Forward Momentum in Scientific and Community Partnerships! Dear Friend, In previous issues, I shared with you many exciting news items about the growth of the Foundation and the research that we support. This issue is no different - we continue to shed light on the extraordinary...
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...
Dr. Nahle participated in a private scientific symposium hosted by Scripps Research on February 20, 2019: The Spectrum: Accelerating Translation of Discoveries to Medicine. The goal of the event was to bring together thought leaders from research institutes, pharma, foundations, and other philanthropic organizations to...
Brian Diekman, PhD is an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. He conducts his research at the Thurston Arthritis Research Center in the Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology department. His areas of speciality include Tissue-engineering, stem cells,...
A Spotlight on Juvenile Arthritis Dear ANRF Partner, Public awareness of juvenile arthritis remains limited. Ordinary people are often surprised to learn that arthritis affects children and toddlers, not just adults, athletes or the elderly. In this issue, we shed light on this serious and woefully misunderstood...
Chelsie Calvert was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) in 1992 at a mere 14 months old. She has spent a lifetime not allowing the diagnosis of JRA to define her. Rather, she has worked and continues to work hard to rise above it, carving...
Dr. Gilbert Ross, a beloved rheumatologist in Burbank, California, retired from clinical practice in 2018. As a gesture of his appreciation for the Arthritis National Research Foundation (ANRF), Dr. Ross donated to the Foundation his entire collection of scientific lithographs that he amassed over his...