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TARC Supports the Osteoarthritis Action Alliance’s (OAAA) Collaboration with CDC for #OAAwarenessWeek

May 10, 2022
TARC is sharing educational information during May, which is Arthritis Awareness Month! In addition, the dates of 5/8-5/14 are designated as Osteoarthritis Awareness Week. TARC is helping support the OAAA's and CDC's collaboration for #OAAwarenessWeek by helping to spreading the word.

Ralph Alberto, an Undergraduate Student in Dr. Richard Loeser’s Lab, Receives “Highest Honors” Award for Senior Honors Thesis

May 6, 2022
The thesis was titled, “Chemokine ENA-78/CXCL5 is Produced by OA Synovial Fibroblasts in Response to a Matrix Damage Stimulus and is Found in Synovial Fluid Collected from Patients After ACL Injury.”

TARC Researchers Share Findings and Expertise at Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI-22) Conference

April 11, 2022
Thurston Arthritis Research Center experts provided their latest findings, both in-person and remotely for the OARSI 2022 meeting held in Berlin, Germany.

Dr. Beth Jonas Discusses System-Wide Stress and Exhaustion Among Healthcare Providers, on a Recent Podcast Hosted by “Rheumatology Advisor”

April 4, 2022
Dr. Jonas does not like the term "burnout" because it places the onus on the physician, when the problem is really the healthcare system.

Dr. Saira Sheikh’s Grateful Patient Makes a $500K Gift To Support Innovative Autoimmune Disease Research at TARC

March 1, 2022
Ginny and Doug Ware have partnered with Dr. Saira Sheikh to support a new fund that will advance science and improve the lives of individuals with autoimmune diseases.

Drs. Amanda Nelson, Yvonne Golightly, and Leigh Callahan: Co-authors on Research Ranked as the “2nd Most Talked About” in Arthritis & Rheumatology for 2021

February 18, 2022
The study was titled: Recreational Physical Activity and Risk of Incident Knee Osteoarthritis: an international meta-analysis of individual participant-level data.

Dr. Saira Sheikh Co-Leads $500K ACR Grant Funded by the Office of Minority Health to Address Racial Disparities in Lupus Clinical Trials

February 17, 2022
The 2-year grant is named TIMELY – Training to Increase Minority Enrollment in Lupus Clinical Trials with Community Engagement.

Dr. Amanda Nelson’s Research Selected for 2021 ACR Debrief on 2/4/22: “Baseline Cam or Pincer Morphology is Associated with Loss of Joint Space Width at the Hip”

February 4, 2022
The poster is being presented as part of the ACR Convergence 2021 Debriefs and Poster Tours.

Dr. Onyi Iweala Interviewed by “Allergic Living” Regarding New Research Showing Most Patients with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) Can Tolerate COVID-19 Vaccines

February 3, 2022
Dr. Iweala recently conducted a study in response to patients with MCAS who were concerned about getting vaccinated.

Dr. Duncan Lascelles Is Interviewed by WRAL Regarding ‘Break Through’ Research in Osteoarthritis (OA) Pain

January 28, 2022
The discovery regarding OA pain pathways could lead to new treatments in the future.