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Updated June 24, 2008
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NIAMS Scientists Find Potential New Way to Block Inflammation in Autoimmune Disease
Researchers Identify Genes That Increase Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk
Study Identifies Genetic Risk Factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus
Scientists Learn the Origin of Rogue B Cells
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John O'Shea, M.D. appointed as NIAMS Scientific Director
December 1, 2005
Dr. O'Shea has served as the Chief of the Molecular Immunology and Inflammation Branch at the NIAMS since 2002. He graduated from St. Lawrence University, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1974 and received his M.D. degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1978 and did his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the State University of New York-Upstate Medical Center. Dr. O'Shea came to the NIH in 1981 to continue his clinical training in immunology in the NIAID. There, he also began post-doctoral studies on leukocyte complement receptors. In 1984, he joined the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to study lymphocyte signal transduction. In 1989, he started an independent laboratory, serving as Chief of the Leukocyte Cell Biology Section in the NCI. He joined NIAMS in 1994.
Daniel Kastner, M.D., Ph.D. appointed as NIAMS Clinical Director
December 1, 2005
Dr. Kastner received his BA degree in philosophy summa cum laude from Princeton University in 1973. As an M.D., Ph.D. student at Baylor College of Medicine, he studied cytotoxic T-lymphocytes in the laboratory of Dr. Robert R. Rich, and received his Doctorate of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology in 1979. He subsequently received his medical degree and completed an internship and residency in internal medicine, all at Baylor, and was Chief Resident in 1985. Dr. Kastner's career at the NIH began as a Rheumatology Fellow with Dr. Alfred Steinberg, studying B-cells in mouse models of systemic lupus erythematosus. Later in his fellowship his passions shifted towards the genetic basis of human rheumatic diseases. Dr. Kastner is currently the Chief of the Genetics and Genomics Branch of the NIAMS intramural program.
