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