Jane Salmon
Professor
Rheumatology
Hospital for Special Surgery - New York City
Interests: Biomarkers, Heart, Immune-Mediated Disease, Inflammation, Innate Immunity, Lupus, Pregnancy, Structural Biology, Thrombosis
The goal of Dr. Salmon’s research is to identify predictors and determinants of disease phenotype in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and related diseases, and to thereby identify targets for therapy. In SLE and other autoimmune diseases, autoantibodies and immune complexes initiate inflammation and organ damage through receptors for IgG and complement activation products. The laboratory investigates downstream mediators and effector mechanisms of tissue injury. Their basic, translational and clinical studies have led to a paradigm shift in the understanding of mechanisms of pregnancy loss, cardiovascular disease and nephritis in patients with SLE.