Jonathan Edwards
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.
- Nov 13, 2015, An open letter to Dr. Richard Horton and The Lancet[7]
- Feb 10, 2016, An open letter to The Lancet, again - Virology blog[8]
- Jul 9, 2018, Yet Another Appeal to The Lancet, With More On Board[9]
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- 2016, 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[10] - (Full Text)
- 2017, PACE team response shows a disregard for the principles of science in Journal of Health Psychology[11] - (Full Text)
- 2024, Management of Nutritional Failure in People with Severe ME/CFS: Reviw of the Case for Supplementing NICE Guideline NG206 - (Full Text)
Talks and interviews[edit | edit source]
- May 30, 2014, Keynote Speaker at the 9th Invest in ME International ME Conference - DVD available[13]
- Dec 02, 2019 - Trial By Error: Professor Jonathan Edwards’ View of ME
See also[edit | edit source]
Learn more[edit | edit source]
- Jul 20, 2018, Letter to Professor Fiona Watt[14]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "B cell depletion: an effective therapy in rheumatoid arthritis". ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ↑ "Interview: Professor Jonathan Edwards on the UK Rituximab trial". Phoenix Rising ME / CFS Forums. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ↑ "Phoenix Rising Adds Two New Board Members". Phoenix Rising. October 6, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ↑ Edwards, Jonathan. "Science for ME Profile Page". s4me.info.
- ↑ "PE01690: Review treatment of people with ME in Scotland". parliament.scot. July 1, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ↑ "PE01690_F:Professor Jonathan CW Edwards submission" (PDF). parliament.scot. July 1, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ↑ Tuller, David (November 13, 2015). "An open letter to Dr. Richard Horton and The Lancet". Virology Blog.
- ↑ Tuller, David (February 10, 2016). "An open letter to The Lancet, again". Virology Blog.
- ↑ Tuller, David (July 10, 2018). "Trial By Error: Yet Another Appeal to The Lancet, With More On Board". Virology Blog.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Edwards, Jonathan Edwards (March 28, 2017). "PACE team response shows a disregard for the principles of science". journals.sage.pub. Journal of Health Psychology.
- ↑ "Interview: Professor Jonathan Edwards on the UK Rituximab trial". Phoenix Rising. September 3, 2013.
- ↑ "IIMEC9 Conference DVD". IIMEC9.
- ↑ Edwards, Jonathan (July 20, 2018). "Letter to Professor Watt" (PDF). meassociation.com.
