New Investigators Supported
The following talented scientists received grants to support and encourage new lupus investigators, and for ongoing lupus research.
2000–TODAY | 1990–1999 | 1977–1989
2000–TODAY
Fellowships
Ramalingam Bethunaickan, PhD
Columbia University
Mechanisms of remission of SLE nephritis
Qinzhong Chen, PhD
Columbia University Medical Center
Novel signaling pathways in humoral autoimmunity
Joel Cohen-Solal, PhD
Columbia University
Estrogen and lupus susceptibility: biomarkers and genetics
Gero von Gersdorff, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The Role of B7-1 in Podocytes in the Pathogenesis of Lupus Nephritis
Josephine Isgro, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
The Def6-ROCK2-IRF-4 axis: a novel target for therapeutic intervention in SLE?
Peter Izmirly, MD
NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases
Role of the endothelium in lupus nephritis and vasculopathy
Philip Kahn, MD
Columbia University
Treatment of anti-phospholipid syndrome with BAFF blockade
George Kalliolias, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Regulation of the Interferon-TNF Axis at the Signal Transduction Level
Sun Jung Kim, PhD
Columbia University
Modulation of immature B cell development in FcRγ chain deleted mice
Carolina Llanos, MD, PhD
NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases
Impaired clearance of apoptotic cardiocytes and pathogenesis of congenital heart block: link to anti-SSA/Ro-SSB/La antibodies
Victor Martin, MD
Department of Rheumatology
Hospital for Joint Diseases
Nitric Oxide inhibits T cell function via protein nitration
Bradley Messmer, PhD
Department of Medicine
North Shore University Hospital
Definition and Characterization of anti-DNA Autoantibody Subsets Relevant to SLE using Peptide Ligands
Kevin Nickerson, PhD
Yale University School of Medicine
Opposing roles of TLR7 and TLR9 in SLE
Mikhail Olferiev, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Altered Fc gamma receptor-dependent effector mechanisms in lupus mediated by Th1/Th2 deviation
Xiaoping Qing, MD, PhD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Long-term expression of antiphospholipid antibodies by adeno-associated virus mediated gene transfer: a new mouse model of antiphospholipid syndrome that resembles human disease
Meera Ramanujam, PhD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The effect of costimulatory blockade on naive and antigen-induced B cells
Antigoni Triantafyllopoulou, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Inflammatory regulation of lupus nephritis
Min Yang, MD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
BAFF-induced p52 NF-kB signaling pathway as a therapeutic target in lupus
Zeguo Zhao, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The role of TWEAK-Fn14 interactions in the pathogenesis of SLE
Career Development Awards
Andrea Cerutti, MD
Dept of Pathology
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Role of CD30:CD153 interaction in immunoglobulin class switching and autoantibody production in SLE
Giovanni Franchin, MD, PhD
Columbia University
Therapeutics in lupus: blocking CD40-CD40L with peptides
Guillermina Girardi, PhD
Assistant Scientist, Research Division
Hospital for Special Surgery
Complement inhibition and anticoagulation prevent anti-phospholipid antibody-induced pregnancy loss and thrombosis: are these approaches different?
Venkatesh Jeganathan, PhD
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Antigen-specific therapies in SLE
Ingrid Mecklenbrauker, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
The Rockefeller University
The role of protein kinase C delta in BAFF-mediated signaling in B cells
Meera Ramanujam, PhD
Columbia University
Towards a better understanding of BAFF blockade using lupus-prone mice
Kaoru Saijo. MD, PhD
Rockefeller University
The role of Src-family kinases in CD40-mediated inhibition signal of terminal differentiation of mature B cells
Jun Yan, MD, PhD
University of Louisville
Lymphocyte Activation and Tolerance in Autoantibody Transgenic Mice
Research Grants
Charles C. Chu, PhD
Department of Medicine
North Shore University Hospital
Fig 1 Protein in Autoimmune Disease
Robert M. Clancy, PhD
Hospital for Joint Diseases
Detection of circulating endothelial cells in SLE
Joseph Craft, MD
Department of Medicine
Yale School of Medicine
Analysis of Central T Cell Tolerance in Lupus
Keith B. Elkon, MD
University of Washington
PTEN/Akt Regulation of Systemic Autoimmunity
Dipyaman Ganguly, PhD
Columbia University
A Novel Genetic Regulator of Lupus Pathogenesis
Ann Haberman, PhD
Yale University
How germinal centers select high affinity B cells: determination of cellular interactions and migratory behavior via intravital microscopy
Joan T. Merrill, MD
Department of Medicine
St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center
Pathologic Epitopes of Apolipoprotein A1
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Significance of Polymorphisms in Target Antigens of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Elena Peeva, MD, MSc
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Mechanism by which lupus-susceptibility loci SLE 3/5 confer responsiveness to prolactin
Jane Salmon, MD
Division of Rheumatic Diseases
Hospital for Special Surgery
The role complement activation as a contributor to anti-phospholipid antibody-induced pregnancy loss and thrombosis
Adrian T. Ting, PhD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Role of BAFF-R/BR3 in Regulating Proliferation and Apoptosis in B Cells
Yi Yan, PhD
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Editing in antigen-activated B cells
1990–1999
Fellowships
Alan R. Alberts, MD
North Shore University Hospital/Cornell University
Anca Dinu Askanase, MD
Hospital for Joint Diseases
Gina DelGiudice-Asch, MD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
Andrey Iliev, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Kyriakos Kirou, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Rita Jain, MD
North Shore University Hospital/Cornell
M. Carmen Montesinos
New York University Medical Center
Elena Peeva, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Agueda Rostagno, PhD
New York University Medical Center
Leah Ann Schachter, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell University
Ulrich Thienel, MD
Columbia University
Career Development Awards
Sofia Andjelic, MD
Sloan Kettering Institute
Dalit Ashany, MD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
Silvia Bolland, PhD
The Rockefeller University
Charles C. Chu, PhD
North Shore University Hospital
Jeffrey C. Edberg, PhD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
Arunan Kaliyaperumal, PhD
Northwestern Univ. Medical School
Audrey Manheimer-Lory, PhD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
M. Eugenia Miranda-Carus, MD
Hospital for Joint Diseases
Luminita Pricop, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Elizabeth Reap, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Linda Spatz, PhD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Akshay Vaishnaw, MD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
Research Grants
Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD
The Rockefeller University
Vincent Bonagura, MD
Schneider Childrens' Hospital/LlJ
Jill P. Buyon, MD
Hospital for Joint Diseases
Paolo Casali, MD
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Ming-der Chang, PhD
North Shore University Hospital
Robert Clancy, PhD
Hospital for Joint Diseases
Bruce Cronstein, MD
New York University Medical Center
Mary K. Crow, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell University
Anne Davidson, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Betty Diamond, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Keith Elkon, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Howard Fillit, MD
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Peter K. Gregersen, MD
North Shore University Hospital
Veneta Hanson, MD
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Andrey Iliev, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Lionel B. Ivashkiv, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Lloyd Klickstein, MD, PhD
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Audrey Manheimer-Lory, PhD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Joan T. Menill, MD
St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center
Patncia K. A. Mongini, PhD
Hospital for Joint Diseases
Andrew Porges, MD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
Luminita Pricop, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Chaim Putterman, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Westley H. Reeves, MD
The Rockefeller University
Allison Reiss, MD
New York University Medical Center
Brad H. Rovin, MD
The Ohio State University
Jane E. Salmon, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Linda Spatz, PhD
CUNY Medical College
Boaz Tadmor, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Stephen Tomlinson, PhD
New York University School of Medicine
Doris B. Tse, PhD
North Shore University Hospital/Cornell
Gary W. Zieve, PhD
SUNY - Stony Brook
1977–1989
Fellowships
Cynthia Aranow, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Eloisa S.D.O. Bonfa, MD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
Gregory Conner, MD, PhD
The Rockefeller University
Lucile Prusis Frank, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Stewart G. Greisman, MD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
Juan Jover, MD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
Noreen Helen Linn, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Steven Magid, MD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
Mark R. Philips, MD
New York University Medical Center
Jane E. Salmon, MD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
Kathryn Lea Sewell, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Andrew Solomon, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Zev Sthoeger, MD
The Rockefeller University
Joanne Valeriano-Marcet, MD
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mariko Wakai
North Shore University Hospital
Research Grants
Steven Abramson, MD
New York University Medical Center
Carole L. Berger, PhD
Columbia University College of P & S
Alfred Jay Bollet, MD
SUNY - Downstate Medical Center
Vincent Bonagura, MD
Schneider Childrens' Hospital/LlJ
Richard P. Brown, MD
NY State Psychiatric Inst.- Columbia P&S
Ron Carr, MD, PhD
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Steven E. Carsons, MD
SUNY - Downstate Medical Center
Prem C. Chatpar, MD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
Bruce N. Cronstein, MD
New York University Medical Center
Anne Davidson, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Betty A. Diamond, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Robin J. Dibner, MD
SUNY - Downstate Medical Center
Keith B. Elkon, MRCP
The Hospital for Special Surgery
Thomas M. Fasy, MD, PhD
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mark Feldman, MD
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Azudin E.Gharavi, MD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
Ellen Ginzler, MD
SUNY - Downstate Medical Center
Arthur Grayzel, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Barry L. Gruber, MD
SUNY - Stony Brook
Maurice E. Hamilton, MD
SUNY - Downstate Medical Center
Norman Ilowite, MD
Schneider Childrens' Hospital/LlJ
Marc Jacobson, MD
Schneider Childrens' Hospital/LlJ
Sara Jane Johnson, MD
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Lee D. Kaufman, MD
SUNY - Stony Brook
Azad K. Kaushik, MD
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Harold D. Keiser, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Leslie D. Kerr, MD
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
Robert P. Kimberly, MD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
Robert G. Lahita, MD
The Rockefeller University
Victor J.W. Lawrence, MD
New York University Medical Center
Michael D. Lockshin, MD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
Alice Jane L. Markenson, MD
Cornell University Medical College
Joseph A. Markenson, MD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
J. Steven McDougal, MD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
M. Edward Medof, MD, PhD
New York University Medical Center
Donald S. Miller, MD
SUNY - Downstate Medical Center
Marc Monestier, MD
Center Molecular Medicine & Immunology
Jane H. Morse, MD
Columbia University College of P & S
Mandakolathur R. Murali, MD
SUNY - Downstate Medical Center
H. Daniel Perez, MD
New York University Medical Center
Mark R. Philips, MD
New York University Medical Center
Paul Philips, MD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
Anna Plichta, MD
SUNY - Downstate Medical Center
Westley H. Reeves, MD
The Rockefeller University
Marcus M. Reidenberg, MD
Cornell University Medical College
Christopher Ritchlin, MD
New York University Medical Center
Jane E. Salmon, MD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
Nicole Schupf, PhD
Manhattanville College
Linda Anne Shookster, MD
Hospital for Joint Diseases Orth. Institute
Charles R. Steinman, MD
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine