URMC / Labs / Korman Lab / Projects Projects Benjamin Korman, MD, Principal Investigator Laboratory of Inflammation, Vascular Disease and Fibrosis Pulmonary Hypertension TNF-Transgenic Mice: A New Model of Scleroderma Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Pathogenetic Role of TNF-a and TNF receptors in Experimental Scleroderma Associated Arterial Hypertension Single Cell Exploration of TNF Mediated PAH Role of Red Blood Cells in Pulmonary Artery Hypertension PAH Rheumatoid Arthritis Role of CD47 Pathway in Rheumatoid Arthritis Pathogenesis and Treatment Scleroderma and Fibrosis Clinical Assessment of Patients with Scleroderma – SSc Registry and Biorepository Novel Biomarkers of Scleroderma A Novel 3D Scleroderma Skin Model to Test Therapeutic TRPC6 Modulation Fibroblast Heterogeneity and the Role of CD90 (Thy-1) in Skin Fibrosis in Scleroderma Abnormalities in Complement and Scleroderma-PAH Role of Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Scleroderma and Cutaneous Fibrosis