Kichul Shin is a Rheumatologist, and Professor of Seoul National University (SNU), Seoul, Korea. He completed his fellowship at SNU hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, USA. He is the Chair of the Clinical & Basic Research Committee of the Korean College of Rheumatology, and has been running the biologic register, KOBIO as Director since 2013. He is also a member of the APLAR Executive Committee, and APLAR Center of Excellence Committee.