Researchers Archives - Vasculitis Foundation

Lynn A. Fussner, MD
The Ohio State University
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…...
Eric Gapud, MD, PhD
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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…...
Dragana Odobasic, PhD
Monash University, Department of Medicine, Melbourne, Australia
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…...
Maria C. Cid, MD
Hospital Clínic, Institute of Biomedical Research, Barcelona, Spain
Study Title: “Effects of blocking IL-6 receptor with tocilizumab on ex vivo cultured arteries from patients with giant-cell arteritis. Searching for predictors of response.” Investigator: Maria C. Cid, MD Co-investigators: Marc Corbera-Bellalta, post-doctoral researcher (R2A); Nekane Terrades-García, post-doctoral researcher (R2A); Georgina Espígol-Frigolé, associate professor; Sergio Prieto-González, associate professor; Javier Marco-Hernández,…...
Solbritt Rantapää Dahlqvist, MD, PhD
Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
Study Title: “Analyses of antibodies, biomarkers and microbiome in relation to genetic markers in pre-clinical individuals developing antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody associated vasculitis.” Investigator: Solbritt Rantapää Dahlqvist, MD, PhD Co-investigators: Ewa Berglin, MD, PhD; Johanna Dahlqvist, MD, PhD; Ingegerd Johansson, DDS, PhD; Linda Johansson, PhD Institution: Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden Award:…...