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Professor [https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=JCEDW24 Jonathan Edwards] is an Emeritus Professor of Connective Tissue Medicine at University College London (UCL) in the UK. Professor Edwards was instrumental in the discovery of the use of B-cell depletion therapy ([[Rituximab]]) to treat rheumatoid arthritis.<ref>[https://www.ucl.ac.uk/impact/case-study-repository/b-cell-depletion-rheumatoid-arthritis B cell depletion: an effective therapy in rheumatoid arthritis]</ref>
Professor [https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=JCEDW24 Jonathan Edwards] is an Emeritus Professor of Connective Tissue Medicine at University College London (UCL) in the UK. Professor Edwards was instrumental in the discovery of the use of B-cell depletion therapy ([[Rituximab]]) to treat rheumatoid arthritis.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.ucl.ac.uk/impact/case-study-repository/b-cell-depletion-rheumatoid-arthritis | title = B cell depletion: an effective therapy in rheumatoid arthritis | website = ucl.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-08-30}}</ref>


==B-cell Depletion ME/CFS Research==
==B-cell depletion ME/CFS research==
Professor Edwards became interested in the possible use of [[Rituximab]] to treat [[ME/CFS]] after attending the [[Invest in ME International ME Conference]] in May 2013 and subsequently agreed to advise on and lead the effort.<ref>[http://www.ukrituximabtrial.org/Rituximab%20news-July13%2001.htm UK rituximab Trial - Statements By Professor Jonathan Edwards and Invest in ME - July 2013]</ref>
Professor Edwards became interested in the possible use of [[Rituximab]] to treat [[ME/CFS]] after attending the [[Invest in ME International ME Conference]] in May 2013 and subsequently agreed to advise on and lead the effort.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://forums.phoenixrising.me/threads/interview-professor-jonathan-edwards-on-the-uk-rituximab-trial.25070/ | title = Interview: Professor Jonathan Edwards on the UK Rituximab trial | website = Phoenix Rising ME / CFS Forums|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-04}}</ref>


==Phoenix Rising==
==Committees and boards==
Professor Edwards is on the board of directors of the online patient community [[Phoenix Rising]].<ref>[http://phoenixrising.me/archives/26017 Phoenix Rising Adds Two New Board Members]</ref> He is active in its online forums.<ref>[http://forums.phoenixrising.me/index.php?members/jonathan-edwards.11588/ Jonathan Edwards]</ref>
===Phoenix Rising===
Professor Edwards once served on the board of directors of the online patient community [[Phoenix Rising]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://phoenixrising.me/archives/26017 | title = Phoenix Rising Adds Two New Board Members | last = | first = | date = Oct 6, 2014|work=Phoenix Rising|access-date=2018-08-30|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|language=en-US}}</ref>  


==Science for ME==
===Science for ME===
Professor Edwards is currently active on the [[Science for ME]] forum <ref>[https://www.s4me.info/index.php?members/jonathan-edwards.25/ Science for ME profile page for Professor Edwards]</ref>
Professor Edwards is currently active on the [[Science for ME]] forum. <ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.s4me.info/index.php?members/jonathan-edwards.25/ | title = Science for ME Profile Page | last = Edwards | first = Jonathan | date = |website=s4me.info|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=}}</ref>  


==Open Letter to ''The Lancet''==  
== Advocacy ==
Two [[open letter to the Lancet | open letters to the editor of ''The Lancet'']] urged the editor to commission a fully independent review of the [[PACE]] trial, which the journal had published in 2011. The first, written in 2015, was sign by Dr. Edwards and 5 of his colleagues. In 2016, thirty-six additional colleagues in the [[ME/CFS]] field, signed the second letter.
*13 November 2015, [http://www.virology.ws/2015/11/13/an-open-letter-to-dr-richard-horton-and-the-lancet/ An open letter to Dr. Richard Horton and The Lancet]
*10 February 2016, [http://www.virology.ws/2016/02/10/open-letter-lancet-again/ An open letter to The Lancet, again - Virology blog]


==Publications Related to ME/CFS==
=== '''Letter to Scottish Parliament''' ===
*2017, [http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1359105317700886 PACE team response shows a disregard for the principles of science] in ''Journal of Health Psychology''
Emma Shorter on behalf of ME Action called on the Scottish Parliament to review the level of support for people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) in Scotland <ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.parliament.scot/GettingInvolved/Petitions/PE01690 | title = PE01690: Review treatment of people with ME in Scotland | date = 2020-07-01 | website = parliament.scot|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>. Dr Edwards wrote a letter which was submitted as evidence <ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.parliament.scot/S5_PublicPetitionsCommittee/Submissions%202018/PE1690_F.pdf | title=PE01690_F:Professor Jonathan CW Edwards submission | date = 2020-07-01 | website = parliament.scot|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>.
*2016, [http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21641846.2016.1160598 The biological challenge of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: a solvable problem, Editorial by Jonathan C.W. Edwards, Simon McGrath, Adrian Baldwin, Mark Livingstone & Andrew Kewley]<ref>Edwards, J.C.W., McGarth, S., Baldwin, A., Livingstone, M., Kewley, A. (2016). The biological challenge of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: a solvable problem. ''Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior 4'' (2):63-69. doi: 10.1080/21641846.2016.1160598</ref>


==Talks & Interviews==
===Open Letters to ''The Lancet''===
*30 May 2014, Keynote Speaker at the 9th [[Invest in ME International ME Conference]] - [http://www.investinme.eu/IIMEC9.shtml#dvd DVD available]
In response to ''The Lancet''<nowiki/>'s publication of the controversial [[PACE trial]] in 2011, three [[open letter to the Lancet|open letters to the editor of ''The Lancet'']] urged the [[Richard Horton|editor, Richard Horton,]] to commission a fully independent review of the [[PACE trial]]. Dr. Edwards signed all three. The first, written in 2015, was signed by Dr. Edwards and five of his colleagues. In 2016, thirty-six additional colleagues in the [[ME/CFS]] field, signed the second letter. In 2018, a resubmitted letter had over one hundred signatories.
*3 Sept 2013, [http://phoenixrising.me/archives/18701 Interview: Professor Jonathan Edwards on the UK Rituximab trial]
*Nov 13, 2015, [http://www.virology.ws/2015/11/13/an-open-letter-to-dr-richard-horton-and-the-lancet/ An open letter to Dr. Richard Horton and The Lancet]<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.virology.ws/2015/11/13/an-open-letter-to-dr-richard-horton-and-the-lancet/ | title = An open letter to Dr. Richard Horton and The Lancet | last = Tuller | first = David | date = Nov 13, 2015 | website = Virology Blog|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=}}</ref>
*Feb 10, 2016, [http://www.virology.ws/2016/02/10/open-letter-lancet-again/ An open letter to The Lancet, again - Virology blog]<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.virology.ws/2016/02/10/open-letter-lancet-again/ | title = An open letter to The Lancet, again | last = Tuller | first = David | date = Feb 10, 2016 | website = Virology Blog|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=}}</ref>
*Jul 9, 2018, [http://www.virology.ws/2018/07/10/trial-by-error-yet-another-appeal-to-the-lancet-with-more-on-board/ Yet Another Appeal to The Lancet, With More On Board]<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.virology.ws/2018/07/10/trial-by-error-yet-another-appeal-to-the-lancet-with-more-on-board/ | title = Trial By Error: Yet Another Appeal to The Lancet, With More On Board | last = Tuller | first = David | date = Jul 10, 2018 | website = Virology Blog|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=}}</ref>


==See Also==
==Publications related to ME/CFS==
*2016, The biological challenge of [[ME/CFS|myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome]]: a solvable problem, Editorial by Jonathan C.W. Edwards, [[Simon McGrath]], Adrian Baldwin, Mark Livingstone & Andrew Kewley<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Edwards | first = Jonathan C.W. | authorlink = Jonathan Edwards | last2 = McGrath | first2 = Simon | authorlink2 = Simon McGrath | last3 = Baldwin | first3 = Adrian | authorlink3 = | last4 = Livingstone | first4 = Mark | authorlink4 = | last5 = Kewley | first5 = Andrew | authorlink5 = | date = 2016-04-02 | title = The biological challenge of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: a solvable problem | url = http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21641846.2016.1160598|journal = Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior |language=en|volume=4|issue=2 | pages = 63–69|doi=10.1080/21641846.2016.1160598|issn=2164-1846|pmc=4867862|pmid=27226928|access-date=|quote=|via=}}</ref> - [http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21641846.2016.1160598 (Full Text)]
*2017, [[PACE Trial Management Group|PACE team]] response shows a disregard for the principles of science in ''Journal of Health Psychology''<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1359105317700886 | title = PACE team response shows a disregard for the principles of science | last = Edwards | first = Jonathan Edwards | date = Mar 28, 2017 | website = journals.sage.pub|publisher=Journal of Health Psychology|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=}}</ref> - [http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1359105317700886 (Full Text)]
 
==Talks and interviews==
* Sep 3, 2013, [http://phoenixrising.me/archives/18701 Interview: Professor Jonathan Edwards on the UK Rituximab trial]<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://phoenixrising.me/archives/18701 | title = Interview: Professor Jonathan Edwards on the UK Rituximab trial | last = | first = | date = Sep 3, 2013 | website = |publisher=Phoenix Rising|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=}}</ref>
 
*May 30, 2014, Keynote Speaker at the 9th [[Invest in ME International ME Conference]] - [http://www.investinme.org/IIMEC9.shtml#dvd DVD available]<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.investinme.org/IIMEC9.shtml#dvd | title = IIMEC9 Conference DVD | last = | first = | date = |website=IIMEC9|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=}}</ref>
*Dec 02, 2019 - [https://www.virology.ws/2019/12/02/trial-by-error-professor-jonathan-edwards-view-of-me/ Trial By Error: Professor Jonathan Edwards’ View of ME]
 
==See also==
*[[Jo Cambridge]]
*[[Jo Cambridge]]
*[[Intimidation of PACE critics]]
*[[Invest in ME]]
*[[Rituximab]]
*[[Rituximab]]
*[[Invest in ME]]


== Learn more ==
* Jul 20, 2018, [https://www.meassociation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Dear-Professor-Watt-Jo-Edwards-MRC-PACE-Trial-July-2018.pdf Letter to Professor Fiona Watt]<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.meassociation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Dear-Professor-Watt-Jo-Edwards-MRC-PACE-Trial-July-2018.pdf | title=Letter to Professor Watt | last = Edwards | first = Jonathan | date = Jul 20, 2018 | website = meassociation.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=}}</ref>
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:37, April 2, 2023

Source: phoenixrising.me

Professor Jonathan Edwards is an Emeritus Professor of Connective Tissue Medicine at University College London (UCL) in the UK. Professor Edwards was instrumental in the discovery of the use of B-cell depletion therapy (Rituximab) to treat rheumatoid arthritis.[1]

B-cell depletion ME/CFS research[edit | edit source]

Professor Edwards became interested in the possible use of Rituximab to treat ME/CFS after attending the Invest in ME International ME Conference in May 2013 and subsequently agreed to advise on and lead the effort.[2]

Committees and boards[edit | edit source]

Phoenix Rising[edit | edit source]

Professor Edwards once served on the board of directors of the online patient community Phoenix Rising.[3]

Science for ME[edit | edit source]

Professor Edwards is currently active on the Science for ME forum. [4]

Advocacy[edit | edit source]

Letter to Scottish Parliament[edit | edit source]

Emma Shorter on behalf of ME Action called on the Scottish Parliament to review the level of support for people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) in Scotland [5]. Dr Edwards wrote a letter which was submitted as evidence [6].

Open Letters to The Lancet[edit | edit source]

In response to The Lancet's publication of the controversial PACE trial in 2011, three open letters to the editor of The Lancet urged the editor, Richard Horton, to commission a fully independent review of the PACE trial. Dr. Edwards signed all three. The first, written in 2015, was signed by Dr. Edwards and five of his colleagues. In 2016, thirty-six additional colleagues in the ME/CFS field, signed the second letter. In 2018, a resubmitted letter had over one hundred signatories.

Publications related to ME/CFS[edit | edit source]

Talks and interviews[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

Learn more[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "B cell depletion: an effective therapy in rheumatoid arthritis". ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  2. "Interview: Professor Jonathan Edwards on the UK Rituximab trial". Phoenix Rising ME / CFS Forums. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  3. "Phoenix Rising Adds Two New Board Members". Phoenix Rising. October 6, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  4. Edwards, Jonathan. "Science for ME Profile Page". s4me.info.
  5. "PE01690: Review treatment of people with ME in Scotland". parliament.scot. July 1, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  6. "PE01690_F:Professor Jonathan CW Edwards submission" (PDF). parliament.scot. July 1, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  7. Tuller, David (November 13, 2015). "An open letter to Dr. Richard Horton and The Lancet". Virology Blog.
  8. Tuller, David (February 10, 2016). "An open letter to The Lancet, again". Virology Blog.
  9. Tuller, David (July 10, 2018). "Trial By Error: Yet Another Appeal to The Lancet, With More On Board". Virology Blog.
  10. Edwards, Jonathan C.W.; McGrath, Simon; Baldwin, Adrian; Livingstone, Mark; Kewley, Andrew (April 2, 2016). "The biological challenge of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: a solvable problem". Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior. 4 (2): 63–69. doi:10.1080/21641846.2016.1160598. ISSN 2164-1846. PMC 4867862. PMID 27226928.
  11. Edwards, Jonathan Edwards (March 28, 2017). "PACE team response shows a disregard for the principles of science". journals.sage.pub. Journal of Health Psychology.
  12. "Interview: Professor Jonathan Edwards on the UK Rituximab trial". Phoenix Rising. September 3, 2013.
  13. "IIMEC9 Conference DVD". IIMEC9.
  14. Edwards, Jonathan (July 20, 2018). "Letter to Professor Watt" (PDF). meassociation.com.