Research Interests

• Prof. Lu has focused for a long time on the strategy of precise prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of major rheumatic diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. His research interests include infections in patients with rheumatic diseases and pregnancies in women with rheumatic diseases. More than 180 academic papers in English and Chinese have been published. He has participated in compiling 8 consensus guidelines at home and abroad. Prof. Lu undertakes one National Key Research and Development Program, four general projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China and more than ten provincial and municipal projects; As the main researcher, he also presided over many clinical studies and has three patents. Moreover, he has won the first prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ministry of Education and the first prize of Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award.