About Us –

Communicating Autoimmune Disease

We understand the struggles of CIID patients from our own experiences as well as those of our loved ones and community. Let us put that background plus decades of experience in life science and healthcare communications to work for your projects.

Bridging the Gap –

Autoimmune in the Conversation

Chronic inflammatory diseases are not always considered when digital health companies launch products. The invisible CIID population is often overlooked in the conversation between founders, investors, clinicians and payers. We aim to represent this unmet need in our consulting, bridging the gap between technology and better disease management and care.

Our Partners –

Here to Help –

Empowering Healthy Living

Living with chronic disease symptoms can be difficult. We get it–but there are more ways to manage your disease than you might know. From fitness to oral health, our resources are research-intensive and written with minimum scientific jargon. Here’s information to help you take control of your health.

Our Story –

A Personal Stake in an Unmet Medical Need

Our founders have lived closely with autoimmune disease for decades. Bonnie and members of her immediate family live with autoimmune diseases. Ellen has witnessed the suffering of friends with autoimmune diseases since the 1970s. Both had backgrounds in finance, biotech investor relations and corporate communications when they met in 1997. Despite working on the bleeding edge of biopharma and digital medicine, they found that autoimmune disease was under-recognized, underfunded and under-researched. Having direct experience of the medical community’s general lack of understanding of chronic immuno-inflammatory diseases (CIIDs), they set about to change that.

The Founder and CEO

Dr. Bonnie Feldman

DDS, MBA

With her unique experiences as a healthcare provider, researcher, analyst, scientist, and patient, Bonnie bridges diverse industries and helps propel the growing convergence of science, tech, and patient demand towards individualized autoimmune care through her consulting, writing, and speaking.

Senior Consultant

Ellen M. Martin

MBA

Ellen brings to her consulting and content creation engagements decades of experience as scientist, banker, strategic communications & investor relations professional, virtual session facilitator, healthcare and technology writer and editor. Her domain knowledge ranges widely across autoimmune, biopharma, genomics & analysis tools, information technology, medical devices, pharmacology, self-hacking and much more.

Our Interns –

Change-Makers in Training

Ishita

Ishita is a fourth year Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology major and Spanish minor at UCLA. She is pursuing a career in medicine, with a focus on better integrating medical knowledge into clinical practice and society as a whole. Her work at Your Autoimmunity Connection allows her to better understand these gaps between scientific advances and clinical implementation, and strengthens her ability to approach such issues from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Anthony

Anthony is a third-year biochemistry student at UCLA. Though his flossing habits don’t reflect his passion for teeth, he is a pre-dental student enthusiastic about the newest developments in the field of dentistry. His time at Your Autoimmunity connection has allowed him to dive into the intricacies of oral biology while exercising his love for writing.

Michelle

Hi there! I'm Michelle and I'm a UCLA student navigating what I want to do with my life. In the meantime, I love to film and take photos, try to cook good food, and hanging out with my friends and family.

Andrea

Andrea is a fourth year Neuroscience and Philosophy double major at UCLA. She has always been passionate about illustration, and will be pursuing a career in UX Design post graduation. Her time at DrBonnie360 has given her the opportunity to apply her illustrations in a patient advocacy context and to gain experience in visual design and content creation.

Juliette

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