Professor Abramino Levy worked as Adjunct Professor of Rheumatology at The State University of Rio de Janeiro UERJ Brazil from 1996 to 2017 He completed a fellowship programme in Rheumatology in 1989 at HSSCornell Medical College and received his PhD in ImmunologyBiological Sciences from The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in 1994 Professor Levys research concerns the clinical and immunological aspects of Systemic Lupus erythematosusSLE antiphospholipid syndrome APS Sjgrens syndrome and vasculitis he always had a special interest and many publications on the interplay of pregnancy and autoimmune diseases He participated in the BLISS52 study as a principal investigator as well as in the BASE study in addition to a large experience in clinical trials for SLE and other systemic autoimmune diseases He is a member of several scientific peerreviewed journals editorial boards published 3 books and wrote several book chapters He presented conferences at the most important congresses of Rheumatology He has published over 400 scientific papers in peer reviewed journals with over 15500 citations and an hindex of 53 He is a member of the American College of Rheumatology ACR since 1986 and of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology EULAR the Pan American League Against Rheumatic conditions PANLAR and other local medical associations Professor Abramino Levy has received several prizes and honors during his lifelong career dedicated to the research in autoimmunity and care of people living with systemic autoimmune conditions He has organized regional and international congresses was a founding member of the Lupus Academy in 2011 and has participated in several guidelines elaborations and the 2023 ACREULAR Antiphospholipid Syndrome classification criteria Professor Abramino Levy joined GSK in early 2018 and is currently a Senior Global Medical Director in the Specialty and Medical Care franchise based in Upper Providence PA USA