TARC & RAI All Faculty and Staff Meeting
2025-01-31 08:00 - 09:30 (America/New_York) | Remote or In Person Options Available

Collaborative CCCR Speaker Series: Michael LaValley, PhD (Boston MCRC)
2025-03-12 10:30 - 11:30 | Join Remotely
Please join us on Wednesday, March 12th at 10:30am ET for the next event in the Collaborative CCCR Speaker Series. Registration is required to attend (see link below). More details to follow.

Speaker:

Michael LaValley, PhD
Professor of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health
Methodology Core Director, Boston Musculoskeletal Clinical Research Collaboratory (MCRC)

Register to Attend

TARC Research Seminar Series: Barbara Vilen, PhD
2025-03-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Dickson Conference Room, Thurston Arthritis Research Center, 3200 Thurston Building
Barbara Vilen, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
UNC School of Medicine
Talk Title: To be announced.
Join Meeting Virtually: https://zoom.us/j/92034054072?pwd=[REDACTED]

VERITY & UNC CCCR 2025 Mini Course: Large Datasets for Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Research
2025-05-05 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-05-12 12:00 - 14:00 | Join Remotely
BWH VERITY and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill are pleased to announce the upcoming 2025 Mini Course: Large Datasets for Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Research. This free course will consist of two 2-hour sessions virtually hosted by faculty members from VERITY/Brigham and Women’s Hospital, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of California-San Francisco, and University of Alabama-Birmingham. The course will focus on various datasets available for research: EHRs biobanks, and administrative data. Additional information is listed below. Please feel free to pass this along to those who may be interested.

WHAT: Two 2-hour sessions held virtually (via Zoom).
WHO: Content is most applicable to junior faculty and fellows interested in pursuing a career in clinical research in adult/pediatric rheumatology or other musculoskeletal diseases. Other faculty, residents, medical students, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and research staff are also welcome to attend.
WHEN: Monday, May 5, 2025, from 12:00-2:00PM ET (Session 1) AND Monday, May 12, 2025, from 12:00-2:00PM ET (Session 2). Registration is due by 5:00PM ET on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
COST: This course is free.
REGISTRATION/ADDITIONAL DETAILS: Please follow the link below for additional information and to register for the BWH VERITY and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 2025 Mini Course: Large Datasets for Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Research.
VERITY/UNC 2025 Mini Course:
Large Datasets for Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Research
If you have any questions or issues accessing the link above, please contact VERITY course coordinator, Jacklyn Stratton (jstratton1@bwh.harvard.edu).
Please click here to view the full course schedule.

UNC CCCR Speaker Series: Michelle Ramirez, PT, DPT, OCS
2025-05-21 10:30 - 11:30 | Join Remotely
Speaker:
Michelle Ramirez, PT, DPT, OCS
PhD Candidate, Population Health Sciences
Duke University School of Medicine

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/nqSk6IL6QNmwQXfeymXH7A

TARC Research Seminar Series: Dana Orange, MD, MSc (Rockefeller Univ.)
2025-05-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Dickson Conference Room, Thurston Arthritis Research Center, 3200 Thurston Building
Dana Orange, MD, MSc
Chapman-Perelman Associate Professor of Clinical Investigation
The Rockefeller University
Talk Title: Synovial Fibroblasts and Joint Pain

Join Meeting Virtually: https://zoom.us/j/92034054072?pwd=[REDACTED]

Collaborative CCCR Speaker Series: Amanda E. Nelson & Liubov Arbeeva (UNC)
2025-06-04 09:30 - 10:30 | Join Remotely
Speakers:

Amanda E. Nelson, MD, MSCR, RhMSUS
Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology
UNC School of Medicine
Director, UNC Core Center for Clinical Research (CCCR)
Director, UNC CCCR Phenotyping & Precision Medicine Resource Core

Liubov Arbeeva, MS
Biostatistician, Thurston Arthritis Research Center
UNC School of Medicine

Register to Attend: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/MFAb3ZhTRk6gFeifij5Bfg

TARC Research Seminar Series: Richard F. Loeser, Jr., MD (UNC)
2025-06-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Join Remotely
Speaker:
Richard F. Loeser, Jr., MD
Director, UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center
Joseph P. Archie Jr. Eminent Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology
UNC School of Medicine

Talk Title: “Alpha5 beta1integrin signaling and OA: Elucidating therapeutic targets through genomics and drug discovery”

Link to Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/92034054072?pwd=[REDACTED]

UNC CCCR Workshop: SPIN Funding Database
2025-06-25 10:30 - 23:30 | Join Remotely
On Wednesday, June 25th from 10:30 – 11:30am librarians from the UNC Health Sciences Library will be leading a virtual workshop for the UNC CCCR research community that will cover workflows for using SPIN, a comprehensive database for funding opportunities from federal, public, non-profit, and private sponsors. This session will focus on searching for funding by career level, clinical/non-clinical, and research topic. Steps for setting up a recurring search criteria and enabling notifications will also be addressed.
REGISTER HERE TO ATTEND

UNC CCCR ABC Session: Grant Writing in 2025
2025-07-09 10:30 - 23:30 | Join Remotely
Please join us on Wednesday, July 9, at 10:30 a.m. for a presentation on Grant Writing in 2025 from Nathan Blouin, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Development at UNC. Nathan will provide insights into future National Institutes of Health priorities and share tips on how to approach grant writing and touch on other funding sources. Additionally, there will be time after the presentation for people to ask questions and get feedback from Nathan. We hope to see you there!

Join Zoom Meeting
Https://zoom.us/j/93479033243?pwd=[REDACTED]

UNC CCCR Speaker Series: J. Tommy White & Lupe Hernandez
2025-08-13 10:30 - 11:30 | Join Remotely
Please join us on Wednesday, August 13th at 10:30am ET for the next event in the UNC CCCR Speaker Series! Registration is required to attend.

Title: “Enhancing Research Validity and Generalizability for UNC Health’s Patient Populations”
Speakers:
J. Tommy White, MPH
Program Manager, Inclusive Science Program
Qualitative Research Specialist
NC TraCS Institute, UNC School of Medicine
Pronouns: they/them, elle/le/lo

Lupe C. Hernandez, MPH
Research Project Manager
NC TraCS Institute, UNC School of Medicine

REGISTER TO ATTEND: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/zlzsdWyFQi-ReP9r-fZ1rg

Collaborative CCCR Speaker Series: American Joint Replacement Research Collaborative (AJRR-C)
2025-08-20 09:30 - 10:30 | Join Remotely
Please join us on Wednesday, August 20th at 9:30am ET/8:30am CT for the next event in the Collaborative CCCR Speaker Series. This session will be led by researchers from the American Joint Replacement Research Collaborative (AJRR-C) at Mayo Clinic. Registration is required to attend. See more information below.

Talk Title: “The American Joint Replacement Research Collaborative (AJRR-C); Leveraging a National Procedural Registry to Improve Outcomes”

Speakers:
Daniel J. Berry, M.D. (Director, AJRR-C, Director, Administrative Core)
David G. Lewallen, M.D. (Associate Director, AJRR-C, Associate Director, Administrative Core)
Hilal Maradit Kremers, M.D. (Director, Methodology Core)

Link to Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/ZQYHzR74QTSTRA0Q2SI9MA

UNC CCCR Speaker Series: Armaghan Mahmoudian, PT, MPT, PhD
2025-09-10 10:30 - 11:30 | Join Remotely
Please join us on Wednesday, September 10th at 10:30am ET for our UNC CCCR Speaker Series. Registration is required (see link to register below). More details to follow.

Title: To be announced
Speaker:
Armaghan Mahmoudian, PT, MPT, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Movement Sciences and Health
University of West Florida

Register to Attend: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/iS7ZxLLLSvizjX-NCrFGsg

TARC/RAI All Staff & Faculty Meeting
2025-09-19 08:00 - 09:30 | Bondurant Hall G30
Please mark your calendars for the upcoming TARC All Faculty & Staff Meeting in lieu of Grand Rounds. In person attendance is strongly preferred.

8:00-8:30: Light breakfast and coffee (optional)
8:30-9:30: Presentation

Please note that the in-person meeting location is Bondurant Hall G30. We look forward to seeing you there!

TARC Research Seminar: Stephen Schworer, MD, PhD
2025-09-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Dickson Conference Room, Thurston Arthritis Research Center, 3200 Thurston Building
Please join us on Friday, September 19th from 12:00-1:00pm in the Dickson Conference Room (Thurston 3200) for our September TARC Research Seminar with Dr. Stephen Schworer, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology. Virtual attendance will be available for those unable to attend in person. More details to follow.

UNC CCCR Speaker Series: Jinoos Yazdany, MD, MPH
2025-10-08 10:30 - 11:30 | Join Remotely
Please join us on Wednesday, October 8th at 10:30am ET for our UNC CCCR Speaker Series. Registration is required (see link to register below). More details to follow.

Title: To be announced.
Speaker:
Jinoos Yazdany, MD, MPH
Chief, Division of Rheumatology at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
Alice Betts Endowed Professor of Medicine, UCSF

Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/4yUF4spbSsO9IyoV3pdUNA

TARC Research Seminar: Morika Williams, DVM, PhD, DACLAM
2025-10-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Remote or In Person Options Available
Please join us Friday, October 17th at 12:00pm ET for the TARC Research Seminar Series. This event will take place in person in the Dickson Conference Room (Thurston 3200) and virtually on Zoom for those who need to attend remotely.

Title: To be announced.
Speaker:
Morika D. Williams, DVM, PhD, DACLAM
Director, Laboratory Animal Medicine Training Program
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Clinical Veterinarian, Division of Comparative Medicine

TARC Research Day 2025
2025-11-14 08:00 - 14:30 | The UNC Friday Conference Center
We are excited to announce the opening of registration and abstract submission for this year’s TARC Research Day. This event will be held in person on Friday, November 14th, from 8:00am-2:30pm at the Friday Conference Center. The Keynote Presentation this year, “No More Hiding from the Sun! Can We Prevent Photosensitivity in SLE?”, will be delivered by Dr. Michelle Kahlenberg from University of Michigan Medical School.

Link to Register
Link to Submit an Abstract

TARC Research Seminar: Brian Diekman, PhD
2025-12-12 12:00 - 13:00
Please join us on Friday, December 12th from 12:00-1:00pm in the Dickson Conference Room (Thurston 3200) for our December TARC Research Seminar with Dr. Brian Diekman, Associate Professor in the Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering (UNC and NC State). Virtual attendance will be available for those unable to attend in person. More details to follow.

TARC Research Seminar: Douglas Phanstiel, PhD
2026-01-23 12:00 - 13:00
Please join us on Friday, January 23th from 12:00-1:00pm in the Dickson Conference Room (Thurston 3200) for our January TARC Research Seminar with Douglas Phanstiel, PhD, Department of Cell Biology & Physiology. Virtual attendance will be available for those unable to attend in person. More details to follow.

TARC Research Seminar: Matthew Hilton, PhD
2026-02-20 12:00 - 13:00
Please join us on Friday, February 20th from 12:00-1:00pm in the Dickson Conference Room (Thurston 3200) for our February TARC Research Seminar with Matthew Hilton, PhD, Duke Department of Orthopedic Surgery. Virtual attendance will be available for those unable to attend in person. More details to follow.

TARC Genomics Mini Symposium
2026-03-26 08:30 - 13:00

TARC Research Seminar: Brian Pietrosimone, PhD, ATC
2026-05-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Dickson Conference Room, Thurston Arthritis Research Center, 3200 Thurston Building
Please join us on Friday, May 15th for a TARC research seminar with Brian Pietrosimone, PhD, ATC. This seminar will be held from 12:00-1:00pm in the Dickson Conference Room (Thurston 3200) and virtually on Zoom (see below for link to join meeting). More details to follow.

Speaker:
Brian G. Pietrosimone, PhD, ATC
Professor – Athletic Training
Director, MOTION Science Institute
UNC Department of Exercise and Sport Science
Link to Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/92034054072?pwd=[REDACTED]

TARC/RAI All Staff & Faculty Meeting
2026-05-29 08:00 - 09:30 | 3116 Mary Ellen Jones Bldg.
Please mark your calendars for this TARC All Faculty & Staff Meeting in lieu of Grand Rounds. In person attendance is strongly preferred, but a virtual option will be available for those who need to join remotely.

8:00-8:30: Light breakfast and coffee (optional)
8:30-9:30: Presentation

Please note that the in-person meeting location is 3116 MEJ. The link to join virtually will be sent out via email closer to the event date.

TARC Research Seminar: Amy Lynn McNulty, PhD
2026-06-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Dickson Conference Room, Thurston Arthritis Research Center, 3200 Thurston Building
Please join us on Friday, June 12th for a TARC research seminar with Amy Lynn McNulty, PhD from Duke University School of Medicine. This seminar will be held from 12:00-1:00pm in the Dickson Conference Room (Thurston 3200) and virtually on Zoom (see below for link to join meeting). More details to follow.

Speaker:
Amy Lynn McNulty, PhD
Associate Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery and Pathology
Duke University School of Medicine

Link to Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/92034054072?pwd=[REDACTED]
