2011 Research Grants Awarded
In 2011, the Arthritis Foundation expects to award more than $11 million in new research grants. Following are our latest grant recipients. In May 2011, we will announce Clinical to Research Transition Training Awards. New Innovative Research Grant Awards will be announced in the fall.
Training and Career Development Awards
Primary Disease Focus: Lupus
Shinu John, PhD
Yale University
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms by Which TLR9 Regulates Lupus Disease
Jennifer King, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
A Protective Role of Tissue-Resident Dendritic Cells in Autoimmunity
Vladimir Liarski, MD
University of Chicago
Pathogenesis of Tubulointerstitial Inflammation in Human Lupus Nephritis
Wenzhao Meng, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Antibody Heavy Chain Selection in Systemic Autoimmunity
Johannes Nowatzky, MD
New York University School of Medicine
TDC-Induced Treg Skewing and Th17 Suppression in SLE
Rahul Pawar, PhD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The Role of Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin in Lupus Nephritis
John Scatizzi, PhD
The Scripps Research Institute
Identification of the Lbw2 Lupus Susceptibility Genes for Hemolytic Anemia
Myoungsun Son, PhD
Feinstein Institute
Differential Function of IgM and IgG Anti-C1q Antibodies on Dendritic Cells
Primary Disease Focus: Osteoarthritis
Grayson DuRaine, PhD
University of California, Davis
Combinatorial Stimuli in Cartilage Tissue Engineering
Carrie Karvonen-Gutierrez, MPH
University of Michigan
Knee OA: Intersections of Obesity, Inflammation and Metabolic Dysfunction
Lick Pui Lai, PhD
Harvard University
Identifying Gene Regulatory Networks of Chondrocyte Development Program
Kun Ma, PhD
Stanford University
Modulation of Cell-Scaffold Interactions for BM-MSC Fibrochondrogenesis
Brandon Markway, PhD
Oregon Health & Science University
Optimizing Bioresponsive Hydrogels for Stem Cell-Based Cartilage Repair
Kyla Shea, PhD
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Vitamin K Nutritional Status and Osteoarthritis Progression in Older Adults
Primary Disease Focus: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Related Diseases
Laura Campisi, PhD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
A Regulatory Population in the Th17 Response and its Role in Autoimmunity
Peter Grayson, PhD
Boston University
Nasal Epithelial Genomics in Wegener's Granulomatosis
Johannes Grisar, MD
Stanford University
Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sin-Ae Lee, PhD
University of California, San Diego
CD98 in Experimental Psoriasis
Christian Sadik, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
C5a and Immune Complexes as Inducers of LTB4 and IL-1b Release in Arthritis
Anita Shaw, MD
University of Massachusetts
Effects of IL-17 on Osteoblast Inhibition in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Andrea Vondracek, PhD
University of Colorado Denver, AMC and DC
Mechanism(s) of Arthritis Amelioration During Pregnancy
Haopeng Wang, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
FAK Family Kinases: Role in Controlling T Cell Responses and Autoimmunity
Hui Wang, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Rho Family Signaling in Leukocyte
