Friday, October 24, 2025
1:00-5:00 PM CT
The Platform Conference Center
320 South Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Please join us for the in-person Myositis Collaborative Groups Summit to learn about recent initiatives of IMACS as well as CARRA, iMyoS, MCTC, MIHRA, and PReS JDM. The summit’s aim is to allow members to share information, learn more about research opportunities, and enhance international collaborations.

Registration

Advance registration is required. On-site registration will not be offered. All attendees should be registered members of IMACS and/or another myositis collaborative group participating in the summit.

Registration is opening soon

A registration fee of $35.00 applies to myositis collaborative group members to cover catering and meeting expenses. No fee applies to trainee members, although pre-registration is still required.

Agenda Overview

  • 12:30 PM CT: Check-in opens and poster set-up begins
  • 1:00 PM CT: Main meeting begins
  • 1:20 PM CT: General session
    • Collaborative Myositis Groups Updates and Selected Projects
    • CARRA, IMACS, iMyoS, MCTC, MIHRA, PReS JDM
  • 2:40 PM CT: Lightning Poster Session
    • Oral presentations of 4-5 selected posters
  • 3:00 PM CT: Break and Poster Session
    • Poster presentations of 12-14 posters
  • 4:00 PM CT: Topic of special interest
    • Standardized Interoperable Data Collection for Myositis Research
    • Speaker: Lisa G. Rider, MD, Head of the Environmental Autoimmunity Group and Senior Clinician, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health
  • 4:50 PM CT: Closing remarks and adjournment
  • 5:00 PM CT: Social hour

Posters

Additional details and poster titles are coming soon. Poster presenters include:

  • Helene Alexanderson, Kaveh Ardalan, Iazmin Bauer Ventura, Andrea Doria, Sara Faghihi Kashani, Vivek Nagaraja, Lesley Ann Saketkoo, Kaushik Sreerama Reddy, Iris Tang, Victoria Werth, Erin Marie Wilfong

Committee Meeting Faculty

Thank you to the meeting faculty!

  • Bianca Lang, Galina Marder, Lisa Rider, Kelly Rouster-Stevens, Sara Sabbagh, Didem Saygin

Contact the Committee Meeting Faculty with questions about the program, or interest in getting involved in IMACS and other groups. Email Galina Marder, MD and Kelly Rouster-Stevens, MD, PharmD.

Virtual Info

The Oct. 24 meeting is only offered for live and in-person attendance.

There is also a live and virtual International Myositis Assessment and Clinical Studies Group (IMACS) IMACS Annual Meeting. This takes place on Microsoft Teams on Monday, November 10, 2025 from 8:00 AM-2:00 PM ET. Details and registration for the Nov. 10 virtual meeting are coming soon.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to our speakers and poster presenters.

The support of Priovant Therapeutics is gratefully acknowledged.

TMA proudly partners with Cure JM Foundation to host this summit.

Are you interested in funding additional trainees, or supporting this important scientific gathering? Sponsorships are available at $3,500. Email tma@myositis.org.

Questions? Contact TMA Executive Director Paula Eichenbrenner.

We look forward to seeing you in Chicago!