PI: Cecelia Yates
Title: FibroKine™ biomimetic peptides as potential targeted therapeutic treatment of pulmonary fibrosis
Description: Fibrotic diseases constitute a significant health problem in the US with the ability to impact any organ that is scarred from chronic disease, including the heart, lung, liver, arteries, and skin. In some cases, progressive and life-threatening diseases follow, but effective therapies don’t yet exist. In response, Dr. Yates has developed FibroKine™, a chemokine-based class of biomimetic peptides that are potential therapeutic agents for the targeted treatment of tissue fibrosis. Support from CSL Behring will allow the Yates group to test FibroKine™ peptide ability to effectively treat and halt the progression of pulmonary fibrosis.
Source: CSL Behring-Science Center Research Acceleration Initiative
Amount: $250,000