Dr. Maria Efthymiou is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Haematology, Cancer Institute, University College London in London, UK with an established track record in pathogenic aspects of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Her work and research interest focus on improving the understanding and management of APS by investigating the mechanisms by which key autoantibody populations cause vascular thrombosis and pregnancy morbidity in these patients. The main aim of her work is the identification of markers for APS disease severity.