Advances in Precision Medicine and AI in Rheumatology and Arthritis
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2026
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of rheumatology is undergoing a significant transformation, moving beyond traditional therapeutic approaches for inflammatory joint diseases and connective tissue diseases. This evolution is driven by unprecedented advances in therapy, particularly the development of innovative targeted biologic and targeted-synthetic drugs, which have revolutionized patient outcomes. Alongside these therapeutic breakthroughs, the field is increasingly leveraging cutting-edge technologies to usher in an era of precision medicine.
The current frontier lies in translating complex biological and clinical data into actionable insights. The implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning is becoming pivotal for analyzing large datasets, enabling the integration of multi-omics (e.g., genomics, proteomics, metabolomics). This integration is crucial for the discovery and validation of new diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers, which are desperately needed to guide personalized treatment strategies, predict disease course, and monitor therapeutic response.
This Special Issue aims to capture the full spectrum of this progress. We invite submissions of original research, comprehensive reviews, and short communications. We are particularly interested in topics such as novel therapeutic targets, clinical trials of new drugs, AI applications in diagnostic imaging or patient stratification, multi-omics studies for biomarker discovery, and innovations in digital health for disease activity monitoring. This Special Issue aims to create a landmark collection of articles that showcase the future of rheumatology.
Dr. Tsvetoslav Georgiev
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- rheumatology
- inflammatory arthritis
- connective tissue diseases
- biologic DMARDs
- targeted-synthetic DMARDs
- artificial intelligence
- multi-omics
- biomarkers
- personalized medicine
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