Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Scleroderma

Center Mission

• To provide state of the art, multidisciplinary care for patients with scleroderma
• To provide education and support for scleroderma patients and their families
• To provide access to new therapies for scleroderma via clinical trials
• To engage in clinical, translational and basic laboratory research on scleroderma to contribute to finding the cause and cure of scleroderma.

Center Goals

• To recruit new and current faculty members with an interest in vascular biology, genetics and fibrosis
• To hire needed staff in the areas of data management, research coordination and laboratory assistance
• To establish and name a scleroderma-dedicated research technician position
• To establish and name a research fellowship and recruit a qualified research fellow
• To obtain additional space for research as needed
• To improve patient education resources (website, newsletters)

To develop other activities including a journal club, annual research symposium, travel awards for fellows and joint research grant proposals with non-Center investigators