Dr. Joyce Rauch

Biography

Joyce Ellen Rauch is an Associate Member at the Microbiology and Immunology Department at McGill University. Her research focuses on understanding the induction and pathogenesis of autoantibodies in autoimmune diseases, specifically systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and anti-phospholipid syndrome (APS). She investigates how the presence of anti-phospholipid antibodies (aPL) correlates with clinical events such as thrombosis in patients with SLE. Dr. Rauch hypothesizes that aPL alone may be insufficient to trigger thrombotic events and that there may be a need for concomitant triggers from the innate immune system. Her research includes both in vitro and in vivo models to study the role of the innate immune system in the disease mechanisms of APS and SLE. Collaboration with other researchers and the use of clinical specimens are vital components of her laboratory studies.

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