{"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-leigh-f-callahan-receives-2026-ned-brooks-award-for-public-service-from-the-carolina-center-for-public-service-at-unc\/\">\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\/04\/Callahan-holding-award-e1776282554466-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lynn White Blanchard, Director of the Carolina Center for Public\u00a0Service, Lee H. Roberts, UNC Chancellor, Leigh F. Callahan, Mary Link Briggs Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Magnus Egerstedt,\u00a0UNC Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2026\/04\/Callahan-holding-award-e1776282554466-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2026\/04\/Callahan-holding-award-e1776282554466-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2026\/04\/Callahan-holding-award-e1776282554466-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2026\/04\/Callahan-holding-award-e1776282554466-400x400.jpeg 400w\" 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-leigh-f-callahan-receives-2026-ned-brooks-award-for-public-service-from-the-carolina-center-for-public-service-at-unc\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Leigh F. Callahan Receives 2026 Ned Brooks Award for Public Service from the Carolina Center for Public Service at UNC\">\n                                    Dr. Leigh F. Callahan Receives 2026 Ned Brooks Award for Public Service from the Carolina Center for Public Service at UNC<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><p>On April 9, 2026, The Carolina Center for Public Service awarded Dr. Leigh F. Callahan, Mary Link Briggs Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the UNC Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology and Associate Director of the Thurston Arthritis Research Center, the\u00a02026 Ned Brooks Award for Public Service.<\/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-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                                <\/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\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">TARC Research Seminar: Brian Pietrosimone, PhD, ATC<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-post\"><div 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