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Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lung Disease, and Women’s Health Research

The Research Program of Dr. Kristen Demoruelle, MD, PhD

Our Science

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The Lung

in Pre-RA

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Neutrophil Extracellular Traps

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Interstitial

Lung Disease

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Women's

Health

Services
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We are a research lab in the University of Colorado Division of Rheumatology dedicated to understanding what causes rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and autoimmune interstitial lung disease (ILD). 

News and Achievements

  • July 2023 – Dr. Daniele Marcy and Dr. Roshale Fernando join the team as post-doctoral trainees. Welcome!

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  • April 2023 – Dr. Demoruelle was invited to give a talk on “Scleroderma-associated ILD and Pulmonary Rehab” at the Denver Scleroderma Education Day @ UC Health.

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  • March 2023 – Our work finding anti-PAD4 antibodies are associated with less severe disease in patients with RA-ILD was published in the American Journal of Medical Sciences.

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  • February 2023 – Dr. Demoruelle presented her work on “The Lung and NETosis in the Development of RA” at the University of Michigan Rheumatology Grand Rounds.

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  • November 2022 – Dr. Daniele Marcy presented her work on RA-associated autoantibodies in the female genital tract in women with and without RA at the 2022 American College of Rheumatology Convergence Meeting.

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Our Team

Support Our Work

With help from our donors, we can continue our innovative research program, with the goal of improving the lives of patients with RA and ILD.

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Join Us

We have several ongoing observational research studies.

Find out if you qualify to participate.

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or contact us at SlayRA@cuanschutz.edu 

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