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David Stephen Pisetsky

Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology
VA Med Ctr, 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC 27705
VA Med Ctr, 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC

Selected Grants


Complement activating properties of anti-Sm/RNP antibodies in SLE

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2024 - 2026

Improving Quality of Life in SLE by Stratified Personalized Health Planning

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2022 - 2026

Engineered DNA-particles to model immune events in systemic lupus erythematosus

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2023 - 2025

Development and preliminary validation of a patient-reported measure of systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of California - San Francisco · 2022 - 2025

Immunogenicity and risk of autoimmune cross-reactivity of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in SLE - RRF Investigator Award

ResearchMentor · Awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation · 2022 - 2025

Basic Immunology Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2025

Duke CTSA (TL1) Year 5

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2024

Engineering Polymers to Scavenge DAMPs in Arthritis and Lupus

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2024

Biomarkers to distinguish between Type 1 and 2 SLE activity

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Exagen , Inc. · 2020 - 2024

Mechanisms of Pain in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Lupus Research Alliance · 2023 - 2024

Antigenome Signatures as Biomarkers for Subtyping Disease Heterogeneity in Lupus Patients

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2019 - 2022

VA IPA: Diane Spencer

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2020 - 2022

Interdisciplinary Training Program in Lung Disease

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2021

Metabolomic Analysis of Paired Serum and Skeletal Muscle in Juvenile Inflammatory Myositis Compared to Controls

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Cure JM Foundation · 2017 - 2019

Training Program in Inflammatory and Immunological Diseases

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1980 - 2017

Determinants of ANA Expression in Patients with SLE

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Lupus Research Institute · 2015 - 2017

Obesity, Biomechanics, and Inflammation in Osteoarthritis

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2013 - 2016

IPA - Nancy Stearns

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2012 - 2014

IPA - Diane Spencer

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2012 - 2014

Live-Animal Micro-CT System

EquipmentMajor User · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2014

Nucleic Acid Binding Polymers as Anti-Inflammatory Agents

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2011 - 2013

The Role of Sex in Self Antigen Generation in SLE

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2012

Microparticles as a Source of Nuclear Antigens in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2012

IPA - Julie Lynn Gauley

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Veterans Administration Medical Center · 2011 - 2011

IPA - Julie Gauley

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Veterans Administration Medical Center · 2009 - 2010

Nitric Oxide, Oxygen and Mechanical Stress in Cartilage

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2004 - 2010

IPA Charles Reich

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Veterans Administration Medical Center · 2008 - 2010

IPA Julie Lynn Gauley

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Veterans Administration Medical Center · 2008 - 2009

Training in Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2009

IPA - Charles Reich

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by VAMC · 2007 - 2008

The Immunomodulatory Effects of DNA in SLE

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2001 - 2007

Planning an Early RA Prevention Trial

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2005 - 2006

Strategies for Evaluating and Treating Early Synovitis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2006

Mechanical Stress and Prostaglandins in Cartilage

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2001 - 2004

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ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2000 - 2001

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ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1987 - 2001

Specialized Center Of Research In Rheumatoid Arthritis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1987 - 1999

Training Program - Inflammatory And Immunological Diseases

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1980 - 1999

Intravenous Doxycycline For Rheumatoid Arthritis

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1994 - 1998

Specialized Center Of Research In Rheumatoid Arthritis

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1987 - 1997

Identification Of Autoimmune Genes In 1pr Mice

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1992 - 1996

Identification Of 'Autoimmune Genes' In 1pr/1pr Mice

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1992 - 1996

Molecular And Cellular Mechanisms Of Human Inflammatory

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1990 - 1992

Molecular And Cellular Mechanisms Of Human Inflammatory D.

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1989 - 1991

Molecular Mechanisms Of Human Inflammatory Diseases

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1988 - 1991

Molecular Mechanisms Of Human Inflammatory Disease

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1987 - 1991

Molecular And Cellular Mechanisms Of Human Inflammatory Di

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1986 - 1991

External Relationships


  • BMS Corporation
  • Immunovant
  • UpToDate, Inc

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