DIVI CORNEC, MD, PHD

Investigator:  DIVI CORNEC, MD, PHD Co-investigators:  Ulrich Specks, MD and Pers Jacques-Olivier, PhD Institution: Mayo Clinic, Rochester and Brest University, France Title:  In Depth Characterization of PR3-specific B Cells in ANCA-associated Vasculitis Award:  $100,000, two-year grant Divi Cornec is a French rheumatologist, currently working at the Mayo Clinic as a Research…...

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Jonathan Choy, PhD

Study:  Immune regulation by IL-6 in Giant cell arteritis Institution:  Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia  Canada Award:  $50,000, one-year study Summary:  Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is vascular disease that is characterized by thickening of the artery wall, resulting in a block in blood flow.  It most often affects the temporal…...

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