Local Research

The Southern California Chapter is proud that with local and national funding, more than $1 million in arthritis research is currently going on in Southern California. Locally, the Southern California Chapter's research funding priorities are:

Recruiting and sustaining pediatric rheumatologists;
Encouraging young investigators to pursue research careers in the rheumatic diseases;
Funding the research and development of new methods of improving the daily lives of people living with arthritis;
Supporting innovative “bench science” and “clinical science” that, if successful, would lead to highly competitive research proposals for continued funding from other institutions;
Improving the understanding of the genetic differences that contribute to the development of arthritis;
Supporting research that advances the scientific knowledge regarding the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of lupus; and
Funding the study and development of new treatments that lessen pain and improve physical function.

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