Meet the research leader in rheumatology
Dr Christina Boros MBBS PhD, FRACP
Dr Boros is the leader of the Rheumatology Stream at the Children's Research Centre and Head of the Department of Rheumatology at the Women's and Children's Hospital. She is also a Senior Lecturer and Undergraduate Teaching Coordinator in the Discipline of Paediatrics at the University of Adelaide.
Dr Boros is an expert in the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of routine childhood immunisations, and a past recipient of the Paediatric Rheumatology European Society Kourir Award for her research discoveries in the treatment of childhood rheumatology. She is also a former recipient of the MS McLeod Research Fund Senior Research Fellowship, which is granted to outstanding career researchers who have shown leadership in advancing child and adolescent health.
Dr Boros' past research projects have investigated the safety and effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccines among children suffering from lupus, and the risk these children face of developing atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). She is currently examining the causes and nature of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) and the safety of the Human Papillomavirus vaccine in children with suppressed immune systems. Dr Boros hopes to establish improved guidelines surrounding the immunisation of this group of children, thus improving their health outcomes.
