Autoimmune Disease

general

A condition in which the body recognizes its own tissues as foreign and directs an immune response against them.

Centers

Active Trials

$110M

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(2)

Name	Centers	Active Trials
Dermatomyositis	22	22
Sjogren Syndrome	22	22

Top Centers for Autoimmune Disease(42)

Ranked by research excellence score (trials · grants · publications). Methodology →

#	Center	Research Tier	Active Trials	Cancer Funding	Score
1	Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	3	$17M	76.8
2	Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	3	$7M	73.5
3	The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	3	$4M	71.8
4	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	3	$4M	70.2
5	Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	$3M	67.7
6	Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	$3M	66.8
7	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	$2M	64.3
8	City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$2M	63.5
9	Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	61.1
10	University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	$1M	60.2
11	The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	$1M	58.5
12	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	$1M	57.7
13	UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$14M	54.0
14	Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	$322K	53.5
15	Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$11M	53.2
16	Salk Institute Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$8M	52.4
17	UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	50.7
18	USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	49.0
19	Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	47.7
20	Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	47.7
21	The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	47.7
22	University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	47.7
23	Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	47.7
24	VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	47.7
25	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	47.7
26	Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	47.7
27	University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	47.7
28	Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	47.7
29	Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	47.7
30	Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	47.7
31	UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	47.4
32	OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	46.5
33	Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	44.0
34	Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	43.2
35	UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	40.7
36	UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	39.9
37	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	39.0
38	Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$1M	37.4
39	Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$1M	34.9
40	Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$886K	34.0
41	UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$764K	33.2
42	University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI NCI Comprehensive Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$536K	32.4

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