Grant Awards in October 2005

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Principal Investigator  Project Title/Link  
1. Conventional Research Grants    
Dr. Ignacio Anegon
INSERM U643, ITERT, Nantes, France  
Heme Oxygenase-1 promotes Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells: Analysis of Mechanisms and in vivo Applications 
Dr. Robert Colvin
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA  
Mechanisms of Antibody-Mediated Chronic Rejection in Mouse Cardiac and Kidney Allografts 
Dr. Christiane Ferran
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, USA  
Role of A20 upon Homing of EC and SMC Progenitors to Lesions of Transplant Arteriosclerosis 
Dr. Peter Heeger
The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA  
Complement Proteins regulate the Immune Responses that cause Transplant Rejection 
Dr. Régis Josien
INSERM U643, ITERT, Nantes, France  
The Role of Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells in the Expansion and Function of CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells 
Dr. Daniel Kreisel
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, USA  
The Role of Vascular Endothelium in Regulating Immune Responses 
Dr. Qizhi Tang
UCSF Diabetes Center, San Francisco, USA  
Visualizing Regulatory T Cell Control of Islet Transplant Rejection 
Dr. Anne M. VanBuskirk
Ohio State University, Columbus, USA  
Cytokine Interactions in Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD) 
2. Clinical Research Grants    
Dr. Henderikus G. Otten
University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands  
Prediction of Chronic Rejection which is the Main Cause of Long-Term Mortality after Lung Transplantation 
Dr. Allan Ramirez
Emory University, Atlanta, USA  
Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma in Obliterative Bronchiolitis