Funding Opportunities
The Arthritis Foundation will issue Requests for Applications on the following dates:
RFA Released May 1, 2012: Innovative Research Grants
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June 1, 2012: Clinical to Research Transition Awards, Postdoctoral Fellowships, Doctoral Dissertation Awards, and New Investigator Grants
August 1, 2012: Application deadline for all funding mechanisms.
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2011 Lee C. Howley SR. Prize for Arthritis Research (The guidelines and 2011 deadline information can be removed.) The 2011 Lee C. Howley Sr. Prize for Arthritis Research salutes both Dr. Alisa Erika Koch and Dr. Andrew D. Luster for their innovative progress toward better treatments and cures for this debilitating disease. Learn More
Assessing the Impact of Joint Replacements for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Studying joint replacement in people with RA will help patients understand how well the procedure works and what results patients can expect, such as how much swelling and pain will remain after surgery, how they’ll feel and whether cardiovascular problems or risk of infection will complicate the surgery.
To answer such questions, researcher Kaleb Michaud and colleagues compared joint replacement in RA and OA in two databases. Read more...
From Research to Results: Our Journey to a Cure for Arthritis
The Arthritis Foundation is deeply committed to moving arthritis research ahead and finding treatment options that move beyond what is possible today. As an organization, we are committed to eliminating arthritis as the leading source of disability in this country.
Read more about our Journey to a Cure.
New Research Grants Awarded
Take a look at the new research grants announced so far for 2011. During this year, more than $11 million dollars in grant monies will be awarded to researchers from universities, hospitals, and clinics all across the United States. The current list includes Training and Career Development Awards., with additional categories to be announced in May and in the fall. Quite an impressive list!
How The Arthritis Foundation Is Advancing Research
Since its inception in 1948, it has been the goal of the Arthritis Foundation to educate arthritis patients about their disease and to fund research determining the underlying causes of arthritis and discovering more effective treatment, and eventually a cure.
Since 1948, the Arthritis Foundation has contributed more than $450 million to arthritis research... Read more.
Information for Researchers
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