6:00 - 7:00 pm
Reception to follow
415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA
Rheumatoid arthritis arises from an immune system that's turned against its host. But it also provides an opportunity to peer into the inner workings of the genome and see how tiny changes to our DNA can have an outsized impact on how our cells and tissues work. Join rheumatologist and computational biologist Soumya Raychaudhuri as he describes how the genetics of autoimmunity and arthritis risk are helping scientists connect the dots between genetic variation, gene function, and disease — and what that means for rheumatoid arthritis patients now and in the future.
This lecture is presented in memory of Eliana Hechter and is supported by the Eliana Hechter Memorial Fund.
Speaker
Soumya Raychaudhuri
Soumya Raychaudhuri is an institute member at the Broad, director of the Center for Data Sciences and JS Coblyn MB Brenner Distinguished Chair in Rheumatology/Immunology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and a professor of medicine and biomedical informatics at Harvard Medical School. He uses genetics, genomics, and human immunology to understand the basis of immune-mediated diseases — in particular tuberculosis, type I diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis — and is one of the leaders of the International Genetics of Rheumatoid Arthritis Consortium.
The Broad Discovery Series brings researchers to the stage to discuss and answer questions about some of the most pressing topics in science and medicine today. Held in-person and virtually at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, these free public events explore the genetic and biological roots of human health and disease, the mechanisms that govern how our cells and bodies function, new technologies that are changing what's possible in science, and the progress being made to translate these findings into treatments for common and rare diseases.
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