Judith A. James MD, PhD

Judith A. James, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Pathology, Adjunct Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and George Lynn Cross Research Professor at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She also serves as the Chair of the Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program and holds the Lou Kerr Chair in Biomedical Research at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. She currently serves as the principal investigator for an NIH-funded Autoimmunity Center of Excellence, Rheumatic Disease Research Cores Center, and Center of Biomedical Research Excellence. Dr. James has conducted lectures for the American College of Rheumatology, International Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Meetings, and the International Vasculitis Meeting, among others. She has received several awards including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists. Dr. James serves in national/international leadership positions with the American College of Rheumatology and the Lupus Foundation of America.