Lindsey Wahlstrom-Edwards

Research Pioneers: Meet Allison Kalloo

At Antidote, we aim to make it easy for researchers and patients to connect. And a big part of that work is creating opportunities for people to learn more about medical research and dispelling myths about medical research participation, both for patients and researchers.

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Experts Sound Off: Minority Participation in Medical Research

Increasingly, medical researchers acknowledge the need for more diversity in study participants so that trials can better predict the real-world impact of a drug or medical device. Yet a big question remains: How can researchers better reach diverse populations to drive minority participation in medical research?

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Patient Advocates Weigh In: Why lupus clinical trials need more minority participants

Minority participation in medical research is important for all conditions, but is critical for ailments that disproportionately impact people of color, like lupus.

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Cures for All of Us: Lupus Patient and Clinical Trial Volunteer on the Frontlines for Diversity in Research

In the end, it was vanity that brought Shanelle Gabriel to the doctor who diagnosed her lupus. At least that’s how she tells it.

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Meet Five Mothers of Medical Research

The aim of medical research is to drive the development of new treatments and cures for diseases. But how are priorities set? Why do some diseases receive more funding for research than others?

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A brush of inspiration: A talk with patient advocate Regina Holliday

The hall was full of people clad in conference attire: black suits, white shirts, and, for some, an adventurous pop of color in a shoe or a tie.

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Bridging the gap between lupus researchers and patients to identify new lupus treatment options

On March 6th, Antidote’s partners Lupus and Allied Diseases Association and Lupus Research Alliance, along with the Lupus Foundation of America, released the Lupus Patient Voices report.

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Research to policy: Fighting for Minnesotans living with rare diseases

When Erica Barnes founded Chloe's Fight Rare Disease Foundation along with her husband, Philip, in 2014, she had two goals:

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Medical Pioneers: Meet Erica Barnes, rare disease advocate

“I have a vision of a world where every single child with a rare disease has a treatment option," said Erica Barnes, founder of Chloe's Fight Rare Disease Foundation.

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Clinical Trial Patient Recruitment: Advice for Researchers, from the Invisible Illness Community

“No one who has an invisible chronic illness that is not life threatening is looking for a clinical trial. We already have our hands full just getting through each day. Living with chronic pain is not an easy task.” - Kim Johnson, I Tripped Over a Stone

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