggressive synovial fibroblast phenotype in Down syndrome-associated arthritis is driven by increased T-cell polyfunctionality and cytokine synergy

Best Clinical Oral

Dr Sonia Sundanum – 23A160

Title: Progression of psoriatic arthritis: A real-world 10-year prospective follow-up study

Best Scientific Oral

Dr Ben Mulhearn – 23A103

Title: Does baseline monocyte count accurately predict giant cell arteritis? Using routinely collected data to find new biomarkers of disease diagnosis

First Regular Poster

Dr Mohammed Al-Habsi – 23A110

Title: In patients with inflammatory arthritis, android/gynoid ratio is more helpful in identifying cardiovascular co-morbidities than the other total body composition measurements

Second Premier Poster

Ms Orla Tynan – 23A120

Title: RA and PsA synovial tissue single-cell analysis demonstrates differential fibroblast populations with distinct phenotype and functional capacity

Second Regular Poster

Prabhsimar Tuli – 23A105

Title: A clinical audit of adolescent patients in the Rheumatology Department in St James’s Hospital, Dublin, in relation to the transition clinic

Third Regular Poster

Dr Malaz Ahmed – 23A104

Title: Auditing our gout treat to target clinic to check our compliance with the international recommendations