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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.

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.

Dr. Kelli Allen Receives a 2-Year Grant from NIAMS; “Optimizing Osteoarthritis (OA) Care Through Clinical & Community Partnerships”

January 14, 2022
The project addresses a critical need to improve care for patients with OA through an evidence-based, comprehensive and sustainable care model.

Drs. Saira Sheikh and Tessa Englund Share Research-Related Insights with “Rheumatology Advisor” Regarding; “Increasing Participation of Underrepresented Groups in Lupus Clinical Trials”

January 12, 2022
The research gathered perspectives from patients and physicians, and made recommendations to help address the issues related to underrepresentation.

Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project (JoCoOA) Participates in Largest Study to Date, Identifying Genomic Variants Associated with Blood Lipid Levels

January 11, 2022
The study also explored the potential of polygenic risk score to predict elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels, and its application in clinical practice.

Dr. John Batsis Is Awarded NC TraCS Grant for Phase 1 of the “Advancing Collaborative Team Research” (ACTeR) Program

December 17, 2021
The research project is titled, "Using multi-modal methods to advance translational geroscience in patients with sarcopenia."

The Osteoarthritis Action Alliance (OAAA) Receives a $100K/1-Year Grant from the NextFifty Initiative

December 7, 2021
The program will help improve the health of older adults with arthritis and other conditions in rural and Hispanic/Latino communities.