The Lupus Research Alliance has awarded its 2019 Lupus Insight Prize to Ignacio Sanz, MD, director of the Division of Rheumatology, for discovering that certain little-understood immune system cells are a major source of the harmful proteins that…
What is your professional background? I obtained my MS in infectious diseases from the University of São Paulo in Brazil and my PhD in immunology from a joint program between University of São Paulo and…
Emory’s Lowance Center for Human Immunology, led by Ignacio Sanz, MD (Director, Emory University Division of Rheumatology), is a multidisciplinary initiative to translate innovations in basic immunology to the treatment of human immune-mediated diseases. Ultimately, according to Dr….
People with systemic lupus erythematosus can experience several symptoms, including fatigue, joint pain, skin rashes, and kidney problems. Often, these symptoms come in attacks called “flares.” In patients with lupus, the immune system becomes confused…