Bernard Khor

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Participants like Ayman Make Research Possible

Ayman, 23, enjoys playing the drums and working at MOD Pizza — he was even in one of MOD’s TV commercials.

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$3.5 Million to Study Down Syndrome and the Immune System

What goes wrong in the immune system that causes autoimmune disease or limits its ability to fight infections?

Immunowhat? Making Sense of What It Means to be Immunocompromised

What does immunocompromised mean? And how does it impact whether or not you can get the COVID-19 vaccine? Our researcher explains.

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Why Down Syndrome Holds Key Clues about Autoimmunity

Almost half of Down Syndrome patients have autoimmune diseases – but no one knows why. That’s why Dr. Rebecca Partridge and BRI’s Dr. Bernard Khor are leading one of the first studies that investigates autoimmunity in people with DS.

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About 25 percent of people with autoimmune diseases have a tendency to develop additional autoimmune diseases.

Mystery Of Multiple Autoimmune Diseases

About 25 percent of people with autoimmune diseases have a tendency to develop additional autoimmune diseases.

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Bernard Khor, MD, PhD

Building a Lab and a Biorepository

For Bernard Khor, MD, PhD, scientific research has a distinct connection with another one of his passions: food.