Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects ~1.5M Americans — including PGA TOUR Champions golfer Jerry Kelly ⛳️🏌

Ahead of the 2025 Boeing Classic, BRI President + Virginia Mason Franciscan Health rheumatologist Jane Buckner, MD, sat down with Jerry to discuss research, RA + golf:

New findings published today in Nature Genetics (@natureportfolio.nature.com) unveil how genetic variants associated with autoimmune diseases alter T cell gene regulation and function. 🧵

This was made possible because of a partnership with @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

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BRI is honored to be among the first recipients of grants announced today by the Fund for Science and Technology, made possible by the estate of Paul G. Allen: bri-news.short.gy/m9ACQK

(1/8): New findings published this week in @jama.com Pediatrics are reshaping how we understand severe childhood asthma — especially in urban, low-income communities. 🧵

(1/7) In an article published today in Science Translational Medicine, a research team led by BRI’s Megan Smithmyer, PhD, Alex Hu, PhD, Jane Buckner, MD, and Cate Speake, PhD, details new findings from the Sound Life Project (SLP): bit.ly/4jDrIym

It’s not too late — support BRI by making your #GiveBig 2025 gift by midnight tonight! ⬇️

#GiveBig 2025, Washington’s largest annual online giving event, is here! 🎉

Make a gift to BRI today to power discoveries that will allow us to achieve our vision of a healthy immune system for everyone: bit.ly/3vtOhii

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Matt Altman of @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social tells our mtg today about vulnerable populations (children with #asthma, adults with #rheumatoidarthritis) he studies with @lungdrc.bsky.social. The team takes many "omics" samples during respiratory infections looking for insights.

This afternoon at 4 p.m. PDT, BRI Advisory Board Member Gretchen Schoenstein will host BRI President Jane Buckner, MD, on her @ksvysonoma.bsky.social radio show, Finish Line Moments 🎙️

Tune in for a special interview in honor of Autoimmune Awareness Month: bit.ly/3DyqxRQ

You're invited! Join us at BRI's open house on March 25, 2025, where you’ll have the opportunity to learn more about BRI and our latest research and efforts to advance the science to predict, prevent, reverse and cure diseases of the immune system 🔬

Learn more and RSVP today: bit.ly/4kiK9Ko

Join us at Benaroya Research Institute on Saturday, March 22, 2025, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. for our Type 1 Diabetes Risk Screening Event, offered through the Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet Pathway to Prevention Study.

Learn more and RSVP today: bit.ly/4h7dGE6