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Teresa Kathleen Tarrant

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology
200 Trent Dr., DUMC 3874, Durham, NC 27710
235 Sands Resarch Bldg, 303 Research Dr., Durham, NC 27710

Research Interests


My current research interests include the following:
1.  Discovering new therapies for immune mediated diseases such as Sjogren's syndrome and WHIM; we are actively enrolling patients in clinical trials
2. Investigating  the pathogenesis of Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency (ADA) disorders
3. Characterizing novel genetic variants of WHIM syndrome and ADA deficiency disorders

Selected Grants


Rheumatoid Arthritis ABBV-3373

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by AbbVie Inc. · 2019 - 2020

Medical and Graduate Student Preceptorship

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation · 2019 - 2020

Light-mediated delivery of therapeutics for Rheumatoid Arthritis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation · 2016 - 2018

External Relationships


  • Chiesi USA
  • Current Allergy and Asthma Reports
  • Department of Justice
  • X4 Pharmaceuticals

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