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==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.
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==
==Committees and boards==
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==Publications related to ME/CFS==
==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>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> [http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21641846.2016.1160598 (Full Text)]
*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.|author-link=Jonathan Edwards|last2=McGrath|first2=Simon|author-link2=Simon McGrath|last3=Baldwin|first3=Adrian|author-link3=|last4=Livingstone|first4=Mark|author-link4=|last5=Kewley|first5=Andrew|author-link5=|last6=|first6=|author-link6=|last7=|first7=|last8=|first8=|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=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> [http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1359105317700886 (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=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> - [http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1359105317700886 (Full Text)]


==Talks and interviews==
==Talks and interviews==
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*May 30, 2014, Keynote Speaker at the 9th [[Invest in ME International ME Conference]] - [http://www.investinme.eu/IIMEC9.shtml#dvd DVD available]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.investinme.eu/IIMEC9.shtml#dvd|title=IIMEC9 Conference DVD|last=|first=|date=|website=IIMEC9|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>
*May 30, 2014, Keynote Speaker at the 9th [[Invest in ME International ME Conference]] - [http://www.investinme.eu/IIMEC9.shtml#dvd DVD available]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.investinme.eu/IIMEC9.shtml#dvd|title=IIMEC9 Conference DVD|last=|first=|date=|website=IIMEC9|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>
== 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=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Rituximab]]
*[[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=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 01:48, December 4, 2019

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]

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". www.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. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. Edwards, Jonathan. "Science for ME Profile Page". s4me.info. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. Tuller, David (November 13, 2015). "An open letter to Dr. Richard Horton and The Lancet". Virology Blog. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. Tuller, David (February 10, 2016). "An open letter to The Lancet, again". Virology Blog. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. Tuller, David (July 10, 2018). "Trial By Error: Yet Another Appeal to The Lancet, With More On Board". Virology Blog. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  8. 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.
  9. Edwards, Jonathan Edwards (March 28, 2017). "PACE team response shows a disregard for the principles of science". journals.sage.pub. Journal of Health Psychology. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  10. "Interview: Professor Jonathan Edwards on the UK Rituximab trial". Phoenix Rising. September 3, 2013. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  11. "IIMEC9 Conference DVD". IIMEC9. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  12. Edwards, Jonathan (July 20, 2018). "Letter to Professor Watt" (PDF). meassociation.com. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)