S. Louis Bridges, MD, PhD presents the Cochrane Award to Maria Trojanowska, PhD and son, Martin Trojanowski, MD

The John and Margaret Cochrane Lectureship was established in 1981 by Mr. and Mrs. John T. Cochrane, Jr., of Mobile, Alabama. The lecture series sponsors visits to UAB by scientists noted for their contributions to medical research. On Thursday, June 16, 2016, Maria Trojanowska, PhD, of Boston University Division of Rheumatology delivered the 20th John and Margaret Cochrane Endowed Lecture at UAB Rheumatology Grand Rounds (RGR). Dr. Trojanowska is a Professor of Medicine and Director of the Arthritis Center at Boston University School of Medicine. Her research is aimed at understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate ECM synthesis in healthy tissues and in pathological conditions such as fibrosis and tumorigenesis. The majority of her studies focus on the pathogenesis of scleroderma, an autoimmune disease characterized by vascular abnormalities and a prominent fibrosis of the skin. Dr. Trojanowska’s lecture “New strategies for targeting fibrosis in systemic sclerosis” was given in conjunction with her son, Martin Trojanowski, MD of the UAB Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology. His lecture was entitled “To infinity and beyond: the state of future systemic sclerosis”. This is the first RGR lecture delivered by a mother and son team.