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Monday 21 December 2015

Dr Jim Harris receives Abbvie grant to study mechanisms of rheumatoid arthritis

Dr Jim Harris
Congratulations Dr Jim Harris who has received a grant of $48,500 from pharmaceutical company Abbvie for his study “Autophagy in rheumatoid arthritis: effects of TNF blockade”.

Chief Investigator in the Lupus and Arthritis lab, Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Dr Harris will study autophagy in cells from patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

“In this study we will look at the effect of TNF blockers, a common treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on autophagy, a cellular process involved in numerous immune cell functions,” said Dr Harris.

In addition, Dr Harris’ group will investigate autophagic responses in cells from patients with RA, to determine whether defects in this process might account for some of the inflammatory pathology in these patients.

“This is a chance for us to utilise our close connection to the rheumatology clinic and test important regulatory mechanisms in cells from patients with RA.”



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