{"id":11538,"date":"2021-06-11T11:05:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T15:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/?page_id=11538"},"modified":"2025-09-25T13:45:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T17:45:34","slug":"more-information-about-our-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/more-information-about-our-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Additional information about our researchers&#8217; areas of focus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Please click the links in the Navigation Menu to the left for more information on our researchers and their areas of scientific focus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11656\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 615px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2021\/06\/Leigh-and-Kirsten-IMG_1734-300x197.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2021\/06\/Leigh-and-Kirsten-IMG_1734-300x197.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2021\/06\/Leigh-and-Kirsten-IMG_1734-1024x674.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2021\/06\/Leigh-and-Kirsten-IMG_1734-768x505.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2021\/06\/Leigh-and-Kirsten-IMG_1734-1536x1011.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2021\/06\/Leigh-and-Kirsten-IMG_1734-2048x1348.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2021\/06\/Leigh-and-Kirsten-IMG_1734-600x395.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Leigh Callahan, PhD, (left), and Kirsten Ambrose, MS (right) are conducting innovative research designed to help prevent and manage osteoarthritis, and reduce its impact on patients and their communities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please click the links in the Navigation Menu to the left for more information on our researchers and their areas of scientific focus. &nbsp; 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