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Jeffrey Arthur Dvergsten

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Rheumatology

Research Interests


Juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.  Chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis.  Auto-inflammatory conditions.

Selected Grants


Using Bioengineered Human Muscle to Develop Treatments for Juvenile Dermatomyositis

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Hartwell Foundation · 2025 - 2028

Pediatrics Juvenile Myositis program support

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Cure JM Foundation · 2019 - 2026

Toward precision medicine for Juvenile Dermatomyositis: Development of a cross-tissue single-cell atlas

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Michigan · 2022 - 2026

Using bioengineered human muscle to understand mechanisms of juvenile dermatomyositis

ResearchAdvisor · Awarded by Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance, Inc. · 2025 - 2026

Vamorolone in Juvenile Autoimmune Myositis

Clinical TrialCo Investigator · Awarded by Cure JM Foundation · 2020 - 2022

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

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

Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research


Metabolomiocs if Juvenile dermatomyositis · June 1, 2017 Awarded by: Cure JM Foundation

External Relationships


  • Rare Disease Research

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