MARIA DEL PILAR Brito Zerón

Internal Medicine Specialist with extensive experience in evidence-based decision making and clinical research, particularly focused on autoimmunity. Proven track record as a coordinator for national and international health registries, showcasing strong collaborative skills and ethical decision-making. Demonstrated ability to drive advancements in preventive medicine and enhance autoimmune disease assessment. Committed to leveraging expertise to foster innovative healthcare solutions.

• Coordinator of the Spanish National Registry of Sarcoidosis, Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Group-Spanish Society of Internal Medicine, (2019 - Present)
• Co-coordinator of the Spanish National Registry of Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Group-Spanish Society of Internal Medicine, (2024 - present)
• Coordinator of the International Big Data Sjögren Disease Registry (2024 - present)

• Director of the doctoral thesis "Role Of The Innate Immunity In The Etiopathogenesis Of Primary Sjögren Syndrome:
  Influence Of Viral And Immunogenetic Factors Related To Cell Adhesion Molecules In Systemic Disease And Autoantibody Profile. University of Barcelona, Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics (2023)
• Professor of the Expert Course in "Diagnostic Techniques in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases", University of Barcelona (2023 - present)

• Bartolomé Cabrer Award to the Best Doctoral Thesis by the Catalanobalear Society of Internal Medicine (2006)
• Extraordinary PhD Award, University of Barcelona (2007)
• Award for the best YOUNG INTERNIST, Spanish Society of Internal Medicine (2011)
• “Josep Font” Award, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona (2012)
• EULAR Abstract Awards in Clinical Science (2014, 2015)