Hospital for Special Surgery
535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021
(Virtual option available)
The Arthritis Foundation's Inflammatory Arthritis Research Summit, held at the Hospital for Special Surgery, will bring together leaders from across the inflammatory arthritis research community to share and discuss cutting-edge advancements in the field. Sessions will focus on emerging therapies, the role of sex and gender, epigenetic regulation, and pain in inflammatory arthritis. Arthritis Foundation Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Program Awardees will also present progress on their funded awards.
02/20/2026 08:30 am
02/20/2026 09:00 amSteven Taylor, President & CEO, Arthritis Foundation
Others, such as Arthritis Foundation Staff or Meeting Co-Chairs
02/20/2026 09:15 amSpeaker Dennis McGonagle, University of Leeds
9:15 am – 10:00 am Presentation
10:00 am – 10:15 am Questions/Discussion
02/20/2026 10:15 am
02/20/2026 10:30 amSession Chair: TBD
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Talk 1- Topic: T cell Therapies in Inflammatory Arthritis
Speaker: Maximilian Konig, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
11:00 am – 11:30 am
Talk 2- Topic: Stem cell-based therapies
Speaker: Farshid Guilak, Washington University
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Talk 3- Topic: Cell-based therapies in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Speaker: Michael Paley, University of Washington
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Q & A / Discussion
02/20/2026 12:30 pmModerator: TBD
Panelists or speakers: Patient representatives as panelists
02/20/2026 01:30 pmSession Chair: TBD
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Talk 1- Topic: Epigenetics in RA
Speaker: Gary Firestein, University of California, San Diego
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Talk 2- Topic: Epigenetic regulation of synovial fibroblasts
Speaker: Caroline Ospelt, University Hospital Zürich
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Q & A / Discussion
02/20/2026 02:45 pm
02/20/2026 03:00 pmSession Chair: TBD
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Talk 1- Topic: X chromosome inactivation in immune system regulation
Speaker: Montserrat Anguera, University of Pennsylvania
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Talk 2- Topic: Y chromosome loss in immune system regulation
Suggested Speaker: Kenneth Walsh, University of Virginia
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Talk 3- Topic: Sex/gender role in disease outcomes for patients with psoriatic arthritis
Speaker: Lihi Eder, University of Toronto
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Q & A / Discussion
02/20/2026 05:00 pm
02/20/2026 05:15 pm
02/21/2026 07:15 am
02/21/2026 08:00 amDana Orange, Hospital for Special Surgery and Rockefeller University
8:00 am – 8:45 am Presentation
8:45 am – 9:00 am Questions/Discussion
02/21/2026 09:00 amSession Chair: TBD
9:00 am – 9:25 am
Talk 1- Award Title: Immunological determinants of the development of clinical rheumatoid arthritis evaluated in the pre-RA and early stages of disease
Suggested Speaker: Wen-Yuan Elena Hsieh, University of Colorado, Denver
9:25 am – 9:50 am
Talk 2- Award Title: Examination of Pathotype-specific Biology and Treatment Response using Microbioengineered and Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient-Derived Synovium-on-a-Chip
Speaker: Theresa Wampler Muskardin, Hospital for Special Surgery
9:50am – 10:15 am
Talk 3- Award Title: National Network to Prospectively Study Individuals at Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Speaker: Christopher Striebich, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
10:15 am – 10:40 am
Talk 4- Award Title: Cellular Biomarkers for Risk and Progression of Subclinical Interstitial Lung Disease in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Speaker: Jeffrey Sparks, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
10:40 am – 11:00 am
Q & A / Discussion
02/21/2026 11:00 am
02/21/2026 11:15 amModerator: TBD
Speaker: Janelle Houserman, NIAMS Intramural Research Program
02/21/2026 12:15 pm
02/21/2026 12:30 pmSession Chair: TBD
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Talk 1- Topic: Pain pathways in inflammatory arthritis
Speaker: Anne-Marie Malfait, Rush University
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Talk 2- Topic: Pain experience of those living
with inflammatory arthritis
Speaker: Yvonne Lee, Northwestern University
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Q & A / Discussion
02/21/2026 01:45 pm
02/21/2026 02:00 pm
This activity is targeted to researchers, preclinical to clinical, focused on inflammatory forms of arthritis, spanning all career levels, for a two-day conference focusing on unmet research needs, treatment, and pathophysiology in inflammatory forms of arthritis.
For registration assistance or any other questions, contact HSS Continuing Education at 212.606.1057 or continuingeducation@hss.edu.
All registered participants will receive a confirmation via e-mail.
A handling fee of 10% will be deducted from the registration fee for cancellations. Refund requests must be received no later than one week prior to the course. No refund will be made thereafter.
Hospital for Special Surgery reserves the right to cancel this course. In the unlikely event the course is canceled, HSS will issue a full refund of the registration fee, but will not be responsible for any other charges incurred by the registrant due to the cancellation of the course.
This program may be recorded, filmed or photographed. By attending this program, you give permission to Hospital for Special Surgery to use your voice and likeness for any purpose (promotional, educational, or other), in any medium, and without remuneration of any kind to you.
Transportation
Airport: LaGuardia (LGA) is 8 miles northeast of the city. Kennedy International (JFK) is 15 miles southeast of the city. Newark International (EWR) is 16 miles southwest of the city.
Bus: M72, M31 stop at East 69th Street and York Avenue.
Subway: Nearest line is the Q train stop at East 72nd Street and Second Avenue or the 6 train stop at Lexington Avenue and 68th Street.
Car (FDR Drive): Driving south, exit at 71st Street. Driving north, exit at 63rd Street. Continue on York Avenue.
Parking and Accommodations
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