Division Research Areas
Rheumatic & Musculoskeletal Diseases
Recent advances in pre-clinical and clinical research into the Rheumatic Diseases have fundamentally changed the practice of Rheumatology. Research in this area involves coordinated effort involving basic, disease-focused, and clinical research.
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Asthma & Allergic Diseases
Asthma and allergic diseases are the most common serious medical conditions in the developed world. The scientists in the Inflammation and Allergic Diseases Section carry out basic and translational research that is focused entirely on the mechanisms of asthma and allergic diseases.
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Immunologic Mechanisms of Disease
Breakthroughs in the study of rheumatic diseases are linked closely to breakthroughs in basic immunology, cell biology, genetics, and other fundamental sciences.
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Cell Biology-based Mechanisms of Disease
In addition to studies of basic immune mechanisms, an understanding of the pathogenesis of rheumatic diseases will require improved knowledge of the function of individual cells. We know that interactions between macrophages and fibroblasts play important roles in joint inflammation.
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Clinical Research Section
The Clinical Research Section comprises investigators working on risk factors and outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus), orthopedics, Lyme Disease, and the drug safety of anti-rheumatic drugs.
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