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Dr. Lianne Kearsley-Fleet is an epidemiologist with extensive experience of epidemiological research in children, young people, and adults with rheumatic diseases.
Lianne is now co-lead on the UK JIA Biologics Register, and in 2023 was successfully awarded a £750,000 five-year Versus Arthritis Career Development Fellowship to establish a strong epidemiological evidence-base for the long-term outcomes of children and young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in adulthood. Read more about the project here!
She has over 50 original research publications, one of which she led investigating COVID-19 outcomes in children with rheumatic diseases (part of the EULAR COVID-19 Registry).
Previous research has involved investigating the effectiveness of biologic and JAK inhibitor therapy in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register for Rheumatoid Arthritis (BSRBR-RA), and children and young people with JIA using the UK JIA Biologics Register (including BCRD, and BSPAR-ETN).
Lianne completed her BSc (Hons) in BioVeterinary Science at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London in 2009. Following 15 months as a laboratory assistant for Pfizer Animal Health, she returned to London and completed a MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology in 2011 at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She worked as a research assistant in the Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health Group at the Royal Veterinary College before moving to the Centre for Musculoskeletal Research at The University of Manchester as a research assistant in 2012. After seven years in this role, Lianne completed her PhD by Publication in 2019 titled "Real-world effectiveness of biologic therapies in children and adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in the United Kingdom", and was promoted to research associate.
In 2023, Lianne was promoted to research fellow and succesfully secured a £750'000 Versus Arthritis Career Development Fellowship: "Planning for a future without fear: Epidemiological investigations of long-term health-related outcomes in adults with JIA".
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS
Dr Kearsley-Fleet was lead data analyst with the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) COVID-19 Registry, providing regular reports throughout the pandemic. She led a publication on COVID-19 outcomes in children with rheumatic diseases.
CONFERENCES
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My first-author work has been presented as oral and poster presentations at national and internation conferences, including:
Lianne also chaired an oral abstract session at EULAR (Madrid 2019).
November 2023: Recorded a podcast for Rheumatology to talk about: Switching from etanercept originator to etanercept biosimilar in adults with RA. Link to follow.
January 2023: Recorded a podcast for Rheumatology to talk about recent publication: Stopping biologic therapy for remission in children and young people JIA. Link to follow.
June 2019: Interviewed regarding my research for EULAR TV as a research highlight at EULAR/PReS 2019, Madrid.
Publications have been highlighted by various news sources including MedPage Today, Medscape, Healio Rheumatology and Rheumatology News.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Kearsley-Fleet, L. (PI), Humphreys, J. H. (Support team) & Hyrich, K. (Support team)
1/11/23 → 30/01/30
Project: Research
Hyrich, K. (PI), Mowbray, K. (Support team), Kearsley-Fleet, L. (Researcher), Sutton, E. (Support team) & Watson, K. (Support team)
Project: Research
Hyrich, K. (PI), Watson, K. (Support team), Mowbray, K. (Support team), Kearsley-Fleet, L. (CoI), Lunt, M. (CoI) & Verstappen, S. (CoI)
Project: Research
Kearsley-Fleet, L. (Recipient), Oct 2018
Prize: Other distinction
Kearsley-Fleet, L. (Recipient), May 2019
Prize: Other distinction
Kearsley-Fleet, L. (Recipient), 24 Sept 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Kearsley-Fleet, L. (Recipient), 12 Jun 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Kearsley-Fleet, L. (Recipient), 21 Sept 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Kearsley-Fleet, L. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Kearsley-Fleet, L. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Kearsley-Fleet, L. (Academic expert member)
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee › Research
Kearsley-Fleet, L. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Kearsley-Fleet, L. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
7/06/24 → 11/06/24
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
12/04/23 → 26/04/23
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
30/03/22 → 31/03/22
7 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
28/10/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
19/03/20 → 1/04/20
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
Student thesis: Phd