Supporting early-career investigators helps drive the next generation of discoveries in rheumatology.

We're proud to celebrate Kentaro Yomogida, MD, a past recipient of the Rheumatology Research Foundation's Tobé and Stephen E. Malawista, MD, Endowment in Academic Rheumatology, who is featured by The Rheumatologist as he shared his journey to become a physician-scientist. His research is advancing our understanding of the immune mechanisms behind JIA and laying the foundation for more targeted therapies in the future. Research like Dr. Yomogida's has the potential to: • Reveal the biological pathways that drive juvenile idiopathic arthritis. • Inform the development of more precise, personalized treatments for children living with JIA. Congratulations to Dr. Yomogida on this well-deserved recognition and thank you for your commitment to advancing pediatric rheumatology. Read the feature in the July issue of The Rheumatologist: https://bit.ly/4fKd6yJ