EULAR 2026 | ABSTRACT AWARDS
EULAR bestows Abstract Awards to the presenting authors of abstracts submitted to the EULAR Annual European Congress. Winners are selected by the EULAR Scientific Programme Committee based on the quality of the abstracts' scientific content. The award ceremony takes place at the EULAR Annual European Congress' Opening plenary session.
Basic and Translational Science
EULAR will present 6 Abstract Awards to the presenting authors of basic science abstracts that are submitted to the EULAR Congress. Winners are selected by the EULAR Scientific Programme Committee based on the quality of the abstracts' scientific content.
No special application is required for this award.
Clinical Research
EULAR will present 6 Abstract Awards will be awarded to the presenting authors of clinical research abstracts that are submitted to the EULAR Congress. Winners are selected by the EULAR Scientific Programme Committee based on the quality of the abstracts' scientific content.
No special application is required for this award.
Health Professionals in Rheumatology (HPR)
EULAR grants 3 Abstract Awards for submitted abstracts by Health Professionals as presenting authors. Winners are selected by the EULAR Scientific Programme Committee based on the quality of the abstracts' content.
No special application is required for this award.
Patient Perspective (PARE)
One award is given to the highest scored abstract submitted in the PARE category by a PARE representative or a patient.
No special application is required for this award.
Undergraduate Award
Undergraduates are medical students that performed the studies during their medical education or training; they have not yet qualified as a physician and are in general below the age of 25 years. EULAR will present 3 Abstract Awards to the presenting authors of the highest scored abstracts in basic science or clinical abstracts that are submitted to the EULAR Congress. Winners are selected by the EULAR Scientific Programme Committee based on the quality of the abstracts' scientific content.
Please note: PhD students do not qualify. "Undergraduate" means being still in medical school and not having passed the final medical school examination yet.
ABSTRACT WINNERS 2025
- Dr. Jason Turner, United Kingdom
OP0001 Comparative analysis of synovial tissue topography by single cell transcriptomics and spatial transcriptomics reveals discrete and overlapping disease pathways driving checkpoint inhibitor-induced and spontaneous inflammatory arthritis.
Abstract archive - Dr. Antonio Julià, Spain
OP0260 DoCTIS: A single cell RNA-Seq atlas of drug response to targeted therapies.
Abstract archive - Dr. Miriam Ruiz-Ponce, Spain
POS0229 Systemic and Tissue-Specific Molecular Profiling of Apremilast in Hepatic Steatosis: A Potential Therapeutic for MASLD in PsA.
Abstract archive - Dr. Alexandra Khmelevskaya, Switzerland
OP0230 Synovial fibroblasts, macrophages and dendritic cells form an inflammatory niche in rheumatoid arthritis, but not in psoriatic arthritis synovium.
Abstract archive - Dr. Chrissy Bolton, United Kingdom
OP0252 A multimodal dissection of spatial tissue niches associated with severity in childhood arthritis.
Abstract archive - Dr. Porntip Intapiboon, United Kingdom
OP0265 Proteomic analysis identifies novel biomarkers for the development of clinical autoimmunity in ANA-positive at-risk individuals.
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- Dr. Devis Benfaremo, Italy
OP0085 Outcomes of upfront combination vs monotherapy with rituximab or mycophenolate mofetil for systemic sclerosis interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD): results from an EUSTAR cohort study.
Abstract archive - Dr. Axel Svedom, Sweden
OP0178 Predicting Psoriatic Arthritis in New-Onset Psoriasis: Results from an Inception Cohort Study
Abstract archive - Dr. Edoardo Cipolletta, United Kingdom
OP0005 Cardiovascular outcomes of treat-to-target versus fire-and-forget urate-lowering treatment in gout: emulated target trial studies using linked English and Swedish primary care, hospitalisation and mortality data.
Abstract archive - Dr. John Tesser, United States
OP0190 Neuroimmune Modulation for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Adults with Inadequate Response or Intolerance to Biological or Targeted Synthetic DMARDs: Results at 12 and 24 weeks from a Randomized, Sham-Controlled, Double-Blind Study (RESET-RA Study).
Abstract archive - Dr. Mia Rodziewicz, United Kingdom
POS0318 Machine learning identifies distinct trajectories of clinical response to rituximab therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus and offers a more meaningful assessment than conventional landmark analysis.
Abstract archive - Dr. Maria Saurez-Almazor, UInited States
OP0068 Survival in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and early-stage melanoma treated with methotrexate or tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors.
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- Ms. Nele Caeyers, Belgium
OP0123-PARE How can we help?: Introduction maps for people with a recent RMD diagnosis
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- Mr. Barath Ramanathan, Canada
OP0137 Immune Infiltrate Profiling in B Cell-Enriched Autoimmune Myopathies.
Abstract archive - Mr. Ziyi Chen, China
OP0369 Osteoarthritis-Driven Inflammatory Imprinting of Synovial Fibroblasts contributes to Gout Exacerbation through m6A modification of S100A4.
Abstract archive - Ms. Yiyun Pang, China
OP0322 Anti-mitochondrial M2 antibody is associated with cardiac involvements and immune-mediate necrotizing myopathy in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: a long-term retrospective cohort study.
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- Ms. Nienke Bakker, Netherlands
OP0007-HPR Effectiveness and cost-utility of a multimodal, physiotherapist-led, vocational intervention for people with rheumatoid arthritis or axial spondyloarthritis and a reduced work ability: a randomized, controlled trial.
Abstract archive - Ms. Signe Marie Abild, Denmark
POS0339-HPR On the edge of dependency: The experience of frailty in older adults living with rheumatoid arthritis - a qualitative interview study.
Abstract archive - Prof. Yeliz Prior, United Kingdom
OP0113-HPR The WORKWELL Trial: Assessing the Impact of Job Retention Vocational Rehabilitation on Employment Outcomes among People with Inflammatory Arthritis.
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Clinical Science Abstract awarded by FOREUM
Eve Smith, United Kingdom
POS0847
cSLE-T2T-GLOBAL: Are we achieving Treat-to-Target goals in cSLE? Insights from UK and North American cSLE Registries
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Basic and Translational Science Abstract awarded by FOREUM
Félicie Costantino, France
OP0014 Transcripts expressed in temporal artery biopsies associated with response to therapy in patients with giant cell arteritis
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