February 17, 2021 17:00 ET | Source: ChemoCentryx, Inc. — Treatment with avacopan in the absence of daily oral prednisone led to remission at week 26 and superiority in sustaining remission at 52 weeks compared to the prednisone group — — Avacopan’s effects on kidney function, patient Quality of Life,…...
VF Awards Research Grant to Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Physician at OSU
Lynn A. Fussner, MD, Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University (OSU), Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, has been awarded a one-year grant from the Vasculitis Foundation (VF) for her study, “Role of Monocytes and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis.” Dr. Fussner’s goal is to identify better…...
Vasculitis Foundation’s Young Investigator Award Goes to Monash University Research Fellow
Dragana Odobasic, PhD, Research Fellow Monash University, Department of Medicine, Melbourne, Australia Study Title: “Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells for Antigen-Specific Immunosuppression in MPO-ANCA Vasculitis” Investigator: Dragana Odobasic, PhD Co-investigator: Stephen Holdsworth, MD, PhD, Professor, Monash University, Department of Medicine; Head, Clinical Immunology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia Institution: Monash University, Department of Medicine, Centre…...
VF Announces Young Investigator Award
Dragana Odobasic, PhD, a research fellow at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, was awarded the Vasculitis Foundation’s (VF) “Dr. Chris Cox-Marinelli Young Investigator Award” in May for her study, Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells for Antigen-Specific Immunosuppression in MPO-ANCA Vasculitis. The award, a one-year grant totaling $49,822, was created in memory of…...
Dr. Eric Gapud: Giving Back by Furthering his Medical Training in Vasculitis
When Eric Gapud, MD, PhD, was in medical school, he was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. As you might expect, he can empathize with the experiences of his patients, particularly those with vasculitis and anyone who has been diagnosed with a rare disease. A physician-scientist, Dr. Gapud is also an…...
