!!Dimitrios Boumpas - Biography
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Dimitrios T. Boumpas, graduated from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina Greece in 1983. \\
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Following a fellowship in Molecular Immunology at National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda MD, he trained in Internal Medicine at Georgetown University, Washington DC and in Rheumatology-Clinical Immunology at  ARB, NIAMS, NIH. Upon the completion of his training, he was appointed an Investigator at ARB, NIAMS, NIH where he served as Deputy and Acting Clinical Director. \\
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In 1999   he repatriated to the University of Crete to lead the Departments of Rheumatology, Clinical immunology and Allergy, and Internal Medicine. While in Crete, Professor Boumpas  Directed  the Graduate Program on the Molecular Basis of Human Diseases. In 2012 he joined the Medical School, University of Athens where he currently serves as the  Chairman of the Fourth Department of Medicine at the “Attikon” University Hospital.  He is also an Affiliated Member of the Institute for Biomedical Research of the Academy of Athens \\
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Dr Boumpas primary clinical and research interests are in the areas of human autoimmunity with emphasis on systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and inflammatory arthritis. His work on the treatment of lupus nephritis has shaped immunosuppressive therapy for autoimmune rheumatic diseases internationally. He is also a leader in the transcriptomic analysis in human systemic autoimmunity. He has published over 300 peer-reviewed scientific papers and books chapters with over 13.641 citations (h-index = 61) . His research was funded by both National (ΕΠΕΑΕΚ ΙΙ, Πυθαγόρας Ι, ΙΙ, Ηράκλειτος, Θαλής, Αριστεία) και European Union research funds (ΑUTOCURE FP-6; BTCURE, IMI, HORIZON 2020, ERC Advanced Grants).\\
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Dr. Boumpas is the past Chair of the Training and Education Committee for the European League against Rheumatism and Chair of European Task force on SLE that develops guidelines for the management and coordinates clinical trials and research on SLE. Vice Chair ERC Synergy grants. He is Associate Editor of Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (IF 12.8). He is past-Chair of the European Research Council Panel for Advanced Grants on Diagnostics Tools), Therapies and Public Health (LS-7) and has served on the EU ESRFI Committee for Translational Research Infrastructures.\\ \\