{"id":3453,"date":"2012-11-06T16:35:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T21:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/tarc\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T14:27:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T18:27:57","slug":"tarc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/","title":{"rendered":"Thurston Arthritis Research Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h2\n\t         id=\"newspaper-o\"\n\t         class=\"icon center fa-newspaper-o\">News<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"media alt-media\">\n        \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/dr-saira-sheikh-unc-lupus-car-t-cell-therapy-program-highlighted-in-nationally-broadcasted-news\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2025\/09\/Saira-Sheikh_enhanced_headshot-e1758114523354-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Saira Sheikh\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2025\/09\/Saira-Sheikh_enhanced_headshot-e1758114523354-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2025\/09\/Saira-Sheikh_enhanced_headshot-e1758114523354.jpg 177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/dr-saira-sheikh-unc-lupus-car-t-cell-therapy-program-highlighted-in-nationally-broadcasted-news\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Saira Sheikh &amp; UNC Lupus CAR-T Cell Therapy Program Highlighted in Nationally Broadcasted News\">\n                                    Dr. Saira Sheikh &amp; UNC Lupus CAR-T Cell Therapy Program Highlighted in Nationally Broadcasted News<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><p>Dr. Saira Sheikh, her research team, and one of her patients living with lupus were featured in a national news program discussing a breakthrough therapy for lupus.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/dr-b-duncan-x-lascelles-receives-2026-aavmc-excellence-in-research-award\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2026\/02\/Duncan-Lascelles-headshot_2026-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"B. Duncan X. Lascelles, PhD\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2026\/02\/Duncan-Lascelles-headshot_2026-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2026\/02\/Duncan-Lascelles-headshot_2026-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/dr-b-duncan-x-lascelles-receives-2026-aavmc-excellence-in-research-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. B. Duncan X. Lascelles Receives 2026 AAVMC Excellence in Research Award\">\n                                    Dr. B. Duncan X. Lascelles Receives 2026 AAVMC Excellence in Research Award<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><p>The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) recently announced their 2026 award recipients. Among them was Dr. B. Duncan X. Lascelles, BSc, BVSc, PhD, who received the Excellence in Research Award.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/highlights-from-tarc-research-day-2025\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2025\/12\/Katie-Huffman-and-Leonard-Stein-at-poster-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Katie Huffman presents her poster to event attendee at TARC Research Day 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2025\/12\/Katie-Huffman-and-Leonard-Stein-at-poster-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2025\/12\/Katie-Huffman-and-Leonard-Stein-at-poster-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/highlights-from-tarc-research-day-2025\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Highlights from TARC Research Day 2025\">\n                                    Highlights from TARC Research Day 2025<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><p>TARC&#8217;s 8th annual Research Day was held on Friday, November 14th with a record-setting attendee turnout and number of abstracts submitted.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/unc-tarc-and-cccr-researchers-attend-2025-acr-convergence-meeting\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2025\/11\/IMG_0725-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Drs. Leigh Callahan, Beth Jonas, and Richard Loeser at the opening session\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2025\/11\/IMG_0725-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2025\/11\/IMG_0725-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/unc-tarc-and-cccr-researchers-attend-2025-acr-convergence-meeting\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"UNC TARC and CCCR Researchers Attend 2025 ACR Convergence Meeting\">\n                                    UNC TARC and CCCR Researchers Attend 2025 ACR Convergence Meeting<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><p>Chicago hosted the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) annual Convergence meeting in October, where many TARC members gathered to present research, moderate sessions, and connect with other researchers and clinicians.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                <\/ul>\n    \n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/category\/news\">More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h2\n\t         id=\"calendar\"\n\t         class=\"icon center fa-calendar\">Events<\/h2>\n<div class=\"event-calendar\"><div class=\"event-post\"><div class=\"event-date\"><time>May<span>15<\/span><\/time><\/div><div class=\"event-details\"><p>Friday 12:00 pm<\/p><h4 class=\"media-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/event\/tarc-research-seminar-brian-pietrosimone-phd-atc\/\" 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