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2008 ALR Pilot Grant Awardees

In 2008, the ALR committed funding to 14 projects under our new Pilot Grant initiative. These projects are listed below.

 

Robert Clancy, PhD

New York University of Medicine-New York City, NY

Endothelial Reactivity Predict Progression of Lupus Nephritis

Marcus Clark, MD

The University of Chicago-Chicago, IL

In situ Immunoglobulin Repertoire in Human Lupus Nephritis

Paulo Colombo, MD

Columbia University-New York City, NY

Biomarkers of Endothelial Activation and Vascular Inflammation in SLE

Karen Costenbader, MD, MPH

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.-Boston, MA

CD44 Variants as Novel T Cell SLE Biomarkers

Andrew Hoofnagle, MD, PhD

University of Washington-Seattle, WA

Biomarkers of Atherosclerosis in Systematic Lupus Erythematosus

Marianna Kaplan, MD

The Regents of the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, MI

Role of PPAR-gamma agonists in marine lupus

Ulla Knaus, PhD

The Scripps Research Institute-Ls Jolla, CA

Supramolecular Approach for Type I Interferon Inhibition in Lupus

Susan Kovats, PhD

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation-Oklahoma City, OK

Regualtion of dendritic cells by estrogen receptors during lupus nephritis

Eline Luning Prak, MD, PhD

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania-Philadelphia, PA

Receptor Editing in SLE

Megan Mackay, MD

The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research-Manhasse, NY

Molecualr Signatures in Lupus:  Untangling infection from inflammation

Erik Peterson, MD

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities-Minneapolis, MN

Prognostic utility of gene expression signatures in ANA positive subjects

Paula Pitha-Rowe, PhD

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine-Baltimore, MD

PPAR Gamma and Adiponectin in Lupus Nephritis and Artherosclerosis

Victoria Werth, MD

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania-Philadelphia, PA

Biomarkers for Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus treated with Lenalidomide

Cornelia Weyland, MD

Emory University-Atlanta, GA

Immune Mechanism of Cardiovascular Disease in SLE