Dr. Mildred Kwan Helps Launch Updated PADME Tool for Assessing Penicillin Allergy Risk in Adults
April 7, 2025
The PADME website was recently updated to include a free patient-facing adult survey to assess risk of true allergy to PCN.
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Dr. Astia Allenzara and Co-Authors Publish Research in AC&R Examining Diverse Treatment Goals in Psoriatic Arthritis
March 25, 2025
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).
UNC Core Center for Clinical Research Awards Pilot Grant Funding to Drs. Astia Allenzara and Aaron Smith
March 19, 2025
The UNC Core Center for Clinical Research (CCCR) recently selected the first two pilot grant funding awardees for 2025.
Research from the Johnston County Health Study Reveals Associations Between Ultrasound Features and Knee Osteoarthritis
February 27, 2025
Arthritis & Rheumatology recently published findings from the Johnston County Health Study (JoCoHS), led by Amanda Nelson, MD, MSCR, RhMSUS, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology at UNC, revealing significant associations between ultrasound (US) features and knee osteoarthritis (KOA).
Dr. Stephen Schworer Receives $300k AAAAI Foundation Faculty Development Award
February 24, 2025
Stephen Schworer, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology at UNC, was recently awarded the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) Foundation Faculty Development Award for his project, “T2-skewed basal cells promote small airway mucus plugging in asthma.”
Collaborative Team Led by Drs. Jason Franz and Brian Pietrosimone Secures $3M NIH Grant to Study Cartilage Degeneration and Knee OA
February 4, 2025
An interdisciplinary team of Thurston Arthritis Research Center members spanning biomedical engineering, exercise and sports science, biostatistics has received a new 5-year, $3M R01 Grant from the National Institutes of Health titled “Discovering the Mechanisms Linking Gait to Osteoarthritis Onset and Progression.”
Dr. Saira Sheikh Leads Multidisciplinary Team to Successfully Treat Patients with Severe, Refractory Lupus Using CD 19 CAR T-cell Therapy
January 13, 2025
The divisions of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Hematology and Nephrology & Hypertension are working together to bring new and innovative cell-based therapies to patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Phanstiel, Loeser, and Diekman Labs Publish Collaborative Study Unveiling 13 Risk Genes for OA
January 8, 2025
A new study from the labs of Douglas Phanstiel, PhD, Richard F. Loeser, Jr., MD, and Brian Diekman, PhD recently identified 13 risk genes that can increase chances for developing osteoarthritis (OA).
Liubov Arbeeva Receives Subaward as UNC PI on New Grant to NCSU
December 17, 2024
Liubov Arbeeva, MS, biostatistician, Thurston Arthritis Research Center (TARC), recently received a subaward as a UNC PI for a grant awarded to Margaret Gruen, PhD at NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
TARC Moments Captured at ACR Convergence 2024
November 21, 2024
The annual ACR Convergence meeting came to an end on November 19th in Washington, D.C. after several days of impactful presentations and thoughtful discussions between attendees from nearly 100 countries.