Dr Boumpas primary clinical and research interests are in the areas of human autoimmunity with emphasis on systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and inflammatory arthritis. His work on the treatment of lupus nephritis has shaped immunosuppressive therapy for autoimmune rheumatic diseases internationally. He is also a leader in the transcriptomic analysis in human systemic autoimmunity. He has published over 250 peer-reviewed scientific papers and books chapters with over ISI 16.995 citations (h-index = 68) . His research was funded by both National (ΕΠΕΑΕΚ ΙΙ, Πυθαγόρας Ι, ΙΙ, Ηράκλειτος, Θαλής, Αριστεία) και European Union research funds (ΑUTOCURE FP-6; BTCURE, IMI, HORIZON 2020, ERC Advanced Grants).

Dr. Boumpas is President of the Athens Medical Society and member of the Academia Europaea. He is also Chair r of European Task force on SLE that develops guidelines for the management and coordinates clinical trials and research on SLE and Associate Editor of Annals of Rheumatic Diseases. He is past-Chair of the European Research Council Panel for Advanced Grants on Diagnostics Tools), Therapies and Public Health (LS-7) and has served on the EU ESRFI Committee for Translational Research Infrastructures.