The One in a Million Podcast
from Novartis Canada Medical Affairs
Existing research programs in autoinflammatory disorders – conversation with Dr Dilan Dissanayake
You last listened April 5, 2021
Today we jump into finding out more about existing research programs focused on autoinflammatory disorders. Drs. Batthish and Dissanayake also discuss the importance of collaboration in the rare disease space. Teamwork makes the dream work!
Dr. Dilan Dissanayake is a pediatric rheumatologist in the Autoinflammatory Disease Clinic at the Hospital for Sick Children. In addition to caring for patients with these rare conditions, he applies his PhD training in Immunology to take patient samples into the lab and gain a better understanding of the cellular and molecular processes that contribute to their diseases. He is currently involved in studies to identify rare genetic variants in patients with undiagnosed autoinflammatory conditions, and to use cutting edge approaches to dissect the cellular activation pathways that these variants affect. His work has led to publications in a variety of high-impact journals, and he was the recent recipient of a highly competitive research funding award to continue these explorations.
Our host, Dr. Michelle Batthish (Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics' Division of Rheumatology at McMaster University) invites you to listen into the first episode of the first series of the One in a Million Podcast, which will serve as a background and introduction into the world of autoinflammation. In this episode, she sits down with Dr. Dilan Dissanayake where they explore of world of genetic research.