This Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award proposal outlines a career development plan for Robert C. Fuhlbrigge M.D., Ph.D. designed to promote his development from post-doctoral trainee to independent investigator. Strong evidence is presented supporting the candidate's potential to forge a successful career in research. The career development plan takes advantage of the candidate's strengths, as well as those of the individuals and institutional programs available in and around the Harvard Medical School environment. This plan will provide a basis for continued personal development, as well as academic promotion and future funding applications. The research proposal included builds on the candidate's training in immunology and experience investigating the biology of leukocyte adhesion molecules to explore novel and important aspects of the mechanisms regulating T cell homing to specific tissues. Built on a strong base of preliminary findings, the focus of this proposal is the structure and function of PSGL-1 and regulation of post-translational modifications as they relate to skin specific T cell homing behavior. The research plan employs standard and novel assay methods to test hypotheses regarding the physical arrangement of functional elements and potential mechanisms regulating post-translational modifications of PSGL-1. Special attention is focused on the role of these modifications in directing interaction with vascular selectins. The techniques and concepts developed to study homing behavior in skin are to be applied to examine leukocyte homing to other tissues involved in inflammatory disease. This application thus represents a comprehensive career development plan and research proposal suitable to advance the career of this young investigator.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Type
Clinical Investigator Award (CIA) (K08)
Project #
5K08AR002115-04
Application #
6511831
Study Section
Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Special Grants Review Committee (AMS)
Program Officer
Moshell, Alan N
Project Start
1999-07-15
Project End
2004-06-30
Budget Start
2002-07-01
Budget End
2003-06-30
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
2002
Total Cost
$128,520
Indirect Cost
Name
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Department
Type
DUNS #
071723621
City
Boston
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02115
Sackstein, Robert; Fuhlbrigge, Robert (2015) Western blot analysis of adhesive interactions under fluid shear conditions: the blot rolling assay. Methods Mol Biol 1312:399-410
Sackstein, Robert; Fuhlbrigge, Robert (2009) Western blot analysis of adhesive interactions under fluid shear conditions: the blot rolling assay. Methods Mol Biol 536:343-54
Bandyopadhyay, Sanghamitra; Jeong, Kyeong-Hoon; Hansen, Jacob Tfelt et al. (2007) Calcium-sensing receptor stimulates secretion of an interferon-gamma-induced monokine (CXCL10) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-3 in immortalized GnRH neurons. J Neurosci Res 85:882-95
Chattopadhyay, Naibedya; Jeong, Kyeong-Hoon; Yano, Shozo et al. (2007) Calcium receptor stimulates chemotaxis and secretion of MCP-1 in GnRH neurons in vitro: potential impact on reduced GnRH neuron population in CaR-null mice. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 292:E523-32
Sackstein, Robert; Fuhlbrigge, Robert (2006) The blot rolling assay: a method for identifying adhesion molecules mediating binding under shear conditions. Methods Mol Biol 341:217-26
Yano, Shozo; Mentaverri, Romuald; Kanuparthi, Deepthi et al. (2005) Functional expression of beta-chemokine receptors in osteoblasts: role of regulated upon activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted (RANTES) in osteoblasts and regulation of its secretion by osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Endocrinology 146:2324-35
Yano, Shozo; Macleod, R John; Chattopadhyay, Naibedya et al. (2004) Calcium-sensing receptor activation stimulates parathyroid hormone-related protein secretion in prostate cancer cells: role of epidermal growth factor receptor transactivation. Bone 35:664-72
Fuhlbrigge, Robert C; King, Sandra L; Dimitroff, Charles J et al. (2002) Direct real-time observation of E- and P-selectin-mediated rolling on cutaneous lymphocyte-associated antigen immobilized on Western blots. J Immunol 168:5645-51