Dear ANRF partner! Every year, we award competitive research funding to some of the brightest minds in the fields of Arthritis, Rheumatology and Autoimmune Diseases. Eighteen promising young researchers conducting projects at prestigious US institutions were awarded this year. This represents our largest investment in scientific...
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,...
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,...
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...
Dear Partner, In 2018, I was privileged to be elected Chair of the Board of Directors of ANRF. One of our core functions at the Foundation is to select for funding, through a highly competitive review process, research proposals submitted by some of the brightest minds...
Dear valued Friend of ANRF, The challenges presented by Arthritis and associated Autoimmune Diseases are formidable and diverse. The Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) states that 25.9 % of the adult US population will be diagnosed with Arthritis by 2040. Arthritis is also the...
Challenging the Status Quo Dear valued Friend of ANRF, The challenges presented by Arthritis and associated Autoimmune Diseases are formidable and diverse. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC), 25.9 % of the adult population in the US (or 78.4 million Americans, Graph) will...
When you deal with the physical and emotional pain of arthritis, it can be difficult to look on the bright side of a negative situation. However, as with any journey, there are always lessons to be learned if you look hard enough. We asked the...
Whenever I see a child with juvenile arthritis (JA), my heart aches. Not because it’s especially hard to see a child who lives with a difficult condition – although, of course it is – but because of something a bit different. You see, I was once...
For Erik Vick, an author and self-described “chainsaw-wielding Viking”, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is just another villain to defeat. This beast he battles has tried to take many things away from him, but writing and humor are two things he refuses to give up without a...