Congratulations to Dr Meredyth Wilkinson for being awarded a very prestigious five-year Career Development Fellowship from Versus Arthritis!
Her previous work identified potential drugs including anti-oxidants to stop the inflammation in juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). In her fellowship she will investigate whether the drugs they have identified can improve inflammation using a 3D-mini-muscle model from JDM patient muscle.
“I am extremely grateful to receive this prestigious fellowship giving me the fantastic opportunity to continue my research into understanding the causes of inflammation in juvenile dermatomyositis and identifying new treatments. I would like to say a huge thank you to the Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology for their support throughout my academic career at UCL, but especially to the Centre Director Professor Lucy Wedderburn who has given me unlimited help, time, encouragement and advice.”
