
Dr. Coleen McNamara and Dr. Angela Taylor receive CHECKPOINT ATHERO award
We are excited to announce that two of the Co-PI’s of the iPRIME initiative, Dr. Coleen McNamara and Dr. Angela Taylor, have received a Leducq International Network of Excellence Award. They, along with other experts, will us this prestigious CHECKPOINT … Read More

iPRIME Launch Symposium Cancelled
Due to the sad events on Sunday, the iPRIME Launch Symposium on November 15 will be cancelled. We hope to reschedule at a future date.

Dr. Antonio Abbate Joins the University of Virginia School of Medicine Cardiovascular Research Center
We are excited to welcome Dr. Antonio Abbate to the University of Virginia School of medicine Cardiovascular Research Center. Dr. Abbate is one of the world’s leading experts in precision Immunomedicine. Welcome to UVA, Dr. Abbate! Dr. Antonio Abbate joined … Read More

iPRIME Investigators partnered with colleagues from the La Jolla Institute (LJI) for a collaborative project resulting in a publication in “Frontiers of Cardiovascular Medicine”
iPRIME Investigators have partnered with colleagues from the La Jolla Institute (LJI) to utilize single cell multi-omic analysis of human circulating immune cells to identify the B cell subtype in humans that is associated with IgE sensitization to alpha gal … Read More

Dr. Loren Erickson and Dr. Coleen McNamara receive NIH R01 to study the role of IgE and alpha gal in Coronary Artery Disease
The research project seeks to understand the effects of IgE to alpha-gal on atherosclerotic plaque development and define immune mechanisms mediating IgE sensitization to alpha-gal linked to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in mice and humans. As part of the iPRIME initiative, … Read More

Commonwealth Health Review Board awards Dr. Mike Brown funds to study the role of GITR and Ox40 in patients with cardiovascular disease
Dr. Mike Brown of the Carter Immunology Center received $252,434 for his project “Risky variants in human cardiovascular disease” to study the role of Glucocorticoid-induced TNFR-related protein (GITR), an immune modulator of inflammation and Ox40, a T-cell receptor, and their … Read More
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