Ricard Cervera is co-Founder and Head of the Department of Autoimmune Diseases at Hospital Clinic, Barcelona. He is also leader of the Research Group on Systemic Autoimmune Diseases at the Institut d’Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS) and Professor at the University of Barcelona where he coordinates the Masters Course on Autoimmune Diseases and serves as Vice‑Dean of Academic Affairs and International Relations at its Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Professor Cervera is an Associate Editor of the journals Lupus Science & Medicine and European Journal of Internal Medicine and is on the Editorial Boards of 20 medical journals. He is Founder Member of the Board of the European Lupus Society and past-coordinator of the European Working Party on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Euro-Lupus Group) (1991–2008) and of the European Forum on Antiphospholipid Antibodies (2009–2017). He chaired the 6th, 8th and 11th International Congresses on Autoimmunity, the 1st, 2nd and 5th Latin-American Congresses on Autoimmunity, the 5th Meeting of the European Forum on Antiphospholipid Antibodies and the 8th European Lupus Congress. His research interests include clinical and epidemiological aspects of lupus and antiphospholipid syndrome, with special focus on its ‘catastrophic’ variant. He has presented over 300 invited lectures and published more than 800 scientific papers (H-Index, 89) and 30 books.

Chairman of Pathology Dept, Deputy-Head of the Laboratory of Mosaic of Autoimmunity, St. Petersburg State University, Leading Research Scientist of the St. Petersburg Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology, Member of International Academy of Sciences (Health and Ecology), Author of Textbook of Pathophysiology in 3 volumes (6 editions for 17 years in Russia), also published about 40 monographs and handbooks in Pathophysiology, Immunology, Endocrinology, History of Medicine and over 700 other academic papers. Member of International Society for Pathophysiology. Research interests: Immunopathology, natural and pathological autoimmunity, Endocrinology, endocrine and metabolic disorders and determinants of behavior, systemic approach in Pathophysiology, innovative Pathophysiology teaching, History of Medicine, Medical Ecology, tuberculosis and related disorders. Co-developer and Dean of the first English medium M.D. Program in the history of Russian Medical School, for this achievement awarded the Honorable diploma of the Senate of State of New York. Authored a textbook and audio guide in English for Medical Students. For several medical expeditions through areas of nuclear disasters awarded M.V. Lomonosov Medal for contribution into Medical Ecology, Shwartz Medal for contribution in Molecular Medicine, Paulescu Medal of Academy of Sciences of Moldova for diabetes studies. Editorial board member in 9 peer-reviewed journals including "Autoimmunity Reviews"