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[[File:Jonathan Edwards.png|thumb|Source: phoenixrising.me]] 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== 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> ==Committees and boards== ===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=== 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> == Advocacy == === '''Letter to Scottish Parliament''' === 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>. ===Open Letters to ''The Lancet''=== 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. *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> ==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]] *[[Intimidation of PACE critics]] *[[Invest in ME]] *[[Rituximab]] == 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== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Researchers]] [[Category:UK researchers]] [[Category:Psychological paradigm critics]] [[Category:PACE trial critics]]
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