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Chris Wincup
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Rheumatologist specialising in lupus based at King’s College Hospital, London 🏥 BSR, EULAR and OMERACT SLE Working Groups
“This is what you get, when you mess with us!”

Radiohead at the O2. It’s been too long!
November 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
A huge thank you to the Emirates Society for Rheumatology for the very kind invitation to speak on the subject of CAR T Cell Therapy and T Cell Inhibitory Molecules at their annual meeting today in Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 #ESR2025
November 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This weekend I had the huge honour of being invited to speak at the 25th Turkish National Rheumatology Congress in Antalya 🇹🇷

It was a pleasure to deliver two talks entitled “#SLE - Clinical Assessment and New Treatment Strategies” & “Cellular Therapies in Autoimmune Conditions” 🧬
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Thank you to Lupus UK for asking me to participate in their 35th birthday celebrations! 🥳

On a personal level, the charity supported my very first steps into lupus research, which I will always be incredibly grateful for!

Happy birthday Lupus UK! 🎂

🎥 youtu.be/F432b3u4Ju8?...
35 Years of Lupus UK
YouTube video by Lupus UK
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November 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
A wonderful day at the Scottish Society for Rheumatology meeting today! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

A real privilege to be invited to provide an update on #SLE and cellular therapies! 🧬

It’s also great to spend some time in the beautiful autumnal surroundings of Loch Lomond! 🍂🍁
November 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
🚀 Interested in cellular therapy in #SLE? Join us!

Reuben Benjamin and I are hiring a Research Associate to join our translational research team at King’s College London 🔬

Help develop next-gen CAR-T therapies for autoimmune disease 💡

👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/127305-...
Research Associate | King's College London
www.kcl.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It’s my great pleasure to be invited to speak at the Royal College of Physicians Med+ Conference in November 👨‍🏫

I’ll be speaking on managing #lupus on the medical wards 💡

Full programme and registration details here - rcpconferences.co.uk/med-plus-2025
October 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The seeing wasn’t great but was nice to have an opportunity to capture some shots of the moon as the clouds parted tonight 🔭
September 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
🌟 Fantastic visit to AstraZeneca’s Discovery Centre, Cambridge, to discuss the PERSONAL SLE study

💡From concept to reality in 2 years—thanks to amazing collaboration between academia, industry & our incredible patients!

🤝 Huge thanks to everyone involved

🧬 Exciting early data on the horizon! 🔬
September 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A great (and very rapid) trip to Birmingham this morning. It was a pleasure to be invited to speak at the National Lupus Nurse Network meeting today
September 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
After a couple of months of trying, I took advantage of last night’s new moon, and with Saturn in opposition, I was finally able to capture a decent shot from my East London rooftop 🪐
September 22, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Really interesting & important data here!

HCQ does not prevent progression from an at risk state to full classification criteria #SLE ⚡️

I suspect we need to better define molecularly who will progress. My personal feeling is adaptive immunity may be the required target 🎯

🔗 doi.org/10.1002/art....
A randomized, placebo‐controlled trial of hydroxychloroquine in incomplete lupus
Objectives Patients with features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who do not fulfill classification criteria can be designated as incomplete lupus (ILE). This condition includes individuals wi...
doi.org
September 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🧬 Really excited to be speaking at the CAR T Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Diseases in London today! 🧬

🩸Looks like a fantastic programme and very honoured to be invited to participate 🩸

💡 I’ll be speaking on research opportunities in these exciting times! 💡
September 19, 2025 at 7:34 AM
An absolute pleasure to be invited to speak at the Scandinavian Congress of Rheumatology in Malmo 🇸🇪

It was wonderful to have the opportunity to speak on “The evolution of B cell directed therapies: from monoclonal antibodies to cell-based approaches”
September 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Absolutely incredible Gorillaz show at the CopperBox Arena last night

Can’t quite believe that the gig was held at my local gym!

Side note. My first ever cassette tape was Blur - The Great Escape (aged 11 at the time) and I’ll never tire of getting to see Damon Albarn perform live
August 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🚨 Delighted to share the @eular.org recommendations for a core dataset to support clinical care research in #SLE 🚨

It was a great privilege to be involved with these recommendations, which will hopefully allow for standardisation of care & research 🔬

🔗 ard.eular.org/action/showP...
August 22, 2025 at 6:29 AM
🚨Last chance to register!🚨

Join us tomorrow night as we discuss all things cellular therapy for #SLE 🧫

Thanks to Ed Vital and The Lupus Forum for the invitation! Honoured to join this esteemed panel! 💡

🗓️ Wednesday 25th June 🗓️
🕰️ 17.00 UK / 18.00 CET 🕰️

Register here! ow.ly/6jre50VZUzS
June 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Join us tomorrow evening for the Key Advances in #Lupus webinar

I’ll be Chairing and speaking alongside the brilliant Sarah Dyball and Phil Laws!

Come and hear the latest advances on all things #SLE

📅 Monday 23rd June
⏰ 7:30pm - 8:30pm (BST)

🔗 thelimbus.co.uk/rheumatology...
WEBINAR: Key Advances in Lupus
Join Dr Chris Wincup and a panel of leading experts for a discussion on key updates in lupus over the last year, including congress highlights, guideline updates and drug approvals, with a focus on ho...
thelimbus.co.uk
June 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Always a pleasure to speak with Yuz Yusof! Thanks for the invite to join @rheumnow.bsky.social to discuss all things relating to CAR T cell therapy for #SLE 🧬

🔗 youtu.be/0eXJaz7Cg6U?...
Which CAR T Cell is Mighty?
YouTube video by RheumNow
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June 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Reflections on #EULAR2025 🇪🇸

A fantastic few days catching up with brilliant colleagues

Feeling refreshed, motivated and very inspired! 🤩

Now to get ready to go again with EULAR 2026 in London! 🏡

Very excited to welcome the rheumatology community to my home! @eular.org
June 15, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Hugely honoured to be invited to present at this exciting British Society for Immunology (@britsocimm.bsky.social) event

I’ll be presenting on “Harnessing the immune system: vaccines and immunotherapies” 🧪

📅 Thurs 19th June
💻 Online
⏰ 09.30-17.00

Registration details here 🔗 bit.ly/4itgnAk
May 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It was my absolute pleasure to sit down with the always awesome @maxkonigmd.bsky.social and Zach Roberts of Allogene to discuss all things cellular therapy for #SLE recently!

Check out our discussion here! 🧫
It was a lot of fun! 🧬

🔗 www.statnews.com/sponsor/2025...
May 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
It was an absolute pleasure to help shape the @RheumatologyUK British Society for Rheumatology Spotlight on Immunology! 🧫

A wonderful opportunity to speak with brilliant colleagues & discuss amazing science

Check out the podcast on #lupus immunology with Prof Mariele Gatto
May 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Had a blast at #BSR25!

Thanks for the invitation to speak on CAR T cell therapy in SLE! 🧬

It was also an honour to Chair sessions on
🧪 Immune senescence 🧪
🏥 Rheumatology training 🏥
👨‍🏫 The lupus poster showcase 👨‍🏫
🚨 BSR Essentials sessions 🚨

Great to catch up with so many brilliant colleagues!
May 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
It was a huge honour to work with a brilliant group of co-authors on this manuscript 📝

Happy to share our paper outlining that difficult questions should be asked! 🚨

Progress has been made but we need to focus on what genuinely improves quality of life in #SLE

🔗 rmdopen.bmj.com/content/rmdo...
March 18, 2025 at 8:44 AM