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Email

m.nikpour@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


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

0000-0002-6585-5611

Prof Mandana Nikpour

Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Medicine

493 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

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

    Conference Proceedings

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

    Journal article

    Sex-specific autosomal susceptibility loci in systemic sclerosis: a genome-wide association study
    DOI: 10.1016/S2665-9913(25)00376-5
  • 2026

    Conference Proceedings

    P.307 Validation of the SCTC-AI in a U.S. systemic sclerosis cohort
    DOI: 10.1136/jsrd-2026-sswc.349
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial of Oral Anticoagulation in Systemic Sclerosis-Related Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension—Results From the SPHInX Study
    DOI: 10.1002/pul2.70331
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Factor Analysis to Determine Subgroups of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Systemic Sclerosis
    DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.2025-0982
  • 2026

    Conference Proceedings

    OC.23 Calcinosis in systemic sclerosis: frequency, characteristics and associations in an Australian cohort
    DOI: 10.1136/jsrd-2026-sswc.23

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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