UC Davis researcher receives grant for groundbreaking arthritis research8385124

Iannis Adamopoulos, a UC Davis researcher which specializes in skeletal and immune-system diseases, has become selected as a possible Arthritis National Research Foundation (ANRF) Scholar and Sontag Foundation Fellow. Adamopoulos will get a grant of $75,000 to increase his promising research on rheumatoid arthritis. One among 13 ANRF scholars, he's the only real awardee to be identified by the Sontag Foundation. ANRF is just one of a small selection of tax deductible charities focusing on Arthritis Research.

"We are happy to name Dr. Adamopoulos because the Sontag Foundation Fellow for 2011," said philanthropist and Sontag Foundation President Rick Sontag. "His work may give you the next breakthrough to finally end the debilitating illness that plagued my mother for 37 many ended her life." Adamopoulos, an assistant professor of internal medicine, found that an immune cytokine known as interleukin 23 (IL-23) can be a key regulator of joint inflammation and bone destruction. His discovering that abnormal expression of IL-23 causes severe arthritis and bone decrease of mice was recently confirmed in human cells. Step 2 as part of his principals are to determine the potential of IL-23 inhibitors as arthritis treatments. "Dr. Adamopoulos is shifting the target of arthritis research and bone health investigations toward immune-system cells not previously thought to be significant," said Timothy Albertson, acting chair with the Department of Internal Medicine at UC Davis. "This change probably will possess a profound affect on expanding therapeutic selections for those whose arthritis can't be managed with current treatments. It's admirable that the ANRF and Sontag Foundation hold the insight to identify his innovative work." Just before joining UC Davis this year, Adamopoulos conducted drug discovery research at Schering-Plough Biopharma in Palo Alto, Calif. He holds a B.Sc. honors degree from the University of Surrey, an M.Phil. from University College London and a D.Phil. through the University of Oxford, Wolfson College, where he received a scholarship for research on inflammatory arthritis. Situated in Long Beach, Calif., the ANRF provides research grants to outstanding, early-career scientists who're becoming leading researchers in rheumatic disease, autoimmunity and inflammation with all the purpose of finding new treating of debilitating, chronic diseases. The ANRF's highly competitive, NIH-level review process -- conducted by its Scientific Advisory Board -- means that only top-tier applicants and projects are funded. Every year, the Sontag Foundation fully funds the grant associated with an ANRF-selected researcher who is studying rheumatism. More resources for the best way to make online donations visit curearthritis.org. The [http://mosque1garlic.rollr.com/posts/uc-davis-researcher-receives-grant-for-groundbreaking-arthritis-research is among the nation's leading medical schools, famous for its research and primary-care programs. The institution offers fully accredited master's degree programs in public health insurance and in informatics, and its combined M.D.-Ph.D. program is training the next generation of physician-scientists to conduct high-impact research and translate discoveries into better clinical care. Along with as being a recognized leader in medical research, the institution is devoted to serving under served communities and advancing rural health.