The Arthritis Foundation convened the fifth biennial Arthritis Research Conference at the Marriott Evergreen Conference Resort in Stone Mountain, Georgia on June 17-19, 2005. The conference brought together over 200 of the best and brightest minds in arthritis research, including fourteen invited speakers who provided state-of-the science lectures on arthritis research, researchers funded by the Arthritis Foundation, and many others with an interest in arthritis research. The conference was designed to stimulate the sharing of scientific progress and ideas. Many exciting and encouraging developments were reported. Recent progress in arthritis research is leading to a better understanding of what causes arthritis, improved ways to detect and monitor disease activity, and new targets for therapies.

Planning Committee

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Gregg Silverman, MD
University of California at San Diego,
chaired the Program Planning Committee.

• Barbara Boyan, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Philip Cohen, MD, University of Pennsylvania
• Michael Holers, MD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
• Susan Manzi, MD, MPH, University of Pittsburgh
• Antony Rosen, MD, Johns Hopkins University
• PJ Utz, MD, Stanford University
• John Varga, MD, Northwestern University

Agenda
To stimulate networking and sharing, the 2 ½ day conference included general sessions, workshops, poster sessions and social activities. Bulleted highlights are provided of the plenary session and symposium presentations. Workshop and poster session abstracts are also included. Detailed Agenda