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By: | July 17, 2019
This report was created to summarize results from the externally-led PFDD meeting about JIA.
By: | July 17, 2019
Toward Accelerated Authorization and Access to New Medicines for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
By: | July 9, 2019
The following projects have been funded from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
By: | July 8, 2019
CARRA wants to congratulate CARRA Early Investigators Daniel Horton of Rutgers University and Natalie Rosenwasser of the Hospital for Special Surgery for being selected as this year’s recipients of the PReS (Pediatric Rheumatology European Society) Travel Award.
By: | July 1, 2019
Experts identify lupus nephritis and neuropsychiatric disease among highest research priority areas.
By: | June 20, 2019
Thank you to all of the candidates who participated this year and everyone who voted!
By: | June 19, 2019
CARRA has formed a National Team for the Arthritis Foundation’s Walk to Cure Arthritis and Jingle Bell Run events to demonstrate our enthusiastic support.
By: | June 14, 2019
The co-chairs are elected annually. Elected co-chairs are responsible for scheduling a fellow event at the ACR meeting as well as planning the fellows' program at the CARRA Annual Scientific Meeting.
By: | April 24, 2019
This spring, CARRA will be participating in the Arthritis Foundation’s Walk to Cure Arthritis events and we encourage you to join us!
By: | April 19, 2019
Competitive LOI and NIH Biosketch Due April 29
By: | April 19, 2019
Baseline Description of the Juvenile Localized Scleroderma Subgroup From the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Legacy Registry
By: | April 19, 2019
The most recent issue of the CARRA Registry Newsletter is now available!
By: | April 4, 2019
Application deadline: June 14, 2019
By: | April 1, 2019
CARRA is pleased to announce the recipients of the most recent round of CARRA-Arthritis Foundation Grants!
By: CARRA | March 18, 2019
March 18, 2019, is the very first World Juvenile Arthritis Day!
By: CARRA | March 7, 2019
Check out the latest edition of the CARRA Newsletter!
By: CARRA | February 26, 2019
2019 CARRA Elections Round 2 Voting is now open!
By: CARRA | February 21, 2019
Check out the latest edition of the CARRA Newsletter!
By: CARRA | February 14, 2019
We are pleased to announce that registration is NOW OPEN for the CARRA 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting. Join us at the Marriott Louisville Downtown from April 10 - 14, 2019. We hope to see you there!
By: CARRA | February 12, 2019
Deadline: March 25, 2019
CARRA is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for up to 2 early investigators to receive sponsorship to participate in this year’s Utrecht summer school program course entitled “Translational Medicine: Doing the Right Research Right.” Fellows with established translational research interests will also be considered for this opportunity. The course will take place July 7 – July 12, 2019 in Utrecht, Netherlands. The sponsorship will cover the 850 Euro tuition (which includes housing and lunches), round trip coach airfare and $250 for incidental expenses.
By: CARRA | February 4, 2019
Voting for JIA Chair is only open to CARRA voting members (pediatric rheumatologists, sponsored voting members, emeritus members)
By: CARRA | February 4, 2019
Resources for 2019 Annual Meeting Abstract presenters
By: CARRA | February 4, 2019
Apply for 2019 Pediatric Residents Program by January 8
By: CARRA | February 4, 2019
he purpose of this award is to give CARRA members a unique opportunity to compete for funds to support research that furthers the CARRA mission in front of a live audience at the CARRA Annual Meeting. Eligible CARRA members can apply for up to $35,000 in funding.
By: CARRA | December 18, 2018
Register/RSVP by January 3, 2019
This will be a unique event for principal investigators, sub-investigators and coordinators from every CARRA Registry site. The purpose of the retreat is to facilitate and improve the experience of participating in the Registry by actively engaging with one another through small groups, panel discussions, brainstorming, problem-solving, role-playing and training.
By: CARRA | December 13, 2018
CARRA is funding up to 2 travel awards for Early Investigators and/or fellows to attend the EULAR European Congress of Rheumatology 2019, a joint congress with Pediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS) annual meeting, and the preconference meeting for young/early investigators in Madrid, Spain from June 11 through June 15.
By: CARRA | December 3, 2018
CARRA Elections Committee seeks nominations for the following CARRA leadership positions:
Steering Committee:
JIA Chair1
JIA Vice Chair2
RCN Chair1
RCN Vice Chair2
By: CARRA | December 3, 2018
CARRA invites you to submit an abstract to the 2019 Annual Meeting! The deadline to submit abstracts has been extended to January 10, 2019.
By: CARRA | November 28, 2018
Please be advised that the next round of CARRA-Arthritis Foundation Fellow and Small grants have a new deadline of Friday, February 15, 2019. Applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM PST. The CARRA online submission system will open for applications in December 2018. Notifications will be sent out in June of 2019. The project start date for both grants will be July 1, 2019.
By: CARRA | November 28, 2018
CARRA is excited to introduce its newest funding opportunity, the Publication Support Grant. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to aid investigators by supporting publications costs (that are not eligible for support from the investigator’s institution or by other funding mechanisms) for CARRA-related manuscripts that have been accepted for publication.
By: CARRA | November 28, 2018
In the United States, 300,000 children are afflicted with arthritis and other rheumatic conditions, yet there are only (~360) pediatric rheumatologists across the country available to care for these children and half of children with rheumatic disease are seen by adult providers. To address the shortage of pediatric rheumatologists and to expose pediatric residents to the field of pediatric rheumatology, CARRA has created the Pediatric Residents Program.
By: CARRA | October 31, 2018
Applications Due: December 13, 2018
CARRA is now accepting applications for up to two CARRA Registry Intern positions. The CARRA Registry Internship will require 25% effort for one year. The internship may be eligible for a one year renewal, depending on availability of funds and/or intern productivity. This opportunity is supported through funds received via our partnership with the Arthritis Foundation.
By: CARRA | September 17, 2018
The October 1, 2018 deadline for the CARRA-Arthritis Foundation Small and Large Grant funding opportunities is quickly approaching! Click on the "Submit a Small Grant" or "Submit a Large Grant" buttons below to submit your application.
By: CARRA | August 24, 2018
Join CARRA during the 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in Chicago on Monday evening, October 22 at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place. We will hold a membership meeting at 6:30 PM, followed by a reception which will be co-hosted with the Arthritis Foundation. Registration will be open to all ACR attendees.
By: CARRA | August 2, 2018
Applications are now being accepted for CARRA/Arthritis Foundation Large Grants.
Letters of Intent (LOI) Due: September 1
Complete Applications Due: October 1
By: CARRA | July 20, 2018
CARRA is now accepting applications for a CARRA Registry Associate position. The position will support 15% effort for 21 months using funds received via our partnership with the Arthritis Foundation.
Applications Due: August 15
By: CARRA | May 22, 2018
CARRA is pleased to announce the recipients of the Spring 2018 CARRA-Arthritis Foundation Small Grants and Fellows Small Grants.
By: CARRA | May 3, 2018
Congratulations to the Round 2 Election Winners!
By: CARRA | April 18, 2018
Meeting Evaluations are due by April 27.
By: CARRA | April 17, 2018
Voting is now open for the SLE Vice Chair runoff election. A runoff occurs when during the previous round of elections, a position with more than two candidates does not result in one candidate receiving greater than 50% of the votes. The top two vote recipients then participate in a runoff to determine the winner.
Only voting members (pediatric rheumatologist, sponsored voting, and emeritus members) are eligible to participate. Ballots were sent to the email address on file on 4/17/18.
By: CARRA | April 16, 2018
Parents/patients, speakers and the following CARRA Member types may be eligible for travel reimbursement to help cover the costs associated with attending the meeting: Pediatric Rheumatologist, Sponsored Voting Members, Associate Physician Members, Emeritus Members, Associate Health Care Members, Research Coordinators and Fellow Members. Full details are available in the Travel Reimbursement Policy.
In order to submit your request, you must meet the following criteria:
Current on membership dues (or be a qualifying non-member attendee)
Complete the electronic meeting evaluation by April 27.
Submit your reimbursement request by May 4.
By: CARRA | March 22, 2018
Registration due by October 12.
By: CARRA | March 8, 2018
Registration Deadline: March 19
By: CARRA | March 2, 2018
Deadline: March 26, 2018
CARRA is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for up to 2 early investigators to receive sponsorship to participate in this year’s Utrecht summer school program course entitled “Translational Medicine: Doing the Right Research Right.”
By: CARRA | February 27, 2018
Congratulations to the Round 1 Election Winners!
By: CARRA | February 1, 2018
CARRA has modified the existing criteria to allow a longer period of prior treatment (up to 12 weeks) for enrolling patients with Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) and Juvenile Polymyositis (JPM) into the CARRA Registry.
By: CARRA | February 1, 2018
CARRA is now accepting applications for up to two CARRA Registry Intern positions. The CARRA Registry Internship will require 25% effort for one year.
Applications due March 14, 2018
By: CARRA | January 29, 2018
The 2018 CARRA Annual Scientific Meeting schedule is now available on the Annual Meeting website.
By: CARRA | January 25, 2018
Application Deadline: January 27
