Association of genetic and autoantibody signatures with SLE clinical course

The Principal Investigator (PI) will be responsible for recruitment and retention in the PROFILE cohort. Northwestern University will enroll 75 new patients over years 1-3 or 25 patients per year and will see a total of 200 new and existing cohort members each year. In addition to study recruitment and retention, the PI will be responsible for collection of biospecimens, formulation and exploration of research questions, interpretation of data, as well as presentation and dissemination of results.