The Arthritis Foundationis pleased to announce the recipients of the most recent round ofArthritis Foundation–CARRALarge and SmallGrants!TheCARRA(Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance)membersbelow wererecentlyawarded one-year grantswith project dates of April 1, 2019 – March 31, 2020.
LARGE GRANT AWARDEES(up to $50K)
Using Biomarkers to Predict Response to Abatacept in Oligo JIA
Lauren Henderson,Boston Children’s Hospital;
PeterNigrovic,Brigham and Women’s Hospital;
SarahRingold, SeattleChildren’sHospital
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Exosomes and Immune Modulation in Pediatric SLE
Wen-Yuan (Elena) Hsieh, University of Colorado Denver
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Clinical and Functional Significance of JIA-Specific Risk Alleles
James Jarvis,University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine;
Sampath Prahalad,Emory University
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Adverse Childhood Experiences in YouthWithJuvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Tamar Rubinstein,Children’s Hospital at Montefiore;
Danielle Bullock,University of Minnesota
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Procalcitonin and Calprotectin for Differentiation of Infection and Disease Flare in SystemicJuvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
RebeccaTrachtman,Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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SMALL GRANTS(up to $25K)
A Prospective Observational Study Comparing the Non-inferiority of Mycophenolate Mofetil to Methotrexate for the Treatment of Juvenile Localized Scleroderma
DawnWahezi,Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
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These grants are made possible through the generous support of the Arthritis Foundation.
For more information about the Arthritis Foundation–CARRAGrant program, including upcoming deadlines, please visit the CARRA website athttps://carragroup.org/members/grants-and-funding.