Arthritis National Research Foundation

08/21/2026

What will your legacy make possible?

This Make A Will Month, think about including ANRF in your estate planning. Your future gift can help the next generation of arthritis and autoimmune research and give researchers the chance to find out what happens next.

Plan today. Leave a lasting impact.

To learn more:
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08/20/2026

TODAY at 1 PM ET — free HCP/APP webinar on weight, inflammation, and autoimmune disease. 🔬

Kristine Godziuk, PhD, and Catherine Bakewell, MD, join ANRF to cover the science and clinical application, including GLP-1 prescribing in autoimmune patients. There's still time to register, and all registrants get the recording.

📅 TODAY | August 20 | 1:00 PM ET | Free for HCPs & APPs
🔗 https://bit.ly/4fFS4jk

Sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company.

08/19/2026

Tomorrow at 1 PM ET!

ANRF's free HCP/APP webinar on weight, inflammation, and clinical practice is tomorrow, and there's still time to register. Kristine Godziuk, PhD, covers the science, Catherine Bakewell, MD, covers the clinical application, including GLP-1 prescribing in autoimmune patients.

Can't make it live? All registrants receive the on-demand recording.

📅 Tomorrow | August 20 | 1:00 PM ET | Free
🔗 https://bit.ly/4fFS4jk

Sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company.

08/19/2026

New research is revealing a meaningful connection between weight, inflammation, and autoimmune disease activity, and GLP-1 therapies are part of that conversation.

Join us this Thursday for a free 60-minute HCP/APP webinar covering the science and clinical application, featuring Kristine Godziuk PhD and Catherine Bakewell MD. All registrants receive the on-demand recording!

🔗https://bit.ly/4fFS4jk

Sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company.

08/18/2026

Imagine if arthritis could be prevented before the damage occurs?

Many people receive their diagnosis of arthritis years after their first swollen joints; at this point, the joints may be permanently damaged and stiff.

Scientists supported by ANRF are trying to alter this storyline through the identification of the earliest and most subtle signs of the condition. Identifying arthritis at an early stage can transform a person's life.

To find out more about how new research will help move us from treating damage caused by arthritis to preventing it.

Read the entire blog post here:
https://ow.ly/GfQa50ZAX17

Ask anyone living with arthritis how their diagnosis happened, and you’ll often hear the same story: a swollen joint here, an ache that wouldn’t go away there, months of wondering what it meant. By the time many people finally get an answer, inflammation has already left its mark—stiffness tha...

08/17/2026

This Thursday, we're bringing together a researcher and clinician who are at the forefront of a conversation that's long overdue in rheumatology. 🔬

Kristine Godziuk, PhD will explore the science linking adipose tissue inflammation and autoimmune disease activity, and why GLP-1 receptor agonists are showing anti-inflammatory effects that go beyond weight loss.

Catherine Bakewell, MD will bring it to the clinic, covering GLP-1 prescribing in autoimmune patients and what she's seeing in practice.

Moderated by ANRF Scholar Alum Kelsey Collins, PhD.

Free. 60 minutes. Built for HCPs and APPs.

📅 Thursday, August 20 | 1:00 PM ET
🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/4fFS4jk

Sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company.

Meet the GranteesThis year marks the largest investment and most grantees in ANRF’s history! Meet the cohort and learn more about their breakthrough work in arthritis and autoimmune disease.Explore This Year’s CohortThe 2026 Impact Report is here!Learn about all of the outcomes your support make...

08/17/2026

There's more to Sjögren's than meets the eye, and this is a great place to go deeper. 🎥

In See Beyond Dryness, Dr. Mohammad Haj-Dezfulian and Dr. Rachael Gordon of the UPMC Sjögren's Center take a closer look at Sjögren's as a whole-body condition: the science, current EULAR and BSR guidelines, and what's emerging in the pipeline.

▶️ Watch the replay!

Supported by Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine.

08/14/2026

Are you discussing weight and inflammation with your autoimmune patients? 👇

If not, next Thursday's webinar is for you.

Beneath the Surface: Weight, Inflammation, and Clinical Practice brings together two leading experts to cover the science, the clinical application, and the GLP-1 landscape for HCPs and APPs working with autoimmune patients.

📅 Thursday, August 20 | 1:00 PM ET | Free
🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/4fFS4jk

Sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company.

Emerging research is revealing a meaningful connection between metabolic factors, adipose tissue inflammation, and autoimmune disease activity. This webinar explores the science linking weight and systemic inflammation in conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis, including a clos...

08/13/2026

Meet Dr. Anna Costello, an Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania and an attending physician in the Division of Rheumatology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

With the support of ANRF through a Rheum for Kids Pediatric Skin and Joint Grant in collaboration with PeDRA, Dr. Costello is using musculoskeletal ultrasound to improve the early diagnosis and monitoring of juvenile psoriatic arthritis JPsA Her research is focused on detecting subtle signs of inflammation in joints tendons and nails that may be difficult to identify through a physical exam alone.

By advancing the use of ultrasound in children with JPsA Dr. Costello hopes to help physicians diagnose the disease earlier monitor disease activity more accurately and prevent lasting joint damage.

Learn more:

Award: Rheum for Kids: Pediatric Skin and Joint Grant in collaboration with PeDRA Biography: Anna Costello, MD, MSHP, RhMSUS is an Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania and Attending Physician in the Division of Rheumatology at the Children’s Hospital of Phil...

08/13/2026

TODAY at 12 PM ET — free HCP/APP webinar on CAR-T therapy and autoimmune disease. 🔬

Dr. Carrie Richardson of Northwestern University joins ANRF to translate the emerging evidence into practical clinical guidance. There's still time to register and all registrants receive the recording.

📅 TODAY | August 13 | 12:00 PM ET | Free for HCPs & APPs
🔗 https://bit.ly/ANRF-TBPC