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<td><font color="#FF0000"><big><b>Meet the ANRF</b></big></font><p><strong>THE FOUNDATION</strong></p>
<p>The <font face="Bookman Old Style"><b>Arthritis National Research Foundation</b></font>
provides funding for highly qualified researchers associated with major research
institutes, universities and hospitals throughout the country seeking to discover new
knowledge for the prevention, treatment and cure of arthritis and related rheumatic
diseases. <i>The foundation receives no government funding; it operates solely through the
generosity of individual contributions.</i></p>
<p><strong>THE ROAD TO A CURE</strong></p>
<p>Since 1952, the <font face="Bookman Old Style"><strong>Arthritis National Research
Foundation</strong> </font>(ANRF) has funded the work of leading researchers seeking
improved treatment and the ultimate cure of arthritis. Research breakthroughs resulting
from ANRF grants include: </p>
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<li><font color="#400080"><b>Discovery of <i>cytokines</i>, a class of molecules, one of
which is termed TNF, may be involved in the tissue destruction seen in Rheumatoid
Arthritis</b></font></li>
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<li><font color="#400080"><b>Isolation of molecules that blocks <i>cytokine</i> activity</b></font></li>
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<li><font color="#400080"><b>Development of Gene Therapy to relieve arthritis pain and other
studies in the genetics of arthritis</b></font></li>
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<li><font color="#400080"><b>Studies of the causes of Rheumatoid Arthritis</b></font></li>
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<p align="left">The more we learn about the causes of arthritis, the closer we get to a
cure. The discoveries made by today&#146;s researchers pave the way for new treatments
tomorrow. </p>
<p align="left">Arthritis is progressive and erodes the physical endurance and pain
tolerance of its sufferers. It claims a new victim every 33 seconds. The search for a cure
must continue.</td>
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<td><strong><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" color="#FF0000">ANRF SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY
BOARD</font></strong><p><font FACE="Arial"></font><font face="Times New Roman">The </font><font
face="Bookman Old Style"><b>Arthritis National Research Foundation</b><strong>&#146;s</strong></font><font
face="Times New Roman"> mission is to provide grant funds to young investigators studying
the causes of and new treatments for arthritis. ANRF has called upon top researchers and
scientists to become members of a newly formed Scientific Advisory Board. The doctors of
the Scientific Advisory Board are respected nationwide for their individual expertise in
the field of arthritis and immunological research.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman">The individual members of ANRF&#146;s Scientific Advisory
Board have committed their expertise to furthering the principles and goals of our
organization on a regular basis. These scientists believe that ANRF plays a critical role
in the field of rheumatic disease research: the Foundation funds young investigators,
often giving them a &quot;jump start&quot; on their research careers. The Advisory Board
members will be reviewing the grant proposals received by ANRF each year and recommend
grant recipients, as well as providing advice to the Board of Directors on the trends in
research and clinical treatments.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman">The Scientific Advisory Board will be instrumental in
implementing the organization&#146;s goal of funding more research projects each year. </font></p><p>
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SIZE="4"></font><strong><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" color="#000000">MEET THE
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD</font></strong></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#400080"><strong>John H. Vaughan, M.D.</strong></font>,
University of California, San Diego Dr. Vaughan is a past president of the American
College of Rheumatology and has been studying the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis
throughout his career. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Vaughan has directed the
Immunology and Infectious Diseases Unit of the University of Rochester Medical School
(1963-70), chaired the Clinical Research Department and the Clinical Immunology Department
at Scripps Research Institute (1970-1989), and has been a Professor of Medicine at the
University of California, San Diego since 1990.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman">Dr. Vaughan&#146;s career has been in teaching and
research in the areas of allergy and the autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid
arthritis. His major research contributions have been in elucidating the nature and
significance of autoantibodies, early studies on the nature of cellular immunity, and more
recent explorations of the probable contribution of virus infection in the autoimmune
diseases. Dr. Vaughan is a former grant recipient of ANRF.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#400080"><strong>James Klinenberg, M.D.</strong></font>,
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles Dr. Klinenberg has served as president of the
American College of Rheumatology and is currently Professor of Medicine and Assistant Dean
of the UCLA School of Medicine. He earned his M.D. from the George Washington School of
Medicine in 1959; his undergraduate and M.A. work was completed at Johns Hopkins
University.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman">In addition to the American College of Rheumatology
presidency, Dr. Klinenberg has held numerous positions of leadership in education,
research and professional organizations, including the Association of American Medical
Colleges, American College of Physicians, California Biomedical Research Association,
local and national Arthritis Foundation, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. His research
throughout most of his career has focused on the causes and mechanisms of rheumatic
diseases, with an emphasis on the autoimmune diseases of lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. </font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#400080"><strong>Hugh McDevitt, M.D.</strong></font>,
Stanford University Medical Center Dr. McDevitt is known world-wide for his contributions
to the field of arthritis research. He is currently a professor of Medicine, and
Microbiology &amp; Immunology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. A 1955
graduate of Harvard University Medical School, Dr. McDevitt has received honors and awards
for his research-related work from academic and professional organizations ranging from
the National Institutes of Health to the National Cancer Institute to the American College
of Rheumatology, and more. </font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman">He currently serves on the Advisory Committee to the
Director of the National Institutes of Health, as well as on the editorial boards of the
publications, Molecular Medicine and The Journal of Clinical Immunology, Immunopathology,
Immunogenetics. At Stanford University, Dr. McDevitt has been the head of the Immunology
Department, the director of the Clinical Immunology Lab, and Chairman of the Department of
Microbiology and Immunology. </font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#400080"><strong>Grete Sonderstrup, M.D.</strong></font>,
Stanford University Medical Center Dr. Sonderstrup is an Assistant Professor of Medicine
in the Division of Immunology and Rheumatology at Stanford University Medical Center. She
earned her M.D. from the University of Copenhagen in 1974, coming to the U.S. in 1986 to
continue her research in immunology. Dr. Sonderstrup is a speaker in high demand, having
been invited to universities and conferences all over the world to discuss her research
work in rheumatoid arthritis. ANRF provided funding for Dr. Sonderstrup&#146;s work in
1993.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#400080"><strong>Eng M. Tan, M.D.</strong></font>,
Scripps Research Institute Dr. Tan is Professor and Head of the Autoimmune Disease Center
at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA. He earned his M.D. degree from Johns
Hopkins University in 1956. After his medical internship and residency, Dr. Tan began his
post-doctoral research at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, then Rockefeller
University in New York. He joined the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation in 1967, and
was head of the Department of Allergy &amp; Immunology from 1970 to 1977. Since 1982, Dr.
Tan has been head of the W.M. Keck Autoimmune Disease Center, where his work has centered
on studies of autoantigens and autoantibodies in systemic rheumatic diseases and cancer.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman">Dr. Tan is a past president of the American Rheumatism
Association, and has served on numerous advisory boards and research committees for the
National Institutes of Health and various national scientific and medical organizations.
In recognition of his achievement in this research field, Dr. Tan has received awards from
organizations worldwide.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#400080"><strong>Carl F. Ware, Ph.D</strong></font>.,
La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology Dr. Ware received his Ph.D. from the
University of California, Irvine in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry in 1979. He did his
postdoctoral research at the University of Texas, Health Science Center, San Antonio, the
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, and the Department of Microbiology and Molecular
Genetics at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ware joined the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and
Immunology (LIAI) in 1996 as Head and Member of the Division of Molecular Immunology and
is also currently Adjunct Professor of Biology at the University of California, San Diego.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman">A major goal of LIAI&#146;s projects in Molecular
Immunology is to understand how lymphotoxins and TNF, and newly discovered proteins induce
cell death and growth, and to research the underlying factors that regulate the human
immune system. Dr. Ware is considered an expert in the field of molecular immunology.</font></td>
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<td width="47%" valign="bottom" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">Helen
Z. Hansen, Education<br>
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Education Consultant</font></strong></td>
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<td width="47%" valign="bottom" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">James
Rose, Pharm.D.<br>
<i>President/Elect</i></font></strong></td>
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CareMore Medical Group </font></strong></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">Mark
Schulten<br>
<i>Secretary-Treasurer</i></font></strong></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><br>
Salomon Smith Barney, Inc.</font></strong></td>
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Directors<br>
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<td width="47%" valign="bottom" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">Jay
Beeler</font></strong></td>
<td width="53%" valign="bottom" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">Beeler
&amp; Associates</font></strong></td>
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<td width="47%" valign="bottom" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">Kevin
Donohue </font></strong></td>
<td width="53%" valign="bottom" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">Morgan
Stanley Dean Witter</font></strong></td>
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<td width="47%" valign="bottom" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">Kathryn
Ferris </font></strong></td>
<td width="53%" valign="bottom" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">Morgan
Stanley Dean Witter</font></strong></td>
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<td width="47%" valign="bottom" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">Gale
A. Granger, Ph.D.</font></strong></td>
<td width="53%" valign="bottom" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">University
of California, Irvine</font></strong></td>
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<td width="47%" valign="bottom" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>Travis
A. Montgomery</strong></font></td>
<td width="53%" valign="bottom" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>The
Queen Mary</strong></font></td>
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<td width="47%" valign="bottom" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>Lynn
E. Moyer, Esq.</strong></font></td>
<td width="53%" valign="bottom" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>Hill,
Betts &amp; Nash, LLP</strong></font></td>
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<td width="47%" valign="bottom" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">James
D. Wallace, M.D.</font></strong></td>
<td width="53%" valign="bottom" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">Long
Beach Memorial Medical Center</font></strong></td>
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<td width="47%" valign="bottom" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">Robert
A. Wiswell, Ph.D.</font></strong></td>
<td width="53%" valign="bottom" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">University
of Southern California</font></strong></td>
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<td width="47%" valign="bottom" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><br>
Helene Belisle<br>
<i>Executive Director</i></font></strong></td>
<td width="53%" valign="bottom" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><br>
Arthritis National Research Foundation</font></strong></td>
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<td width="100%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" align="left"><b><u><font face="Arial"
color="#FFFFFF"><br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman" color="#FFFFFF"><big>Scientific
Advisory Board</big><br>
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<td width="47%" valign="bottom" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>John
H. Vaughan, M.D.</strong></font></td>
<td width="53%" valign="bottom" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">University
of California, San Diego</font></strong></td>
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<td width="47%" valign="bottom" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>James
R. Klinenberg, M.D.</strong></font></td>
<td width="53%" valign="bottom" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center</strong></font></td>
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<td width="47%" valign="bottom" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>Hugh
McDevitt, M.D.</strong></font></td>
<td width="53%" valign="bottom" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">Stanford
University School of Medicine</font></strong></td>
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<td width="47%" valign="bottom" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>Grete
Sonderstrup-McDevitt, M.D.</strong></font></td>
<td width="53%" valign="bottom" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>Stanford
University School of Medicine</strong></font></td>
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<td width="47%" valign="bottom" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>Eng
M. Tan, M.D.</strong></font></td>
<td width="53%" valign="bottom" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>Scripps
Research Institute</strong></font></td>
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<td width="47%" valign="bottom" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>Carl
F. Ware, Ph.D.</strong></font></td>
<td width="53%" valign="bottom" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>La
Jolla Institute for Allergy &amp; Immunology</strong></font></td>
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