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Saira Z. Sheikh, MD

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Dr. Saira Sheikh is the Linda Coley Sewell Distinguished Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is trained and board certified in Internal Medicine, Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology. She is the Director of the Clinical Trials Program at the University of North Carolina's (UNC) Thurston Arthritis Research Center (TARC), as well as the UNC Rheumatology Lupus Clinic. Her work focuses on answering scientific questions that directly impact the care of patients with complex immunologic diseases. She is the Chair of the Lupus Clinical Investigators Network (LuCIN). Dr. Sheikh also serves on the ACR's Board of Directors.

Presentation(s):

  • The New Rules of the Road: An Update on CAR-T-Mediated Immune Reset for SLE

    Sunday, October 26, 2025
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Central Time

    Disclosure(s): AstraZeneca: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing); Aurinia Pharmaceuticals: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Terminated, December 31, 2024); Biogen: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing); GlaxoSmithKlein(GSK): Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing)