Modeling Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Zahi Touma, MD, PhDUniversity Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Targeting a novel population of innate-like CD8+ Treg in lupus
Lupus Innovation Award (LIA)
The Lupus Innovation Award offers up to $150,000/year total costs for up to 2 years. They provide early stage support for highly innovative approaches to major challenges in lupus research. Special emphasis is placed on lupus studies exploring fundamental mechanisms, novel targets and pathways, novel technologies, and interdisciplinary approaches.
2020 Funded Grants
University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Erythroid Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Lupus Pathogenesis
Simone Caielli, PhDWeill Cornell Medical College
Mechanisms of vascular injury and dysfunction in pediatric lupus
Joyce Chang, MD, MSCEThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
cGAMP as an immune transmitter of the interferon response
Keith B. Elkon, MDUniversity of Washington
Multiplexed single-cell imaging in pediatric lupus nephritis
Elena Wen-Yuan Hsieh, MDChildren’s Hospital Colorado
Targeting mTORC2 for lupus treatment
Hu Zeng, PhDMayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Targeting a novel population of innate-like CD8+ Treg in lupus
Vipin Kumar, PhDThe Regents of University of California, San Diego
2019 Funded Grants
Establishing the Role of Apoptosis and mtDNA in the Pathobiology of Lupus
Benjamin Kile, PhDMonash University, Clayton, Australia
The Role of Microglial Subsets in Driving Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of SLE
Carla Cuda, PhDNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Circadian Dysregulation of Immune Function in SLE
Anne Davidson, MBBSFeinstein Institutes for Medical Research
Contribution of Dysregulated Granulopoiesis to SLE Pathogenesis
Neelakshi Jog, PhDOklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Shining a Light on the Drivers of Photosensitivity in Systemic Lupus
Michelle Kahlenberg, MD, PhDUniversity of Michigan
New mechanisms for Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis in SLE and APS
Yee Ling Wu, PhDLoyola University Chicago Health Sciences Division
2018 Funded Grants
Ferroptosis as a novel driver of inflammation in lupus nephritis
Erika Boesen, PhDUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center
Age-Associated B cells in Autoimmune Lupus
Kevin Nickerson, PhDUniversity of Pittsburgh
Genetically Engineering Regulatory T Cells to Treat SLE
Joshua Ooi, PhDMonash University
Examining the Role of T cell Exhaustion in Lupus Pathogenesis
Jeremy Tilstra, MD, PhDUniversity of Pittsburgh
Epigenetic Regulation of Il2 by ATF7ip – Implications for SLE
Michael Waterfield, MD, PhDUniversity of California, San Francisco
Lymphatic Regulation and Photosensitivity
Theresa Lu, MD, PhDThe Hospital for Special Surgery