Hanyang University Hospital will hold its annual international symposium on the rheumatic disease on May 18, hospital officials said Friday.

The symposium, which meets its 19th anniversary this year, will serve as a platform for discussing the current situations and challenges concerning clinical and translational research in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), they said.

About 30 international researchers, who are engaged in studying SLE in various field of clinical and translational research continuum, will attend the conference.

The theme of this year’s symposium is “Advancing clinical and translational research in SLE.” Professors each from Korea, the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. will make presentations.

The key speeches will be about “New Therapies and New Strategies,” “Asian Populations and Their Role in SLE Pathogenesis,” and “What Have We Learned and Where Should We Go with Cohort Studies?”

The pre-registration deadline is April 30.

For more information, visit Hanyang’s University Hospital’s website at https:/huhrd.hyumc.com.