Grant Awards in April 2001

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Principal Investigator Project Title/Link
Prof. David Adams
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK
Human Hepatic Dendritic Cells Induce Tolerance via Notch Signalling
Dr. Amelia Bartholomew
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA
The Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Transplantation Tolerance
Prof. Reza Dana
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, USA
Promotion of Corneal Transplant Survival by Anti-Apoptotic Genes
Dr. Dirk Dittmer
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA
SCID-Mouse/Human Transplant Model for Gamma Herpes Virus Infection
Prof. Reginald Gorczynski
University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Interaction of OX2 with its Receptor Controls Organ Rejection
Dr. Majed Hamawy
University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, USA
LAT, a Molecule Critical for T Cell Activation and Function, is a Potential Substrate for Calcineurin
Dr. Matthias W. Hoffmann
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
Chemokines and their Receptors as Therapeutic Targets to Prevent Allograft Rejection
Dr. Régis Josien
INSERM, Nantes, France
The Role of TRANCE/RANK Interaction during Allogenic Immune Responses
Dr. Jörg Koglin
University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Role of Innate Immune Recognition as Initiator of Chronic Rejection after Cardiac Transplantation
Dr. Hamid Rabb
Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, USA
Mechanisms of T-Cell-Mediated Injury after Renal Ischemia Reperfusion
Prof. Giuseppe Remuzzi
Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Bergamo, Italy
Donor Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Homing the Thymus of Recipients to Induce Graft Tolerance
Dr. Peter Terness
University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Prevention of Allograft Rejection by Local Expression of the IDO Gene
Dr. Li Zhang
University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Mechanisms Involved in Prevention of Donor-Specific Cardiac Allograft Rejection by Regulatory T Cells