William H. Robinson

William H. Robinson, MD PhD, James W. Raitt, M.D. Professor, Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology, Stanford University

Research Description:  My lab investigates the role of B cells, antibodies and EBV in autoimmune diseases, with the goal of translating our findings into next generation diagnostics and therapeutics. We have a pilot grant to sequence B cell repertoires and EBV+ B cells in T1D. T1D is an autoimmune disease. EBV is associated with multiple autoimmune diseases including MS, SLE, and RA. We are proposing to investigate whether EBV might play a role in T1D by sequencing EBV+ B Cells in T1D.

Selected relevant publications (Stanford DRC members in BOLD):

1. Baker MC, Sheth K, Liu Y, Lu D, Lu R, Robinson WH. Development of Osteoarthritis in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Treated With Metformin vs a Sulfonylurea. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Mar 1;6(3):e233646. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.3646. PMID: 36939700; PMCID: PMC10028483.