Dr. Rachel Miller obtained a bachelor’s degree in Bioengineering from Pennsylvania State University, continuing her postgraduate studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she completed her PhD under Dr. Alan Grodzinsky in Biological Engineering. Dr. Miller focused on developing several novel concepts to induce cartilage...
Kelly was first diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) at the early age of two. At the time of her diagnosis in 1982, options for treatment were extremely limited. As a result, Kelly’s mobility has become exceedingly restricted, requiring a walker or wheelchair at home...
An ANRF travel grant provided three young female researchers the opportunity to attend and speak at the prestigious Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on March 17-20, 2019. This ANRF support came in the form of registration fees and contribution to travel costs to the Cartilage Biology...
The foundations of a rheumatology researcher… As a young child, Anna Helena Jonsson, MD, PhD, was close friends with a girl who had juvenile idiopathic arthritis. As she grew up, this was not in the forefront of her thoughts but once in college this early experience...
Dr. Michelle Kahlenberg Awarded the Mary Betty Stevens Young Investigator Prize The Mary Betty Stevens Young Investigator Prize memorializes Dr. Stevens’s outstanding contributions to lupus research. It is given annually to recognize the remarkable accomplishments of an investigator in the early stages of their lupus research career. J....
ANRF Alumni, Dr. Betty Tsao, Dr. Jian Zhao and their colleagues identified a genetic risk factor for autoimmune disease found in an under-explored genomic region Last year, Nature Genetics published findings by a team of ANRF Alumni at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) uncovering a...
Dr. Zaher Nahle, ANRF CEO, alongside ANRF Board Member, Kevin Donohue, VP at Morgan Stanley, traveled to to the University of Southern California (USC) on February 26, 2019 for a series of meetings with researchers and officials at the California-based institution. The visit was an...
Dr. Judith Ashouri-Sinha has a personal connection to Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) that has been the driving force behind her motivation to work in research. As a child, she experienced the impact of RA in her own home, witnessing the struggles her mother endured as a...
This year, ANRF received nearly one hundred grant proposals from across the United States. These grants were submitted by qualified MD, PhD, and MD/PhD professionals at the formative stages of their careers seeking funding to study Arthritis and Autoimmune diseases. This represents the largest number...
USC researchers’ unique approaches are making a difference for those with autoimmune diseases, which affect some 50 million Americans. Approximately 50 million Americans suffer from autoimmune disease, according to the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association. This includes the millions suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Researchers...