Aileen Chang
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the diagnosis and treatment of Sjögren’s syndrome
Abstract

Shirley Mathews
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Arthritis and Immunology Program
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Free radical-mediated oxidative damage in the lacrimal and salivary glands of an animal model of Sjögren’s syndrome
Abstract

Cindy Tsau
The Neurosciences Institute
San Diego, California
Regulation of lacrimal gland development and function by homeodomain transcription factor Barx2
Abstract

Lilian Chiang
University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy
Modulation of tear protein secretion in the lacrimal gland
Abstract

James Roger, DDS and PhD candidate
University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry
Autoantibody characterization in salivary glands B cells in primary Sjögren's syndrome
Abstract

Lytia Fisher
University of Pennsylvania
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Sjögren's syndrome research database
Abstract

Virginia Carroll, PhD candidate
University of Virginia
MCMV-Induced Sjögren’s Syndrome-like Disease
Abstract

Yaser Dorri
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
Characterization of 4-hydroxy 2-nonenal modified proteins in Sjögren’s syndrome patient sera using two dimensional gel electrophoresis.
Abstract

Lisa Carol Olmos
Baylor College of Medicine, Dallas, TX
Effect of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines on Junctional Complex Proteins in Cultured Human Corneal Epithelium

Dry eye is associated with the breakdown in the function of the corneal epithelial barrier, but the mechanism for this breakdown has not been established. Olmos, a candidate for M.D. at Baylor, will investigate the potential role of inflammation-producing cytokines and enzymes called matrix metalloproteinases.

Ali Fahimi
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
The mechanisms of lacrimal dysfunction in autoimmune dacryoadenitis

Susie Kalinian
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
The effectiveness of various toothbrush heads in reducing bacteria and increasing salivary flow in patients with normal salivary flow and in Sjögren's patients with dry mouth

Bruno West
University of Connecticut Health Center, School of Medicine at Farmington
Is autoimmune thyroid disease an early presentation in patients destined to develop Sjögren's syndrome?

Ryan Grover
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
The effect of prolactin on lacrimal gland function and development of Sjögren's syndrome following removal of androgen support.

Ramzi Azzam
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Role of phospholipase D and protein kinase C in membrane trafficking

Lisa Lu
Temple University School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, PA
Cytotoxicity against salivary glands of 2 CD8+ clones isolated from NOD mice salivary glands

Brittany Nguyen
University of Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
The role of Ig-gamma in BCR signaling

Jared Shore
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Use of salivary scintigraphy as a diagnostic aid for Sjögren's syndrome

Ann Kvasnicka
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
The La (SSB) antigen in lacrimal gland acinar cells

Maurice Berkowitz
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles
The Effects of Androgens on Lacrimal Cell Acini In Vitro

Justin Burk
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Calreticulin involvement in nuclear transport in human endothelial cells

Joshua Hickman
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine
The exocrine and hepatic dysfunction in Sjögren's syndrome and chronic graft versus host disease

Howard Kim
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Identification of putative CD6 ligands on peripheral blood and tissue antigen presenting cells