https://www.coltonconsortium.org/news/yale-researchers-identify-two-new-therapeutic-targets-for-fibrotic-diseases-like-scleroderma-and-lupus/
Two Yale studies have identified a promising new antibody therapy and a previously unknown signaling pathway as potential treatments for fibrotic autoimmune diseases including scleroderma, lupus, and graft-versus-host disease.
https://www.coltonconsortium.org/news/colton-consortium-sponsors-2025-faseb-autoimmunity-conference/
The Colton Consortium sponsored the 2025 FASEB Autoimmunity Conference in Niagara Falls, a leading international forum dedicated to advancing autoimmune research and fostering collaboration among scientists and clinicians worldwide.
https://www.coltonconsortium.org/news/yales-colton-center-for-autoimmunity-awards-nearly-1m-to-nine-research-projects-in-2025/
Yale's Colton Center for Autoimmunity has selected nine researchers for nearly $1 million in 2025 funding, backing projects that apply AI, nanoparticles, and novel biologics to autoimmune disease.
https://www.coltonconsortium.org/news/inside-the-2025-colton-consortium-symposium-driving-translational-research-in-autoimmune-disease/
Global leaders in autoimmune research gathered for the 2025 Colton Consortium Symposium last month, sharing breakthroughs from foundational science to translational therapies and forging collaborations to improve patient lives worldwide.
https://www.coltonconsortium.org/news/penn-colton-center-launches-two-new-centers-of-excellence-to-fast-track-autoimmune-treatments/
The Penn Colton Center has launched two new Centers of Excellence — HIT-AI, focused on AI-driven drug repurposing, and CREATE, pioneering mRNA therapies — to accelerate next-generation autoimmune diagnostics and treatments.
https://www.coltonconsortium.org/news/building-the-future-of-immune-health-highlights-from-the-2025-penn-colton-center-symposium/
The 2025 Penn Colton Center Symposium convened 150+ experts to explore breakthroughs in immune health and spotlight Penn's leadership, future headquarters, and innovations in autoimmunity research and precision medicine.
https://www.coltonconsortium.org/news/yale-scientists-use-lupus-antibody-to-unlock-immune-response-against-hard-to-treat-cancers/
Yale researchers have found that a lupus-related antibody can penetrate "cold" tumors and activate immune responses — offering a promising new approach to treating glioblastoma and other hard-to-treat cancers.
https://www.coltonconsortium.org/news/new-hope-for-sjgrens-disease-patients-nyu-study-links-calcium-signaling-and-t-cell-dysfunction-to-the-condition/
A Colton-supported NYU study published in Science Translational Medicine has identified impaired regulatory T cells as a key driver of Sjögren's disease — and found a promising existing drug as a potential therapy.
https://www.coltonconsortium.org/news/yales-colton-center-for-autoimmunity-funds-11-research-projects-in-2024/
Yale's Colton Center for Autoimmunity has selected eleven faculty-led projects for 2024 funding, supporting breakthrough research into lupus, asthma, allergies, and other autoimmune diseases — with mentorship and commercialization support included.
https://www.coltonconsortium.org/news/tau-colton-centers-2024-grant-recipients-tackle-autoimmune-disease-across-nine-interdisciplinary-projects/
Tel Aviv University's Colton Center has awarded nine interdisciplinary research grants in 2024, funding projects that explore autoimmune disease from organ-on-a-chip platforms to the role of stress and psychological factors in disease flare-ups.