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Research
Latest papers
Employment Trajectories of Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Factors Driving Transitions Between States.
Arthritis care & research · 2026
Type I interferons enhance B cell activation and promote differentiation of double negative 2 cells in SLE.
Lupus science & medicine · 2026
Response to: Correspondence on "New EULAR/ACR 2019 SLE classification criteria: defining ominosity in SLE" by Pons-Estel et al.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 2023 · first author
Latest funding
- $260,417
Towards the Discovery of Predictive Biomarkers for Outcomes in Lupus Nephritis
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
- $15,430
Characterizing the variability that underlies mechanisms of alloimmune and autoimmune kidney injury through glycoproteomics
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
- $501,076
Understanding the immunophenotype and genetics of treatment response in children and adolescents with lupus nephritis.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
8 publications.
Employment Trajectories of Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Factors Driving Transitions Between States.
Mencia-Ledo J, Touma Z, Whittall Garcia L, Gladman DD, Nowrouzi-Kia B
Type I interferons enhance B cell activation and promote differentiation of double negative 2 cells in SLE.
Faheem Z, Boukhaled GM, Nassar C, Manion K, Kim M, Bonilla D, Gladman DD, Whittall Garcia L, Touma Z, Brooks DG, Wither J
Response to: Correspondence on "New EULAR/ACR 2019 SLE classification criteria: defining ominosity in SLE" by Pons-Estel et al.
Whittall-Garcia L, Gladman DD, Urowitz M, Su J, Touma Z, Johnson SR
Correspondence on "relationship between the EULAR/ACR classification criteria and organ damage in systemic lupus erythematosus" by Chi Chiu Mok et al.
Whittall-Garcia L, Gladman DD, Urowitz MB, Touma Z, Johnson SR
Evaluating the Threshold Score for Classification of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Using the EULAR/ACR Criteria.
Johnson SR, Diaz Martinez JP, Whittall-Garcia L, Urowitz MB, Gladman DD, Touma Z
The new EULAR/ACR 2019 SLE classification criteria: A predictor of long-term outcomes.
Whittall-Garcia L, Gladman DD, Urowitz MB, Su J, Touma Z, Johnson SR
A Review of Lupus Nephritis.
Alforaih N, Whittall-Garcia L, Touma Z
Identification and Validation of a Urinary Biomarker Panel to Accurately Diagnose and Predict Response to Therapy in Lupus Nephritis.
Whittall-Garcia L, Goliad K, Kim M, Bonilla D, Gladman D, Urowitz M, Fortin PR, Atenafu EG, Touma Z, Wither J
Towards the Discovery of Predictive Biomarkers for Outcomes in Lupus Nephritis
Principal investigators: Whittall-Garcia, Laura
Keywords: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Translational Research;
Characterizing the variability that underlies mechanisms of alloimmune and autoimmune kidney injury through glycoproteomics
Principal investigators: Konvalinka, Ana; Das, Jishnu; Mahal, Lara K; Sarkar, Aniruddh; Wither, Joan E
Keywords: Antibody; Causal Inference; Complement; Computational Biology; Glycomics; Kidney Transplant; Lupus Nephritis; Proteomics; Rejection; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Understanding the immunophenotype and genetics of treatment response in children and adolescents with lupus nephritis.
Principal investigators: Hiraki, Linda T
Keywords: Child/Adolescent Health; Disease Activity; Genetics; Kidney Pathology; Lupus Nephritis; Outcomes; Predictors; Single Cell Studies; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Treatment Response
Towards the Discovery of Predictive Biomarkers for Outcomes in Lupus Nephritis
Principal investigators: Whittall-Garcia, Laura
Keywords: Biomarkers; Imaging Mass Cytometry; Lupus Nephritis; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Translational Research; Treatment Outcomes
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Rheumatology
- Medicine
- Medicine/Nephrology
- Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Zahi Touma
Medicine
8 shared papers, latest 2026
Joan Wither
Medicine/Nephrology
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Murray Urowitz
Rheumatology
2 shared papers, latest 2023
Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Dafna Gladman
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2022
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