https://www.niams.nih.gov/es/node/1253
Dr. Lewandowski leads a team of scientists studying the genetics of early-onset systemic lupus erythematosus patients. Her research focuses on genetic drivers of severe disease and inflammation in patient cohorts worldwide.
https://www.niams.nih.gov/es/node/1256
Dr. Carmelo Carmona-Rivera studies the role of post-translational modifications such as citrullination, carbamylation, and others in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis, hidradenitis suppurativa, and other autoinflammatory/autoimmune conditions.
https://www.niams.nih.gov/es/node/1287
Dr. Fatemeh Navid, a postdoctoral fellow, studies endoplasmic reticulum (ER) pathways controlling elimination of misfolded forms of HLA-B27, and the role of ER stress in spondyloarthritis.
https://www.niams.nih.gov/es/node/1288
Dr. Yuka Kanno’s primary research interest in the Molecular Immunology and Inflammation Branch has been the regulation of gene expression by transcription factors.
https://www.niams.nih.gov/es/node/1294
As the Animal Resources Program Coordinator, Joseph Woo provides guidance to the NIAMS’s intramural researchers on the proper care and use of research animals.
https://www.niams.nih.gov/es/node/1297
Dr. Hafner leads a team of scientists studying the impact of RNA binding proteins (RBPs) on posttranscriptional gene regulation (PTGR). His research focuses on ribonucleoproteins (RNPs) involved in RNA processing, transport, stability, and translation.
https://www.niams.nih.gov/es/node/1299
Xiantao Wang uses photoactivatable ribonucleoside-enhanced crosslinking and immunoprecipitation (PAR-CLIP) to identify RNA binding protein target sites on a genome-wide scale and prepare a small RNA cDNA library.
https://www.niams.nih.gov/es/node/1301
Dr. Norman Watts is a staff scientist in the in the Protein Expression Laboratory. His research focuses on two viruses: HIV-1 and hepatitis B. He has also studied bacteriophages, crop pathogens and human viruses.
https://www.niams.nih.gov/es/node/1323
This program supports human genetic and genomic, biopsychosocial and behavioral, and pain related research in rheumatic diseases, with a goal to understand how a person’s genetics, environmental, behavioral and lifestyle factors influence health and to understand the best approach to prevent and treat diseases, ultimately bringing precision medicine to patients.
