{"id":2217,"date":"2013-07-03T13:15:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T14:00:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T19:00:31","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Providing Healing and Hope for People With Arthritis, Autoimmune Diseases, and Allergies<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"imageBorder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-7663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2019\/07\/IMG_2934-Horizontal-ed2prf-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Thurston Building\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2019\/07\/IMG_2934-Horizontal-ed2prf-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2019\/07\/IMG_2934-Horizontal-ed2prf-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2019\/07\/IMG_2934-Horizontal-ed2prf-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\" \" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>*Watch Our Video \u2014 Scroll To The Link Below*<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Our Mission<\/h2>\n<p>We leverage advanced research, education, and clinical expertise to investigate the causes and consequences of arthritis, autoimmune diseases and allergies. We&#8217;re developing and testing new treatments to help reduce the impact of these diseases on our patients and our community.<\/p>\n<h2>Our Passion<\/h2>\n<p>Whether conducting sophisticated research in a laboratory, implementing population-based studies to better understand the causes and scope of diseases, educating future health care practitioners, or working with patients in our clinics, we are driven by a passion to make a significant difference for those we serve.<\/p>\n<p>We believe that the intersection of research, education, and clinical care is where we can best address the needs of the scientific community, our patients, and our communities. We have held fast to this philosophy for over 35 years. It\u2019s what drives us today\u2026and every day.<\/p>\n<h2>Diversity and Inclusion<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We believe that diversity in its broadest sense \u2013 embracing a range of backgrounds and perspectives \u2013 is critical to our success.<\/p>\n<p>We are committed to fostering and sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community, where all our members excel in a nurturing and welcoming environment. For those who are interested in resources to further enhance diversity and inclusion of underrepresented populations in clinical trials, please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/cccr\/methodology-core\/diversity-resources\/\">Research &#8211; Diversity Resources<\/a> page, with helpful links and suggestions.<\/p>\n<h2>Learn more about our people and our passion:<\/h2>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.2 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"iframe-class\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 480px;\" src=\"https:\/\/uncch.hosted.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Embed.aspx?id=cca1438e-3111-44ef-8e51-ae20014055a9&#038;autoplay=false&#038;offerviewer=true&#038;showtitle=false&#038;showbrand=false&#038;captions=false&#038;interactivity=none\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Video to learn more about our people and our passion\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>For additional information about the work currently underway at TARC, please review the slides from our most recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/06\/TARC-Townhall-Compiled-Presentation-Slides_050624.pdf\">TARC Townhall Meeting Presentation<\/a> here.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Providing Healing and Hope for People With Arthritis, Autoimmune Diseases, and Allergies *Watch Our Video \u2014 Scroll To The Link Below* Our Mission We leverage advanced research, education, and clinical expertise to investigate the causes and consequences of arthritis, autoimmune diseases and allergies. 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