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The event featured presentations, abstracts and discussion for over 90 Basic, Translational & Clinical Investigators and Trainees.

Each year, the gathering provides a forum for attendees to explore innovative ways to advance research in arthritis, allergy and autoimmune diseases.

The John B. Winfield, MD Visiting Scholar and keynote speaker was Dr. Nigil Haroon, MD, PhD, Head of the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Toronto’s University Health Network and Sinai Health. His presentation was titled, “A 50-year journey beyond HLA-B27: Decoding the next frontier of spondyloarthritis pathogenesis.”

Also included in TARC’s annual Research Day were 4 featured talks, 11 poster pitches, and 23 posters selected from submitted abstracts.

Just a few examples of topics discussed during TARC Research Day included:

  • Response eQTLs in Primary Human Chondrocytes Identify Novel Putative Osteoarthritis Risk Genes
  • Frequency of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Following a Diagnosis of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy
  • Underserved by Rehabilitation: Characteristics among Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Differential Contribution of GFR ∝3 in Naive and Osteoarthritis-Associated Pain States
  • Optimizing Rural Rheumatology Access: Collaborative Tele-Health Clinic Between UNC & Piedmont Health
  • A Machine Learning Approach to Identify Patterns of Shared Variation Among Collagen Biomarkers and Clinical Features in a Community Based Cohort
  • Splicing Response QTLs Identify Putative Osteoarthritis Risk Genes

We invite you to learn more about the talks and topics discussed at TARC’s 2023 Research Day.