History of Grant Awards
2022
Seminars/Education Endeavors:
- "The Ohio State University Immunology Seminar Program"
Principal Contact: Rolf Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $5,000 - "Live Yes! Arthritis Expo"
Principal Contact: Matthew Overstreet
Association: Arthritis Foundation Central Ohio Chapter
Grant Amount: $10,000
Research Projects:
- "The Kidney Proteome in ANCA-Associated Glomerulonephritis"
Principal Investigator: Salem Almaani, MD, MS
Association: The Ohio State University, Department of Internal Medicine
Grant Amount: $15,000 - "Role of Scavenger Receptor Stabilin-1 in Rheumatoid Arthritis"
Principle Investigator: Latha Prabha Ganesan
Association: The Ohio State University, Department of Internal Medicine
Grant Amount: $15,000 - "The KOBRA Study: Effects of Knee Osteoarthritis on Brain Activation and Movement"
Principle Investigator: Cody Mansfield
The Ohio State University, Department of Sports Medicine Rehabilitation
Grant Amount: $10,000
2021
Seminars/Education Endeavors:
- "The Ohio State University Immunology Seminar Program"
Principal Contact: Rolf Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $3,500 - "Live Yes! Arthritis Expo"
Principal Contact: Christopher Haverlock
Association: Arthritis Foundation Central Ohio Chapter
Grant Amount: $10,000 - "Understanding and Enhancing Arthritis Care in Underserved Populations"
Principal Contact: Joseph Ruane
Association: Spine, Sport and Joint Center, Ohio Health
Grant Amount: $10,000
Research Projects:
- "Slit2 as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy against Arthritis"
Principal Investigator: Ramesh Ganju, PhD
Association: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Department of Immunology/Rheumatology
Grant Amount: $10,000 - "Molecular Target of Vitamin D-Mediated Inhibition of CD4+ T Cell Differentiation into Th17 Cells in MRL/Ipr Mice"
Principle Investigator: Simon Lawrence, PhD
Association: Otterbein University, Department of Biology & Earth Science
Grant Amount: $10,000
2020
Seminars/Education Endeavors:
- "The Ohio State University Immunology Seminar Program"
Principal Contact: Rolf Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $7,000 - "Live Yes! Arthritis Expo"
Principal Contact: Christopher Haverlock
Association: Arthritis Foundation Central Ohio Chapter
Grant Amount: $10,000
Research Projects:
- "Metabolic Fingerprinting for Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia"
Principal Investigator: Kevin V Hackshaw, MD
Association: The University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine
Grant Amount: $10,000 - "Cytokine Profiling in ANCA-Associated Glomerulonephritis"
Principle Investigator: Salem Almaani, MD
Association: The Ohio State University, Department of Internal Medicine
Grant Amount: $10,000
2019
Seminars/Educational Endeavors:
- "The Ohio State University Immunology Seminar Program"
Principal Contact: Rolf F. Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $6,000 - "Live Yes! Arthritis Expo"
Principal Contact: Christopher Haverlock
Association: Arthritis Foundation Central Ohio Chapter
Grant Amount: $10,000 - "Media, Myths and Medicine - Essentials of your Arthritis Care"
Principal Contact: Joseph J. Ruane, D.O.
Association: McConnell Spine, Sport & Joint Center
Grant Amount: $9,500
Research Projects:
- "Metabolic Fingerprinting for Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia"
Principal Investigator: Kevin V Hackshaw, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Department of Immunology/Rheumatology
Grant Amount: $10,000
2018
Seminars/Educational Endeavors:
- "The Ohio State University Immunology Seminar Program"
Principal Contact: Rolf F. Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $6,000 - "Arthritis Expo"
Principal Contact: Erin Younan
Association: Arthritis Foundation Central Ohio Chapter
Grant Amount: $10,000
Research Projects:
- "Urinary Compliment Markers in ANCA-associated Vasculitis"
Principal Investigator: Salem Almaani, MBBS, MS
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Nephrology
Grant Amount: $10,000
Special Requests:
- "Norman O. Rothermich Conference Room Redesign and Dedication"
Principal Contact: Wael Jarjour, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Internal Medicine / Rheumatology
Grant Amount: $33,184.67
2017
Seminars/Educational Endeavors:
- "The Ohio State University Immunology Seminar Program"
Principal Contact: Rolf F. Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $6,000 - "Arthritis Expo"
Principal Contact: Mary Bird
Association: Arthritis Foundation Central Ohio Chapter
Grant Amount: $10,000
Research Projects:
- "A Study of Pediatric to Adult Transition in Youth with Rheumatic Disease"
Principal Investigator: Paul Jensen, MD
Association: The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children's Hospital
Grant Amount: $10,000
Special Requests:
- "Norman O. Rothermich Conference Room Redesign and Dedication"
Principal Contact: Wael Jarjour, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Internal Medicine / Rheumatology
Grant Amount: $20,000
2016
Seminars/Educational Endeavors:
- "The Ohio State University Immunology Seminar Program"
Principal Contact: Rolf F. Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $6,000 - "Advanced Joint Injection Training for Family Medicine Residents"
Principal Contact: Joseph J. Ruane, MD
Association: McConnell Spine, Sport & Joint Center / Riverside Methodist Hospital
Grant Amount: $4,500 - "Arthritis Expo"
Principal Contact: Christopher Parsons
Association: Arthritis Foundation Central Ohio Chapter
Grant Amount: $10,000
Research Projects:
- "Vitamin D Status and Bone Markers in Adults with SLE"
Principal Investigator: Sharon Bout-Tabaku, MD
Association: Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Department of Rheumatology
Grant Amount: $10,000
2015
Seminars/Educational Endeavors:
- "The Ohio State University Immunology Seminar Program"
Principal Contact: Rolf F. Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $6,000 - "Advanced Joint Injection Training for Family Medicine Residents"
Principal Contact: Joseph J. Ruane, MD
Association: McConnell Spine, Sport & Joint Center / Riverside Methodist Hospital
Grant Amount: $10,000 - "Arthritis Expo"
Principal Contact: Christopher Parsons
Association: Arthritis Foundation Central Ohio Chapter
Grant Amount: $10,000
Research Projects:
- "Chronic Pain in Children: Presentation and Healthcare Utilization"
Principal Investigator: Sharon Bout-Tabaku, MD
Association: Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Department of Rheumatology
Grant Amount: $10,000
2014
Seminars/Educational Endeavors:
- "The Ohio State University Immunology Seminar Program"
Principal Contact: Rolf F. Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $6,000 - "Advanced Joint Injection Training for Family Medicine Residents"
Principal Contact: Joseph J. Ruane, MD
Association: McConnell Spine, Sport & Joint Center / Riverside Methodist Hospital
Grant Amount: $10,000 - "Arthritis Expo"
Principal Contact: Christopher Parsons
Association: Arthritis Foundation Central Ohio Chapter
Grant Amount: $10,000
Research Projects:
- "Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE) and Cytomegalovirus (CMV)"
Principal Investigator: Wael Jarjour, MD
Association: The Ohio State University, Division of Rheumatology
Grant Amount: $10,000
2013
Seminars/Educational Endeavors:
- "The Ohio State University Immunology Seminar Program"
Principal Contact: Rolf F. Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $6,000 - "Advanced Joint Injection Training for Family Medicine Residents"
Principal Contact: Joseph J. Ruane, MD
Association: McConnell Spine, Sport & Joint Center / Riverside Methodist Hospital
Grant Amount: $10,000 - "Arthritis Expo"
Principal Contact: Christopher Parsons
Association: Arthritis Foundation Central Ohio Chapter
Grant Amount: $10,000 - "Meeting/Seminar Room Renovation"
Principal Contact: Susan Davis
Association: Arthritis Foundation Central Ohio Chapter
Grant Amount: $20,000
Research Projects:
- "A bloodspot-based biomarker for fibromyalgia syndrome and related disorders"
Principal Investigator: Kevin Hackshaw, MD
Association: The Ohio State University, Division of Rheumatology
Grant Amount: $10,000
2012
Seminars/Educational Endeavors:
- "The Ohio State University Immunology Seminar Program"
Principal Contact: Rolf F. Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $6,000 - "Advanced Joint Injection Training for Family Medicine Residents"
Principal Contact: Joseph J. Ruane, MD
Association: McConnell Spine, Sport & Joint Center / Riverside Methodist Hospital
Grant Amount: $10,000 - "Arthritis Expo"
Principal Contact: Christopher Parsons
Association: Arthritis Foundation Central Ohio Chapter
Grant Amount: $10,000
Research Projects:
- "OSU Rheumatology Fellowship Research Training"
Principal Investigator: Wael Jarour, MD
Association: The Ohio State University, Division of Rheumatology
Grant Amount: $10,000
2011
Seminars/Educational Endeavors:
- "The Ohio State University Immunology Seminar Program"
Principal Contact: Rolf F. Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $6,000 - "Arthritis Expo" and "Gardening and Arthritis Program"
Principal Contact: Christopher Parsons
Association: Arthritis Foundation Central Ohio Chapter
Grant Amount: $10,000 - "Advanced Joint Injection Training for Family Medicine Residents"
Principal Contact: Joseph J. Ruane, MD
Association: McConnell Spine, Sport & Joint Center / Riverside Methodist Hospital
Grant Amount: $10,000
Research Projects:
- "Successful Foot and Ankle Arthrodeses in Patients with Inflammatory and Non-Inflammatory Arthritis: A Comparative Analysis"
Principal Investigator: Christopher F. Hyer, DPM
Association: Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Center
Grant Amount: $6,000
2010
Seminars/Educational Endeavors:
- "The Ohio State University Immunology Seminar Program"
Principal Contact: Rolf F. Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $6,000 - "Arthritis Expo" and "Gardening and Arthritis Program"
Principal Contact: Larry McAllister
Association: Arthritis Foundation Central Ohio Chapter
Grant Amount: $7,000 - "Advanced Joint Injection Training for Family Medicine Residents"
Principal Contact: Joseph J. Ruane, MD
Association: McConnell Spine, Sport & Joint Center / Riverside Methodist Hospital
Grant Amount: $10,000
Research Projects:
- "Hepcidin: A Potential Novel Marker of SLE Disease Activity"
Principal Investigator: Stacy Ardoin, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Adult and Pediatric Rheumatology / Nationwide Children's Hospital
Grant Amount: $10,000 - "Fibromyalgia (FM) and Painful Sensory Neuropathy (PSN): The Same Disorders or Different?"
Principal Investigator: Kevin V. Hackshaw, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Internal Medicine
Grant Amount: $10,000
2009
Seminars/Educational Endeavors:
- "The Ohio State University Immunology Seminar Program"
Principal Contact: Rolf F. Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $6,000 - "Arthritis Expo" and "Gardening and Arthritis Program"
Principal Contact: Nick Turkas
Association: Arthritis Foundation Central Ohio Chapter
Grant Amount: $10,000
Research Projects:
- "Autoantibodies in Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria and Nonurticarial Systemic Autoimmune Disorders"
Principal Investigator: Princess Ogbogu, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Internal Medicine
Grant Amount: $10,000
2008
Seminars/Educational Endeavors:
- "2009 Segal North American Osteoarthritis Workshop (SNOW)"
Principal Contact: John Hardin, MD
Association: National Arthritis Foundation
Grant Amount: $10,000 - "The Ohio State University Immunology Seminar Program"
Principal Contact: Rolf F. Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $6,000 - "Arthritis Expo" and "Gardening and Arthritis Program"
Principal Contact: Nick Turkas
Association: Arthritis Foundation Central Ohio Chapter
Grant Amount: $7,500 - "2008 Segal North American Osteoarthritis Workshop (SNOW)"
Principal Contact: John Hardin, MD
Association: National Arthritis Foundation
Grant Amount: $10,000
Research Projects:
- "The Role of the Large Finger Zinc Proteins in the Regulation of Adult Bone Formation"
Principal Investigator: Lai-Chu Wu
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry
Grant Amount: $10,000
2007
Seminars/Educational Endeavors:
- "The Ohio State University Immunology Seminar Program"
Principal Contact: Rolf F. Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $6,000 - "Arthritis Answers Program and The Art of Caring"
Principal Contact: Irene Baird
Association: Arthritis Foundation
Grant Amount: $7,000
Research Projects:
- "The Role of the Large Zinc Finger Protein ZAS3 in the regulation of Adult Bone Formation"
Principal Investigator: Lai-Chu Wu
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry
Grant Amount: $10,000 - "A Feasibility Study: Development of a Translational Research Initiative in Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation"
Principal Investigator: John Hardin
Association: Arthritis Foundation
Grant Amount: $10,000
2006
Seminars/Educational Endeavors:
- "Arthritis Answers Program" (Educational Seminars for the General Public)
Principal Contact: Nick Turkas
Association: Arthritis Foundation
Grant Amount: $7,000 - "Immunology Seminar Program" (for The Ohio State University Faculty, Staff, and Students)
Principal Contact: Rolf Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $5,000
Research Projects:
- "Association of Arthritis and Depression among Older Adults in Ohio"
Principal Investigator: Sunny Kim, PhD
Association: Florida International University Department of Public Health
Grant Amount: $10,000 - "Antioxidants as Analgesics in the Treatment of Inflammatory Pain"
Principal Investigator: Robert Stephens, Jr., MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Physiology and Cell Biology
Grant Amount: $10,000
2005
Seminars/Educational Endeavors:
- "Arthritis Answers Program" (Educational Seminars for the General Public)
Principal Contact: Irene Baird
Association: Arthritis Foundation
Grant Amount: $7,000 - "Immunology Seminar Program" (for The Ohio State University Faculty, Staff, and Students)
Principal Contact: Rolf Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $5,000
Research Projects:
- "Chronic Pain and Relationship to Aging"
Principal Investigator: Kevin Hackshaw, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Division of Rheumatology
Grant Amount: $10,000 - "Treatment of Neuropathic Pain Behavior by the PPAR-g Agonist 15d-PGJ2."
Principal Investigator: Francesca Madiai, PhD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Internal Medicine
Grant Amount: $9,630
2004
Seminars/Educational Endeavors:
- "Arthritis Answers Program" (Educational Seminars for the General Public)
Principal Contact: Irene Baird
Association: Arthritis Foundation
Grant Amount: $6,000 - "Immunology Seminar Program" (for The Ohio State University Faculty, Staff, and Students)
Principal Contact: Rolf Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $5,000
Research Projects:
- "The Unmeasured Lupus Outcome: Adherence to Medication"
Principal Investigator: Gloria Higgins, MD
Associations: The Ohio State University Division of Rheumatology and Children’s Hospital
Grant Amount: $2,500 - "Effect of TNF-alpha Antagonist on the Peripheral and Central Proteome of a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain"
Principal Investigator: Syed-Rehan Hussain, PhD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Internal Medicine
Grant Amount: $9,220 - "Superoxide Dismutase Mutant Mice: A New Model of Altered Nociceptive Response."
Principal Investigator: Robert Stephens, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Physiology and Cell Biology
Grant Amount: $9,600
2003
Seminars/Educational Endeavors:
- "Arthritis Answers Program" (Educational Seminars for the General Public)
Principal Contact: Irene Baird
Association: Arthritis Foundation
Grant Amount: $5,000 - "Immunology Seminar Program" (for The Ohio State University Faculty, Staff, and Students)
Principal Contact: Rolf Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $5,000
Research Projects:
- "Analysis of DRG Proteome for Posttranslational MDfication in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain"
Principal Investigator: Syed-Rehan Hussain, PhD
Association: The Ohio State University Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy
Grant Amount: $5,000
2002
Seminars/Educational Endeavors:
- "Presentation on Scleroderma for Patients, their Loved Ones and Health Care Providers" (Presentation by Kevin Hackshaw, MD)
Principal Contact: Nick Turkas
Association: Arthritis Foundation
Grant Amount: $1,125 - "Immunology Seminar Program" (for The Ohio State University Faculty, Staff, and Students)
Principal Contact: Rolf Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $3,750
Research Projects:
- "Treatment of Chronic Pain Symptoms with Anti-FGF2 Neutralizing Antibodies"
Principal Investigator: Francesca Madiai, PhD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Internal Medicine
Grant Amount: $5,000 - "Allodynic Pain in Females and Males: Neurokinin System Changes in the Nucleus Gracilis"
Principal Investigator: Virginia Goettl, D.V.M., PhD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Internal Medicine
Grant Amount: $5,000 - "Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease and Drug Therapy on Stroke Incidence: A Retrospective Analysis"
Principal Investigator: Duska Franic, PhD
Association: University of Georgia College of Pharmacy
Grant Amount: $5,000
2001
Seminars/Educational Endeavors:
- "How to Live with Fibromyalgia" (Seminar by Kevin Hackshaw, MD)
Principal Contact: Nick Turkas
Association: Arthritis Foundation
Grant Amount: $1,125 - "Immunology Seminar Program" (for The Ohio State University Faculty, Staff, and Students)
Principal Contact: Rolf Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $2,500
Research Projects:
- "Understanding the Regulation of Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) in Peripheral Neuropathic Disorder"
Principal Investigator: Syed-Rahan Hussain, PhD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Internal Medicine
Grant Amount: $5,000 - "Local Infusions of Bupivicaine Plus Systemic Analgesics Alone in the Management of Post-Operative Pain in Patients with Total Knee Replacements"
Principal Investigator: Michael McShane, MD
Association: Riverside Methodist Hospital
Grant Amount: $6,550
2000
Seminars/Educational Endeavors:
- "Book Donation Program" (Donation of the book, Arthritis Foundation’s Guide to Alternative ReMDes, to 44 hospitals, 146 libraries, and 16 rheumatologists)
Principal Contact: Irene Baird
Association: Arthritis Foundation
Grant Amount: $3,497 - "Immunology Seminar Program" (for The Ohio State University Faculty, Staff, and Students)
Principal Contact: Rolf Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $2,400
Research Projects:
- "The Role of Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF)-1 and -2 on Inflammation and Nociception"
Principal Investigator: Francesca MDai, PhD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Internal Medicine
Grant Amount: $10,000
1999
Seminars/Educational Endeavors:
- "Presentation on Arthritis at the Columbus Museum of Art" (Presentation by James Louie, MD)
Principal Contact: Irene Baird
Association: Arthritis Foundation
Grant Amount: $3,000 - "Immunology Seminar Program" (for The Ohio State University Faculty, Staff, and Students)
Principal Contact: Rolf Barth, MD
Association: The Ohio State University Department of Pathology
Grant Amount: $2,000
Research Projects:
- "Converting Quality Adjusted Life Years to Willingness to Pay and Willingness to Accept Amounts"
Principal Investigator: Dev Pathak, DBA
Association: The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy
Grant Amount: $5,000