Linda Hiraki, MD, FRCPC, ScD

The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, ON, Canada

Dr. Linda Hiraki is a Clinician-Scientist in the Division of Rheumatology and Scientist in Genetics & Genome Biology Program at SickKids Research Institute. Hiraki is coordinating a large, international cohort of systemic lupus erythematosus patients followed prospectively over years of disease to understand the genetics of lupus, its many manifestations, the disease course, and related outcomes. She is also leading studies to identify rare genetic changes leading to systemic inflammatory diseases, as well as Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus (NLE) studies. Hiraki holds a Canada Research Chair in Genetics of Rare Systemic Inflammatory Diseases.

Presentation(s):

• 12S116: Under Pressure: Updates in Lupus Nephritis

  Sunday, November 12, 2023
  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PT

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

• 0560: Genetic Determinants of Lupus Nephritis and Kidney Function in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

  Sunday, November 12, 2023
  9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

• 2318: The Association Between Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Polygenic Risk Scores with Lumbar Spine BMD Z-score: A Retrospective Cohort Study

  Tuesday, November 14, 2023
  9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose