Larry Johnson, Master Sculptor, puts his whole heart into perfecting his craft, especially in his latest osteoarthritis sculpture honoring his mother. The latest project, a life-size replica of his mother, honors her and her battle with osteoarthritis. His osteoarthritis sculpture is made of paper mâché...
In this episode of Arthritis Now, we talk with two-time ANRF grant recipient, Chuanju Liu, Ph.D. of NYU School of Medicine, about his work and whether one molecule can treat osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Specifically we talk with him about his research on the progranulin...
Jon Bourgeois is no stranger to pain, as an athlete with arthritis, Jon pushes past the pain of his osteoarthritis in each of his endurance events. This past August, he competed in the 24-hour long Habanero 100-kilometer ultramarathon in the blistering Texas heat. Competing against...
David Nonemacher is an arthritis athlete and one of Racing For A Cure's most active members. He has been racing competitively for years in a myriad of races, including Olympic triathlons, to raise awareness for arthritis and arthritis athletes everywhere. As a sufferer from osteoarthritis...
In Part 2 of her Arthritis Now interview, Dr. Li Zeng finishes her talk about her cartilage regeneration research, specifically focusing on a scientific method on how to locate inflammatory markers using a fluorescent probe. This will allow her and her lab workers to identify...
Dr. Zeng, Associate Professor of Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology at Tufts University, spoke with Arthritis Now about the advancement of her career in cartilage regeneration. Though she did not necessarily plan on focusing on arthritis research as a form of scientific investigation, the nature of...
In Part 2 of Arthritis Now, ANRF sits down with Dr. Tim Griffin of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation to continue explaining his work on osteoarthritis and how it correlates to obesity. Dr. Griffin tells how feeding the mice in his lab a high-fat diet,...
Dr. Timothy Griffin of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation sat down with Arthritis Now to talk about his research in the field of osteoarthritis. As a former grant recipient from 2010-2011, Dr. Griffin has put into practice the research he was funded for by ANRF...
With a new year comes new episodes of Arthritis Now! Starting in February 2015, the Arthritis National Research Foundation's interview series, Arthritis Now, will be conducting new interviews with ANRF scholars across the country that are investigating exciting research projects. February will bring a two-part...
In Part Two of her interview with Arthritis Now, Dr. Li, from the University of Hartford, outlines the goals of her research, both long-term and short term and explains the results of her work after successfully inducing a transgenic mouse model with osteoarthritis. Since receiving...