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Astia Allenzara and Julia Nickerson from Nori's Fight pose together.
(Left) Julia Nickerson, President and Co-Founder of Nori’s Fight, (Right) Astia Allenzara, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the UNC Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology.

Nori’s Fight is a non-profit organization started in honor of Noriel who was a beloved brother, devoted partner, and the inspiration behind Nori’s Fight.

The mission of Nori’s Fight is to raise awareness, accelerate research, and build a community of support so that no other family has to endure the same devastating loss.

Nori’s Fight has partnered with UNC to evaluate factors which may delay Myositis diagnosis. The goal of the current project is to assess the impact of clinical, demographic and health system factors on the time to Myositis diagnosis.

Visit the Nori’s Fight website to learn more about the organization’s impact on myositis awareness and research towards treatments.