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Foundation awards $18.5 million to Cleveland researchers for work in immunology, infectious disease

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The Richard J. Fasenmyer Foundation has awarded $18.5 million in new grants to Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in support of collaborative research, physician recruitment and junior faculty research, and to sustain the Richard J. Fasenmyer Center for Clinical Immunology at Cleveland Clinic.

According to a press release, the grants support research endeavors by immunologists Leonard Calabrese, DO, director of the Richard J. Fasenmyer Center for Clinical Immunology at Cleveland Clinic and chief medical editor for Healio Rheumatology, and Michael Lederman, MD, professor of medicine and co-director of the Center for AIDS Research at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

“It is an inspirational gift for both of us,” Calabrese stated in the release. “Our life-long vision will continue as new generations of physician scientists join in our efforts to advance breakthroughs in the growing scientific area where immunologic and infectious diseases intersect. The support of the Richard J. Fasenmyer Foundation fuels our continued efforts to provide patients with the best and most advanced care and allows us to further research and education in this growing field.”

The research goals of the Richard J. Fasenmyer Center include exploration of the role of inflammation in autoimmunity and the implications of chronic viral infections in cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases and premature aging. The faculty at the center also share interest in uncovering biomarkers for inflammatory diseases, exploring pharmacokinetic responses to biologic medications and vaccines, and understanding the mechanisms of failure to respond to antiretroviral therapy.

In addition, the grants are designed to support the development of the Journal of Interesting Immunology and Infectious Diseases and the Pathogens and Immunity journal. A dual-track training program in immunologic and rheumatic diseases is also planned for development, and an educational endowment to support a combined Rheumatology Infectious Disease Fellowship will be established.

Reference s :

http://case.edu/medicine.

http://my.clevelandclinic.org.