Three researchers from the ARThritis Center stand out, receiving funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for their research work.
Fawzi Aoudjit
Principal investigator – 1 year CIHR grant
Title: Understanding the role of beta1 integrins in chemoresistance of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and therapeutic implications
Eric Boilard
Principal investigator – 5 years CIHR grant
Co-investigators: Paul Fortin and Arnaud Droit
Collaborators: Rafael Arguello (Université de Marseille), Kellie Machlus (Harvard Medical School), and Patrick Trépanier (Héma-Québec)
Title: Role of megakaryocytes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Louis Flamand
Principal investigator – 5 years CIHR grant
Title: Understanding the role of beta1 integrins in chemoresistance of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and therapeutic implications