Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Joan Merrill, MD, is Director of Clinical Projects, Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. The public record shows 495 publications with 39,654 citations (h-index 94), centered on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research. It also documents an investigator role on 6 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 22 companies, 4 NIH-funded awards (2001–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · medRxiv
- Top research focus: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- 6 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 22 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
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Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 13 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 285.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 6 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Examining Distinct Immunophenotypes to Validate and Enhance Rational Treatment in Systemic Lupus
Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
InvestigatorPhase 2TerminatedNCT05306873 - Nature of Anifrolumab Impact on Vaccine-Emergent Immunity in SLE
Sponsor: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
InvestigatorEarly phase 1UnknownNCT04726553 - Evaluation of Belimumab Impact on a BLyS Activity Signature Test in the Absence of Confounding Polypharmacy
Sponsor: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
InvestigatorPhase 4UnknownNCT02270970
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
22 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCProgram year20257 payments$57,042openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.Program year20258 payments$34,225openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- ABBVIE INC.Program year202512 payments$28,439openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
4 NIH research awards on record, funded 2001–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Clinical Characterization and Biorepository Core
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
FY2025$255,750P30AR073750 - Clinical Characterization and Biorepository Core
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
FY2024$341,000P30AR073750 - Clinical Characterization and Biorepository Core
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
FY2023$341,000P30AR073750
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Disease diagnostics using machine learning of B cell and T cell receptor sequences.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
2025 - Efficacy and Safety of Upadacitinib or Elsubrutinib Alone or in Combination for Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Phase 2 Randomized Controlled Trial.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)
2024
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
Contact
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Office address
825 NE 13th St, OMRF E110, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
- MD
Cornell University Medical College
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →lupus.org ↗ - Internal Medicine internship/residency
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →lupus.org ↗ - Rheumatology fellowship
NYU Medical Center
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →lupus.org ↗ - verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →omrf.org ↗
Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
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- Former Medical Director
Lupus Foundation of America (12 years, prior to Chief Advisor role)
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →lupus.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →rheumatology.org ↗
Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Adjunct Professor
School of Pharmacy, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →omrf.org ↗ - Chief Advisor for Clinical Development
Lupus Foundation of America
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Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
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Online presence
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- LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/joan-merrill-5928058
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researchgate.net/profile/Joan-Merrill
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
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omrf.org/omrfs-merrill-named-to-new-role-at-the-lupus-foundation-of-america
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