RSV is the leading cause of viral bronchiolitis and pneumonia worldwide, infecting more than 50 percent of children in their first year of life and nearly 100 percent by age 2.
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OMRF receives three grants to study autoimmune disease
The federal grants will support the work of two OMRF scientists who are investigating different aspects of autoimmune disease: Judith James, M.D., Ph.D., and Joan Merrill, M.D.
New OMRF grant will focus on autoimmune condition
The project will focus on comparing certain immune cells in patients with Sjögren’s to those of healthy controls.
OMRF awarded two new grants to study lupus genes
Two grants will enable OMRF scientists to examine genes thought to play a role in lupus.
OMRF receives $1.4 million to study DNA errors in birth defects, diseases
Every year an estimated 7.9 million children are born with a serious birth defect of genetic or partially genetic origin.
OMRF receives $2.8 million grant to study rare disorder
The grant will provide Bob Axtell with $2.8 million to study NMO and investigate its similarities to other autoimmune diseases, particularly MS.
