Fostering Innovative Rheumatic Disease Team-Based Research to Improve Daily Life

The FIRST-DailyLife mission is to promote research that improves the lives of persons with or at risk for rheumatic diseases and musculoskeletal conditions.

FIRST-DailyLife is a Core Center for Clinical Research (CCCR), funded by NIH/NIAMS P30AR072579.

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Are you already working on or newly undertaking research in our mission areas? FIRST-DailyLife is here to help you, whether you are an early-stage or established investigator. We offer an array of consultative services to support your research.

At any phase of your work, e.g., idea refinement, study design, intervention design, grant development, data collection, data analysis, manuscript development, implementation
In an interdisciplinary format by experts from a variety of disciplines

"I am grateful to the FIRST-DailyLife core members for their expert guidance and support during the development of my HEAL K12 grant proposal. Having applied for this award previously, their involvement gave me confidence in the final submission, and I was thrilled when the reviewers recognized the quality of our work. I look forward to continuing this productive collaboration!"

Learn more about Dr. Spector's collaboration with FIRST-DailyLife.