Arthritis Awareness Month! May is Arthritis awareness month and an important time to advocate and spread awareness about the many forms of Arthritis and associated Autoimmune Diseases. In this issue, you will read about ANRF’s recent participation in the 24th World Congress on Osteoarthritis in Toronto,...
As this issue of the chronicle focuses on the difference an individual can make in the fight against arthritis and other autoimmune conditions, we thought it fitting to use the opportunity to thank someone who met her challenges head on and whose generosity will ensure...
Arthritis can be a truly debilitating condition. Often hampering the mobility of patients, resulting in difficulty with everyday tasks such as walking, bending or carrying. Much work is being done to try combat these effects, with researchers seeking novel drug targets with better patient outcomes...
Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) is a global organization focused on the prevention and treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) through the promotion and presentation of research, education and the dissemination of new data. Earlier in May OARSI hosted the 24th World Congress on Osteoarthritis in Toronto, Canada for which ANRF was...
Dr. Khass completed a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences and a Master’s degree in Biochemistry at Zagazig University in, Egypt. After which he joined the University of Alabama, Birmingham, undertaking his PhD and post-doctoral work there. A strong research background in numerous areas including pharmacology,...
A segment of the Proposal Study Session with (left to right) Drs. Ware, Walsh, Granger, Nigrovic, Diamond and Lotz. On March 22, 2019, the ANRF Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), a team of worldwide medical and scientific experts, gathered to evaluate the pool of grant...
Dr. Iannis Adamopoulos grew up in Athens, Greece and moved to England at the age of sixteen. He lived in London and Oxford where he pursued his under and postgraduate studies, receiving an MPhil from the University College London and a DPhil from the prestigious...
Sanford Burnham Prebys (SBP) – Medical Discovery Institute is a leading non-profit organization that conducts independent biomedical research in the fields of immunology, neuroscience, cancer and rare children’s diseases. SBP endeavors to understand the cause of numerous diseases using rigorous scientific approachs to accelerate new...
Genetic reprogramming of OA chondrocytes to improve cartilage repair Dr. Rhima Coleman is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. Dr. Coleman’s research interests focus on two areas of manipulating cell behavior in order to regenerate cartilage tissue, namely genetic...
Our partnerships with some of America’s leading Foundations is a force multiplier. Among the most cherished is the strategic relationship with the Sontag Foundation focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis - a relationship that produced incredible talent to date (http://sontagfoundation.org/all-grants/support-for-early-career-ra-scientists/). Our growing partnerships with the...