Join the 2026 SRF Annual Research Challenge and help fund the critical science that brings us closer to a cure for scleroderma. And thanks to the Schimberg Family Foundation, every dollar you give will be matched, up to $50,000.
Your generosity supports scientists dedicated to understanding and defeating this disease, like Joe DeRisi, PhD, at the University of California, San Francisco.
DeRisi’s group originally focused on infectious disease and participated in the discovery of the original SARS virus in 2003. The SRF recruited the group to focus their expertise on autoimmunity using new technology to leverage the large and unique scleroderma patient cohorts that the SRF and affiliated clinicians have assembled through the CONQUER patient registry.
Dr. DeRisi and his colleagues are currently investigating the role of autoantibodies in scleroderma, aiming to uncover hidden patterns that drive disease. The project will enable the largest and most comprehensive look to date at the role of scleroderma autoantibodies—and the potential role of viruses as triggers of autoimmunity—leading to insights into disease development, subtypes, and potential new therapies.
There is no cure for scleroderma—yet. But research like this is changing what’s possible, and you can be part of what comes next.
Please make your gift to the Research Challenge today. This matching challenge won’t last, but YOUR IMPACT WILL!
