EATC 4 Children

Congrats to our PhD student Hannah, who won runner-up for best early-career talk at the BSPR in Liverpool!

She shared our work on a rare kidney disease in children (IgA vasculitis) and why we need more research to close the gap between adult & children’s kidney care.👩‍🔬

#BSPR2025 #KidneyResearch

Have localised scleroderma (morphea) and aged 18+?
We want your input! 💬 Join our online workshop to help design a clinical trial that truly reflects patient needs.

🗓️ Tuesday 12th August
🕕 6–7pm (1 hour)
📍 Online

👉 Register now: t.co/TyTQoxTfQT

As part of IgAV research project with #eatc4children's Dr. Louise Oni at @alderhey.nhs.uk, our PhD student, Hannah Ging, presented her findings in "Bottom-up Plasma and Urine Proteomics in Paediatric IgAV(N) Patients" at #BSPR in
@livunihls.bsky.social last week.

Well done, Hannah! #Research

Have localised scleroderma (morphea) and aged 18+?
We want your input! 💬 Join our online workshop to help design a clinical trial that truly reflects patient needs.

🗓️ Tuesday 12th August
🕕 6–7pm (1 hour)
📍 Online

👉 Register now: t.co/TyTQoxTfQT

Thrilled to share of paper acceptance in Journal of Autoimmunity! "Common TLR7 variants define risk & phenotypes in juvenile-onset SLE"

Genetics meets clinical insight in autoimmunity.

Lead author: #EATC's Francesca Sposito
#jSLE #Genetics #Immunology #AcademicTwitter @livuni-ilcams.bsky.social

🎉Big congratulations to EATC4Children's Dr. Eve Smith on winning the #EULAR2025 Abstract Award-FOREUM: Clinical Science for her outstanding work in childhood-onset lupus (#cSLE).
This recognition highlights the global impact of the science coming out of #EATC4C! 👏 #lupus @livuni-ilcams.bsky.social

Our esteemed colleague, Prof. Christian Hedrich, attended the #ECTS Congress in Innsbruck last week.

ECTS Congress is the annual meeting of the European Calcified Tissue Society, the place where the best of scientific research and clinical practice meet. #Science #industry

Last chance! Happening tomorrow at Liverpool Central Library. Details are in the flyer! #scleroderma #EATC

@livuni-ilcams.bsky.social

On #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay, EATC4Children and our Patient Public Information and Engagement team had an extremely successful day @alderhey.nhs.uk talking with families and doing hands-on DNA extraction using strawberries! #ResearchMatters #EATC @livhp.bsky.social @livuni-ilcams.bsky.social

Tuesday, 20th May is #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay and
EATC4Childen are holding a stall as part of the
@alderhey.nhs.uk Children's Hospital celebration event.

Drop by (at the Atrium of the hospital) and meet our lab team as we celebrate this amazing work 📷

#ICTD2025 #Research #EATC4Children

Are you a young person or family member affected by Localised Scleroderma (Morphea)?

Join our workshop to:
✨ Share what matters
📷 Learn about research
🧪 Help design a clinical trial

Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

@alderhey.nhs.uk

More details:

Big congratulations to Eman AlQahtani, who passed her DDSc viva in Paediatric Dentistry!

Her research explored the impact of #Behçet’sSyndrome on children's quality of life — a brilliant achievement supported by EATC'S team and partners at the @livuni-ilcams.bsky.social and @alderhey.nhs.uk

EATC4Children's academic meeting met with @alderhey.nhs.uk Clinical Psychologists who specialise in eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. They work with YP who've had traumatic experiences related to their rheumatology condition. #EMDR #insight @livuni-ilcams.bsky.social

Thank you @livuni-ilcams.bsky.social at the @livunihls.bsky.social for this blog post on our Showcase Event! We see and thank all of our charity partners for a successful day @alderhey.nhs.uk in March!

We would love to hear from you! A reminder to submit your feedback from attending EATC4Children's Showcase Event in March:

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

YouTube video by Mistermunro Animation & Illustration EATC4C live

Here's Showcase Event #LiveAnimation full animation! Thank you ever so much to @mistermunro.bsky.social and his team for the colossal efforts! I'm in awe of how you encapsulated our event on Saturday! @alderhey.nhs.uk youtu.be/NJZ7cRfd0xQ

A snapshot of a #liveanimation from Saturday's #Showcase event @alderhey.nhs.uk🎉

An inspiring and impactful day! 💙 From young people sharing their research journeys to charity partnerships – it has truly showcased the power of collaboration.

Thank you @mistermunro.bsky.social for your creativity!

T-1 Day! The EATC4Children Showcase Event is almost here! We’ll be bringing together young people and charities to highlight the latest in paediatric research.

Stay tuned for live updates from the event! Who’s excited? 🙌

#EATC4Children #Countdown #PaediatricResearch #StrongerTogether

Happening on Saturday! See you there!

Validation of childhood lupus specific targets: ensuring accurate assessment of disease control in younger, lighter paediatric patients - PubMed This study validates novel paediatric-specific targets, demonstrating that achieving cLLDAS, cCR, and cCR-0 reduce risks of new damage and severe flare, which is comparable to aSLE targets. Using cSLE...

#IWD2025 Dr. @evesmithauthor.bsky.social and Chandni Sarker's new study improves lupus care for children by validating paediatric-specific treatment targets. This helps prevent misclassified diagnoses.

Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39913509/

#WomenInSTEM #LupusResearch #PaediatricCare

Are you aged 11-18 and have a rheumatic condition? The very first Versus Arthritis Liverpool event is officially open for bookings!

The cooking event held at a community hall in Kensington will take place on Sunday 16th of March 11:15-12:45pm. See below!

#pizza #liverpool #rheumatology #arthritis

Head on over to give us a follow on our BlueSky account, to find live updates on the activities planned for our #Showcase event!

bsky.app/profile/eatc...

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is today!

To the brilliant female scientists at EATC4C, your work inspires future generations, and transforms lives. Keep pushing boundaries, breaking barriers, and shaping a better world—one discovery at a time!

#WomenInScience

Exciting News!

Our brilliant Masters & PhD researchers— @mariastarczewska.bsky.social, Alex, and Tas— are presenting their latest lab findings from EATC on the impact of micro & nano plastics on the kidney at the BAPN Conference tomorrow. Good luck! #Microplastics #BAPN2025
@louiseoni.bsky.social

Event alert! Join us for our Showcase Event at the Institute in the Park, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital on the 22nd March 2025!

9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Details below!

#EATCShowcase #PaediatricResearch #MakingADifference #JoinUs
@alderhey.nhs.uk

@livunihls.bsky.social

@livuniresearch.bsky.social

Amongst friends for lunch and an information sharing discussion today, thanks so much to #LUPUSUK for braving this chilly weather to join us in the #instituteinthepark #alderhey

We hope you enjoyed it!
#bettertogether #partnership #lupus #childhoodillness #lunch #eatc4children

Wishing our EATC colleague Joe Brown a very happy graduation day today! Congratulations on your PhD, Joe!

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EATC 4 Children's new logo coming soon! We are
#rebranding

#experimentalarthritis #charity

#new

#letsdothis

#children

#youngpeople

#EATC