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Email

m.nikpour@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Medicine
Education
Doctoral Degree (Research) / PhD
University of Toronto
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-6585-5611

Prof Mandana Nikpour

Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Medicine

500 Scholarly works
12 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Clinical characteristics and response to standard-of-care treatment in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with or without anti-ribonucleoprotein (RNP) antibodies: an Australian, multi-centre cohort study
    DOI: 10.1186/s13075-026-03823-9
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Treatment patterns, treat-to-target goals and clinical outcomes of patients with active lupus nephritis: real-world evidence from a multicentre cohort study
    DOI: 10.1186/s13075-026-03789-8
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Management of inflammatory cardiopulmonary manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review
    DOI: 10.1186/s42358-026-00551-1
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Incidence of malignancy in systemic sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2026.153006
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Meeting an Unmet Need in Systemic Sclerosis: Defining the Burden of Arrhythmia and Sudden Cardiac Death
  • 2020

    Research Grant

    Improving Outcomes in Systemic Autoimmune Disease
  • 2017

    Research Grant

    Improving Outcomes in Systemic Autoimmune Disease: A Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Program of Research
Mandana Nikpour

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2018
President’s Collaborative Research Prize awarded to the Australian Scleroderma Interest Group (ASIG) Australian Rheumatology Association
2014
Abstract prize Systemic Sclerosis World Congress (Rome, Italy)
2009
Top student in Advanced Biostatistics PhD course work University of Toronto
2006
Henry A Beatty Scholarship Toronto Western Hospital

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    High levels of Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1 associate with a "vasculopathic" phenotype in systemic sclerosis with higher mortality.
    DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keag391
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Modeling SLE Treatment Cost-Effectiveness Based on a Novel LLDAS Treat-to-Target Approach.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2026.06.014
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Clinical and autoantibody associations with malignancy in systemic sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
    DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keag356
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Belimumab outperforms placebo for attainment of modified DORIS remission and LLDAS without the glucocorticoid component: a post hoc analysis of five phase III SLE trials
    DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2025-006624
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Predictive Accuracy of Serum N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Alone and in Combination with Respiratory Function Tests to Identify Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (SSc-PAH)
    DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics16142254
  • 2026

    Conference Proceedings

    P.168 Prevalence and risk factors for oesophageal strictures in systemic sclerosis
    DOI: 10.1136/jsrd-2026-sswc.213

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2023

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Gene Signatures in Scleroderma Skin: Towards Molecular Disease Classification and Personalised Treatment Targets
  • 2024

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Defining and Validating the Lupus Low Disease Activity State (LLDAS) Using the British Isles Lupus Activity Group (BILAG) Index

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