The Myocarditis Foundation, an international non-profit organization located in Point Pleasant, NJ, founded in 2005, is dedicated to increasing awareness and hastening progress in understanding this rare disease. Myocarditis is…
Awarded grant in 2012 Identifying Antiviral Agents to Treat Coxsackievirus Myocarditis “In support of a long-term goal of identifying potent and tolerable antiviral drugs to prevent enteroviral myocarditis, our project…
Awarded grant in 2012 Chromosome Y Regulates usceptibility to Coxsackievirus B3-induced Myocardtis “The experiments proposed in this fellowship will identify the critical cell types, for example cardiomyocytes and/or immune cells,…
Awarded grant in 2011 IL-1 Receptor-associated Kinase 4 (IRAK4) Epigentically Modulates Nod2- and MDA5- dependent Protection in Viral Myocarditis “First we observed that the major cell population infiltrating into the inflamed…
Awarded grant in 2010 Autoimmunity in Pediatric Myocarditis: A Pilot Study “The relationship of autoimmunity in the pathophysiology and outcomes of pediatric myocarditis is unknown. Through the collaboration of regional…
Joe Rumore, myocarditis survivor and heart transplant of three years will host his third annual golf tournament to benefit The Myocarditis Foundation which will be held on Monday, September 20,…
The Myocarditis Foundation held its third fundraising event in the Raleigh area, entitled Fiesta 2010 on Friday, May 7, 2010. Approximately 100 people attended the event which was held at Brier Creek Country Club in Raleigh, North Carolina. The evening included entertainment by the band 20 Years Gone and featured Mexican cuisine, and a Silent Auction. The foundation raised over $16,000 from the event.
The Myocarditis Foundation, a non-profit, international organization located in Point Pleasant, NJ, founded in 2005, is dedicated to increasing awareness and hastening progress in understanding this rare disease. Myocarditis is…
Awarded grant in 2009 The Role of Dystrphin in Enterovirus Induced Viral Myocarditis Specific Aim1. Determine whether cardiac myocyte-specific, inducible expression of enterovirus protease 2A in the dystrophin knock-in adult…
Awarded grant in 2009 Discovering and Understanding Virus-Host Factor Interactions for Treatment of Viral Myocarditis “We showed that virus signaling during infection originated from, and converge upon, dominant signaling ‘nodes.’…
