Professor Cem Gabay has been elected GCIR steering committee member in September 2023. He studied at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva, where he obtained his medical degree in 1985, followed by a doctorate in medicine. He trained in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology and obtained his certification in both specialties in 1993. He undertook his clinical training in Switzerland and Paris. He did a postdoctoral fellowship in Paris (1991-1992) and a basic research fellowship in Denver, USA (1995-1999). The last year in Denver he was appointed assistant professor. With an SNSF fellowship (SCORE A), he returned to Geneva and opened his laboratory, which is still active today. He was appointed Head of the Division of Rheumatology and Associate Professor in 2001, Full Professor in 2008, Chairman of the Department of Medicine in 2013 and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine in 2019.

He has clinical expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory rheumatic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and systemic autoimmune diseases. His basic research expertise lies in the field of cytokine biology, in particular cytokines of the IL-1 family. His dual expertise will be of great value to the board of the Centre for Inflammation Research.