Where does the NIAMS lupus research take place?
The NIAMS is within the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland and research occurs there, as well as at other major medical centers around the country. In April 1994, NIAMS announced the establishment of the first two Specialized Centers of Research (SCORs) in systemic lupus erythematosus; the Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell Medical Center in New York City, and the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill. A SCOR is envisioned as a national resource associated with one or more major medical complexes and dedicated to working with the NIAMS in furthering the research effort to translate basic research to clinical application. Federally funded research at these specialized centers permits basic and clinical researchers to work together to focus on one disease. To learn more about NIAMS initiatives in lupus research see their Press Releases: In addition to the NIAMS, there are several other institutes involved in lupus research within the National Institutes of Heal
The NIAMS is within the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland and research occurs there, as well as at other major medical centers around the country. In addition to the NIAMS, there are several other institutes involved in lupus research within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including the NIDDK, NIAID, NHLBI, NIEHS, NINDS, NCMHD, and the NIH Clinical Center. NIAMS Registries for Lupus and Lupus Related Conditions Lupus Registry and Repository In early 1996, the NIAMS established the Lupus Registry and Repository to study people with lupus, and their families in order to identify genes that determine susceptibility to the disease. The high prevalence of lupus among relatives of lupus patients suggests a genetic component for the disease. However, genetic studies of lupus to date have been incomplete. The Lupus Registry and Repository is located at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation in Oklahoma City, OK. Dr. John Harley directs this extensive project. He an
