This Administrative Core will mediate three functions. As part of the first function it will help coordinate the Principal Project, the Collaborative Project and the Pilot Project. At a fixed time on the first Monday of every month the project coordinator and the Investigators and Co- investigators of the three projects will meet face to- face or by conference call at Massachusetts General Hospital to chart progress and coordinate studies and sample collection. These meetings will expand on ongoing regular monthly meetings currently being held. A second goal of this Core will be to make available tools of Human Immunology research to other investigators at MGH studying autoimmune disorders other than lgG4-Related Disease including Next Gen sequencing for repertoire, expertise with investigating immune cells and tissues in depth, cell storage and profiling techniques. The ACE program coordinator will regularly inform the broader MGH community of the time and location of the monthly meetings and an hour will be set aside by the Principal Investigator to meet clinicians and other investigators at the MGH who seek to interact. These interactions will also facilitate some of the studies of the Principal Project on the causes of IgG4 related disease and systemic sclerosis. The third goal of this Core and its coordinator will be to generate a portal for interaction with other ACEs and to share information on Immune repertoires, microbial community characteristics and chromatin data with other groups working across the country on autoimmunity, not necessarily restricted to other ACEs.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type
Research Program--Cooperative Agreements (U19)
Project #
5U19AI110495-07
Application #
9915865
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZAI1)
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2020-05-01
Budget End
2021-04-30
Support Year
7
Fiscal Year
2020
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Massachusetts General Hospital
Department
Type
DUNS #
073130411
City
Boston
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02114
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