ACR REF Clinical Investigator Fellowship Award

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2009 Award Recipients

William F. Harvey, MD
Tufts Medical Center
Merck Recipient
Leg length discrepancy and its impact on common disorders of the musculoskelatal system

Maida Wong, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
California Community Foundation Recipient
Role of Program Cell Death-1 Molecule in CD8+ T cells of (New Zealand Black x New Zealand White) BWF1 Lupus-Prone Mice

2008 Award Recipients

Elaine Husni, MD
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Atherosclerosis and autoimmunity: Detecting subclinical coronary artery disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Veena K. Ranganath, MD
UCLA School of Medicine
Genetic factors in older onset rheumatoid arthritis

Pamela G. Weiss, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Henoch Schonlein Purpura and corticosteroid treatment

2007 Award Recipients

Shervin Assassi, MD
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Peripheral Blood Cell Microarrays in Systemic Sclerosis

Christina M. Charles, MD
The Regents of the University of California
Evaluation of Abnormal HDL Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Duane W. Pearson, MD
University of Colorado at Denver
The Role of CR2 in SLE

Haoling H. Weng, MD, MHS
The Regents of the University of California
Randomized Controlled Trial of Educational Videotape and Tailored Decision

2006 Award Recipients

Liron Caplan, MD
University of Colorado at Denver & Health Science Center
Washington University
Assessing the Risk of Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Jon T. Giles, MD
Johns Hopkins University
The Effect of Body Composition on Sub-Clinical Atherosclerosis in Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis