About JDCBS

Each centre has a Principle Investigator (PI), who is usually the doctor seeing the children with myositis. Other staff in the team include nurses and physiotherapists. Members of the JDCBS are involved in many research projects.

Find out more about our research projects.

Other researchers, who are not in the JDCBS can also apply for permission to use information collected in the JDCBS. All data or samples shared in this way are anonymised. New centres that are able to join this group are always welcome and interested centres should first contact the JDCBS Administrator at info@jdrg.org.uk.

The full membership of JDCBS can be found here: JDCBS acknowledgement list.pdf

The Juvenile Dermatomyositis Cohort Biomarker Study and Repository, are actively involved in several National and International collaborative networks including:

• UK MYONET

• International Myositis Assessment and Clinical Studies Group (IMACS) 

• EUROMYOSITIS

• Topic Specific Group for JDM in the UK Clinical Studies Group (MCRN/Arthritis Research UK) 

• Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organization (PRINTO)

• Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA)