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Sheikh, Lee & Niethammer Receive $4.4 Million 2-Year NIH Award to Advance Multi-Modal Machine Learning for Earlier Diagnosis of Lupus

September 17, 2025

A rheumatologist, neuroradiologist, and computer scientist have joined forces to blend medical expertise with AI/machine learning to reimagine the future of lupus diagnosis and care.

TARC Investigators Spotlight: Rheumatic Disease Awareness Month

September 10, 2025

Rheumatic Disease Awareness Month takes place in September each year. This year, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and Association of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP) have chosen the campaign theme, RheumMoves: Exercise for Individuals Living with Rheumatic Diseases, and curated expert-approved resources for patients to help them learn and practice exercise...

Griffin Sonaty Receives RRF 2025 Marshall J. Schiff MD Memorial Fellow Research Award

September 10, 2025

Griffin Sonaty, MD, MPH, a second year Rheumatology fellow in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, was recently awarded the 2025 Marshall J. Schiff MD Memorial Fellow Research Award from the Rheumatology Research Foundation.

Richard Loeser Receives NIAMS R21 Grant for Study Targeting Signaling Pathways in OA

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) recently awarded an R21 grant to Dr. Richard F. Loeser, Jr., Director of the Thurston Arthritis Research Center (TARC) and Joseph P. Archie, Jr. Eminent Professor of Medicine in UNC’s Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, for the project,...

Jasmine Kimber Awarded Rheumatology Research Foundation Preceptorship Award

Jasmine Kimber, a UNC medical student (class of 2027), was recently awarded a Medical and Graduate Student Preceptorship Award from the Rheumatology Research Foundation.

Dr. Richard Loeser Receives $500k Grant from the DoD for Project Using a Novel Drug Discovery Approach for Preventing Post-traumatic OA

The Department of Defense (DoD) recently awarded Dr. Richard F. Loeser, Jr., Director of the Thurston Arthritis Research Center (TARC) and Joseph P. Archie, Jr. Eminent Professor of Medicine in the UNC School of Medicine, a $500,000 research grant towards his project, “A novel drug discovery approach for preventing post-traumatic...

Drs. Shehzad and Saira Sheikh Take First Place for Project Fundability at FNIH Biomarkers Consortium Meeting

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) Biomarkers Consortium recently held an Inflammation and Immunity Steering Committee Ideation and Design Meeting on March 24th, 2025, in Bethesda, Maryland.

TARC Researchers Contribute to Largest Genome-Wide Association Study on Osteoarthritis

Researchers from the Thurston Arthritis Research Center at UNC coauthored a recent Nature publication reporting findings from the largest genome-wide association study (GWAS) to date that uncovered drug targets and therapy opportunities for osteoarthritis (OA).

Dr. Mildred Kwan Helps Launch Updated PADME Tool for Assessing Penicillin Allergy Risk in Adults

The PADME website was recently updated to include a free patient-facing adult survey to assess risk of true allergy to PCN.

Dr. Astia Allenzara and Co-Authors Publish Research in AC&R Examining Diverse Treatment Goals in Psoriatic Arthritis

Arthritis Care & Research recently published a paper from first author Astia Allenzara, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the UNC Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, that aimed to examine patient-reported treatment goals among individuals with psoriatic arthritis (PsA).