Funded Pilot Projects

2024

Justin VanBeuscum, Ph.D.

Redox signaling of endothelial cells and podocytes in lupus nephritis

Jessica English, M.D.

Pregnancy Outcome Disparities Among Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

2022

Justin VanBeuscum, Ph.D.

Elucidating Mechanisms of Endothelial and Antigen Presenting Cell Crosstalk in Lupus Associated Hypertension

2021

Angela Malek, Ph.D.

Impact of COVID-19 on African American women with and without SLE

2020

John Wrangle, M.D., Co-Pilot, and Whitney El-Salsman, M.D., Co-Pilot

Unbiased discovery and validation of serum auto-antibodies in patients with rheumatic immune-related adverse events due to immune checkpoint inhibitors

Deanna Baker-Frost, M.D., Ph.D.

The Role of Estradiol-Induced IL-33 in Systemic Sclerosis

Natasha Ruth, M.D.

Creation of a Sustainable Healthcare System for cSLE by Instituting a Documentation System to Support Quality Improvement and Research Activities and Reduce HealthCare Disparities

2019

Ludivine Renaud, Ph.D.

Evaluating the gene expression patterns in comparison between normal lungs, scleroderma lungs and lungs from patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

John Zhang, Ph.D.

Targeted complement inhibiting antibodies will do the preclinical research necessary to advance to human trials

John Pearce, Ph.D.

Using geocoding to determine lupus clusters in South Carolina