Gregory C. Gardner, MD, FACP
University of Washington
Pascale Schwab, MD
Oregon Health and Science University
Paula de Merieux Fellowship Award Recipient
Michael H. Pillinger, MD
NYU School of Medicine
Clinician Scholar Educator Award Recipients
Karen L. Law, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Using decision-based learning to highlight rheumatic disease
Bernadette C. Siaton, MD
University of Maryland
Development of a web-based rheumatology curriculum
Career Development Research Awards
Establishing a research career in the rheumatology field requires the availability of major research funding. Current trends have caused increasing concerns regarding shortfalls in funding at the federal level for investigator-driven rheumatic-disease research. To combat this, the Foundation provides a number of research awards designed to attract young investigators to conduct vital research into the cause and prevention of rheumatic diseases.
Scientist Development Award Recipients
Judith Ashouri, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Capturing arthritogenic T cell receptors in murine arthritis
Kristine Kuhn, MD, PhD
Washington University School of Medicine
Mechanism of IL-6 mediated intestinal epithelial repair
Franziska Matzkies, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Interrogating the role of B-cell signaling networks in SLE
William O’Brien, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Joint inflammation modulation by Cherubism gene, SH3BP2
Dipak R. Patel, MD, PhD
University of Michigan
PP5 is a novel epigenetic regulator in lupus T cells
Christine Peoples, MD
University of Pittsburgh
The role of estrogen in systemic sclerosis
Abhinav Seth, MD, PhD
Yale University
Regulation of inflammation by protein S
Clayton J. Sontheimer, MD
University of Washington
Humanized plasmacytoid dendritic cells in the pathogenesis of cutaneous lupus
Investigator Award Recipients
Devyani Misra, MD
Boston University School of Medicine
Obesity and knee osteoarthritis: Understanding the link
Matthew Stoll, MD, PhD, MSCS
University of Alabama Birmingham
Exploration of the gut microbiome in spondyloarthritis
Disease-Targeted Research Grants
Through our disease-targeted research initiative, the Foundation is committed to funding innovative research that is not being done elsewhere, research which will impact medical breakthroughs in rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. The important work being done through this program is integral in our quest to find a cure.
The recipients selected represent the variety of quality research and training programs committed to advancing treatments and finding cures. These recipients began work on their projects July 1, 2013, and will be recognized at the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in San Diego in October.
INNOVATIVE RESEARCH GRANTS
Basic Science Grant Recipients
Paul Anderson, MD, PhD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Posttranscriptional control of inflammation
Cong-Qiu Chu, MD, PhD
Oregon Health and Science University
Balancing Th17 and Treg cells for therapy of rheumatoid arthritis models
Mary P. Corr, MD
University of California, San Diego
Disruption of inflammatory cascades by a novel small molecular weight inhibitor
Jorg J. Goronzy, MD, PhD
Stanford University
BRAF/KRAS-mediated T-cell responses in rheumatoid arthritis
Nancy D. Kim, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Neutrophil-derived microvesicles drive fibroblast activation in inflammatory arthritis
Alessandra B. Pernis, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Smoking-induced pathways in RA pathogenesis
Translational Research Grant Recipients
