Rachael Wasikowski

Aug 22, 2023 | insight.jci.org | JCI Insight |Allison C. Billi |Rachael Wasikowski |Feiyang Ma

AbstractRisk of severe disease and death due to COVID-19 is increased in certain patient demographic groups, including those of advanced age, male sex, and obese body mass index. Investigations of the biological variations that contribute to this risk have been hampered by heterogeneous severity, with immunologic features of critical disease potentially obscuring differences between risk groups.

Jul 20, 2023 | insight.jci.org | JCI Insight |Enze Xing |Feiyang Ma |Rachael Wasikowski

AbstractPansclerotic morphea (PSM) is a rare, devastating disease characterized by extensive soft tissue fibrosis, secondary contractions, and significant morbidity. PSM pathogenesis is unknown, and aggressive immunosuppressive treatments rarely slow disease progression.