News and Announcements
08.26.2025Join the Arthritis Foundation Science Team for our free, virtual Community Health & Workforce Summit.
Date: Friday, Nov. 14, 2025
Time: 1:00pm - 4:15pm ET
This event will bring together thought leaders and practitioners with expertise in clinical rheumatology, accessibility of care and community health to learn more about the Arthritis Foundation’s efforts to empower all people with arthritis to live their best lives. The Summit will highlight:
- Our commitment to augmenting the rheumatology workforce and improving health outcomes for everyone living with arthritis
- Updates on our patient education, community-building and advocacy initiative
In addition, two keynote speakers will present on their Arthritis Foundation Awards focused on cultivating a new generation of health care professionals to serve people with arthritis.
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Sam Dowling, MD, PhD, a Pediatric Rheumatology fellow at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, has received a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from the Arthritis National Research Foundation!
Dr. Dowling completed his pediatric residency at Lurie Children’s Hospital, where he joined Dr. Harris Perlman’s research group. Dr. Dowling’s research interest is in the pathogenesis and treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). He is defining genetic signatures of immune cells, with a particular emphasis on monocytes and macrophages, from the synovium, the tissue that lines the inside of the joint and is the main site of disease activity in JIA.
Congratulations, Dr. Dowling!
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Save the Date!
Make sure to block your calendar and join the Feinberg Office of Health Equity (OHE) for the Fall 2025 Lyceum Speaker Series from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Hughes Auditorium on Tuesday, October 14.
Fall Lyceum 2025 Speaker
Leslie R. Walker, MD
Chief Academic Officer and Senior Vice President, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Ford/Morgan Endowed Chair and Professor of Pediatrics; Associate Dean, University of Washington School of Medicine
Co-Founder and Executive Sponsor, UW/Seattle Children’s Health Equity Institute for Healthy Pregnancy, Children and FamiliesImmediately following the lecture, the second annual Health Equity Research Symposium will take place in the Potocsnak Family Atrium from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. The symposium will feature a poster session that highlights innovative research into interventions and policies aimed at reducing health disparities and promoting equitable healthcare for all populations. Abstract submissions will open in July!
Add these events to your calendar.
Join UsTuesday, October 14
10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center
Hughes Auditorium & Potocsnak Family Atrium (First Floor)
303 E. Superior St., Chicago
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