People with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who have antibodies that target the mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) protein are…
Lindsey Shapiro
Lindsey earned her PhD in neuroscience from Emory University in Atlanta, where she studied novel therapeutic strategies for treatment-resistant forms of epilepsy. She was awarded a fellowship from the American Epilepsy Society in 2019 for this research. Lindsey also previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher, studying the role of inflammation in epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Articles by Lindsey Shapiro
A dual-target CAR T-cell therapy from iCell Gene Therapeutics safely led to medication-free disease remission for systemic lupus…
Scientists have identified a number of proteins in the urine with high diagnostic accuracy for identifying kidney involvement in people…
A team of scientists in Austria discovered a small molecule — now called feeblin in a nod to a Nobel…
Lupus Therapeutics will partner with Nkarta to advance the development of NKX019, Nkarta’s investigational natural killer (NK) cell therapy,…
Treatment with an intensified dosing regimen of Saphnelo (anifrolumab) led to greater improvements in kidney function compared with standard…
A personalized vaccine kit designed to prevent COVID-19 infection eased systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) manifestations in an adolescent girl…
PALIZADE, a Phase 2b clinical trial of Kezar Life Sciences’ investigational therapy zetomipzomib, is still enrolling systemic lupus…
The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) has awarded a $3-million grant to a multidisciplinary research group working to identify drivers…
Younger age, greater disease activity, and a history of kidney involvement are significant predictors of severe disease flares among people…