| 2007 Scleroderma
Foundation Research Grant Awardees |
| Investigator |
Institution |
Project Title |
Grant Duration |
Amt Granted |
| Rachael Ann Clark, M.D.,
Ph.D. (new) |
Brigham and Women's Hospital,
Boston, MA |
Regulatory T cells in the Tight Skin
2 Mouse Model of Scleroderma |
Three Years |
$142,850 |
| Michael Robert York, M.D.
(new) |
Boston University, Boston,
MA |
The Role of Anticentromere Antibodies
in the Stimulation of Toll-like Receptor 9 in Systemic
Sclerosis |
Three Years |
$142,850 |
| Hon K. Yuen, Ph.D., O.T.R.
(est) |
Medical University of South
Carolina |
A Multi-Faceted Investigation to Improve
Oral Health in Adults with Systemic Sclerosis |
Two Years |
$142,850 |
| Branko Stefanovic,
Ph.D. (est) |
Florida State
University |
Cloning and Characterization
of RNA Binding Proteins which Regulate Expression of Type
I Collagen in Scleroderma Fibroblasts |
Two Years |
$142,850 |
| Marlene Rabinovich, M.D.
(est) |
Stanford University, California |
S100A4/MTS1-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension
and Scleroderma |
Two Years |
$142,850 |
| Carlo Selmi, M.D., Ph.D.
(new) |
University of California,
Davis |
Epigenetics of X-Linked Genes in Scleroderma:
Does X Mark the Spot? |
Three Years |
$142,850 |
| Silvia Smaldone, Ph.D. (new) |
University of Medicine & Dentistry
of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine |
Molecular Characterization of a New Scleroderma
Pathway |
Three Years |
$142,850 |
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Total Granted: |
$999,950
|
