Professor Eric Morand is Dean of the Sub-Faculty of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Monash University, and Director of Rheumatology at Monash Health. He graduated from Medicine at Monash University, trained in rheumatology in Australia and at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, UK and took his PhD at Monash University.
His laboratory research has focussed on glucocorticoid-induced mechanisms in the immune system, with the goal of leveraging natural mechanisms of glucocorticoid action to discover a safe replacement for them. His clinical research focuses on systemic lupus erythematosus, including clinical measurement, outcome predictors, trials, mechanisms, and biomarkers.
Past awards include the William E Paul Distinguished Innovator Award and Global Team Science Award of the Lupus Research Alliance (US) and the Evelyn V. Hess Award of the Lupus Foundation of America.
