The grant will provide Bob Axtell with $2.8 million to study NMO and investigate its similarities to other autoimmune diseases, particularly MS.
Bob Axtell
OMRF discovery could lead to new therapies for MS
OMRF researchers found that, in laboratory mice, a particular white blood cell seems to play a key role in MS.
OMRF scientist receives grant to study rare autoimmune disorder
The National Eye Institute will provide Bob Axtell with $2.8 million to study NMO.
Autoimmune Disease
Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Sjögren’s syndrome and more than 80 other disorders known as autoimmune diseases are conditions in which the immune system becomes unbalanced and turns on the body instead of protecting it. Many of these illnesses strike women at much higher rates than men. OMRF physicians and researchers are looking for the […]
New OMRF grant to investigate rare autoimmune disease
OMRF has received $646,000 to study the genetic origins of NMO.
OMRF scientist discovers new multiple sclerosis biomarkers
Scientists have discovered subtle biological signs in the development of MS.
