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…...
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…...
