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Mehrdad Abedi, M.D. Sandeep Krishna Agarwal, M.D., PhD. Stephen Clark, PhD. Patrizia Fuschiotti, PhD. Francesco Del Galdo, M.D., Ph.D. Daniel Tschumperlin, BSME, MSE, PhD. Heather Yowell, PhD.

1992 and 1993 Grants
Investigator Institution Project Title Grant Duration Amt Granted
Frank Arnett, M.D. University of Houston
Houston, Texas
Molecular genetics of auto-antibodies in scleroderma One Year $20,856
Carol Black, M.D. Royal Free Hospital
London, England
Localization of chromosomal abnormalities in scleroderma fibroblasts and their relationship to collagen production One Year $22,230
Keith Boehm, M.D. Case Western Reserve University Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio
Regulatory protein expression, hypoxia, and scleroderma One Year $25,000
Constantin Bona, M.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, N.Y.
Cellular and Immunological mechanisms involved in the development of cutaneous hyperplasia in tight skin mice One Year $25,000
Stephen Clark, M.D. VA Medical Center
Newington, Conn.
Analysis of the tight skin mutation in a mast cell deficient mouse One Year $26,630
Roland DuBois, M.D. National Heart & Lung Institute
London, England
A study of inflammatory cell recruitment and activation on the lungs of patients with systemic sclerosis One Year $19,700
William Earnshaw, M.D. Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Md.
Characterization of a unique autoantibody in scleroderma One Year $19,250
Barry Guber, M.D. SUNY at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, N.Y.
Role of mast cells in fibrosis: interactions with fibroblast-activating peptides TGF, FGF, and PDGF One Year $23,630
Gloria Higgins, M.D., Ph.D. University of Tennessee
Memphis, Tenn.
The processing and biological role of IL-IB pro-piece in scleroderma patients and normal controls One Year $22,500
Stanley Hoffman, M.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, S.C.
A study of lymphocytes - endothelial interaction on scleroderma One Year $25,000
Saaod Muyard, M.D. Duke University Medical Center
Durham, N.C.
Benzoic acid hydrazide - a potential new antifibrotic treatment of scleroderma One Year $25,000
Angus Thompson, M.D. University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Penn.
Cytokine profiles in scleroderma and the influence of FK 506 One Year $25,000
Maria Trojanowska, M.D. Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, S.C.
Regulation of collagen Type I expression in scleroderma One Year $25,000
Barbara White Needleman, M.D. University of Maryland
Baltimore, Md.
Diversity of V1/T cells in scleroderma One Year $25,000
    Total Granted 1992-1993:   $354,796

All grants collaboratively funded by the Scleroderma Federation and the United Scleroderma Foundation.

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