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ALR Target Identification in Lupus -

2008 Grantees

In 2008, the ALR is committing funding to 13 Target Identification in Lupus (TIL) grants: 11 new research grants and 2 renewed grants. Most TIL investigators are receiving research grants of approximately $500,000 over two years.  The ALR is also proud to provide ongoing support for researchers in their second year of TIL funding and for additional, extended TIL projects.

Below is a list of our currently-funded TIL investigations:

 

Lindsey Criswell MD, MPH

University of California-San Francisco, CA

Genetic predictors of thrombosis in systemic lupus erythematosus

Keith Elkon, MD

University of Washington-Seattle, WA

Lysis  of Immunostimulatory Nucleoproteins in SLE

Shu Man Fu MD, PhD

University of Virginia-Charlottesville, VA

Identification of Genes Conferring End-Organ Resistance in Lupus Nephritis

Sarah Gaffen, PhD

SUNY University at Buffalo-Buffalo, NY

IL-17RC: A novel target for anti-cytokine therapy

Bevra Hahn, MD

University of California, Los Angeles-Los Angeles, CA

Novel Target for Identification and Treatment of Atherosclerosis in SLE

John Harley, MD

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation-Oklahoma City, OK

GENES FROM SLEGEN, THE LUPUS GENETICS CONSORTIUM

Marianthi Kiriakidou, MD

University of Pennsylvania-Philadelphia, PA

Profile and function of B-cell specific microRNAs in a murine SLE model

Ann Marshak-Rothstein, PhD

Boston University-Boston, MA

Activation and Inhibition of TRL Activity in Autoreactive B Cells

Chandra Mohan, PhD

UT Southwestern Medical Center-Dallas, TX

Kallikreins in lupus nephritis

John Mountz, MD

University of Alabama at Birmingham-Birmingham, AL

Disruption of autoreactive germinal centers as a novel therapy for lupus

Fred Perrino, PhD

Wake Forest University Health Sciences-Winston-Salem, NC

Targeting Dysfunctional Nucleases in Lupus

Shiv Pillai PhD, MBBS

Massachusetts General Hospital (The General Hospital Corp.)-Boston, MA

SIAE and susceptibility to lupus and rheumatoid arthritis

Ian Rifkin MD, PhD

Boston Medical Center Corporation-Boston, MA

PPAR Gamma and Adiponectin in Lupus Nephritis and Atherosclerosis