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Please join us at the SPARTAN 24th Annual Meeting in Toronto this May 14-16th! Check out our new and expanded annual meeting format with all welcome to attend the scientific sessions beginning Thursday at 1PM. Please register here: lnkd.in/gS6mgUvw

Deadline to submit grant applications is in 1 week! SpA Fellowship Training Award lnkd.in/gjg9FckP Early Career Investigator Award lnkd.in/eNzu4Bxg Mentored Fellowship Award lnkd.in/efdjKfeJ SpA Research Fellowship lnkd.in/etwes3GX

SPARTAN invites applications for the Early Career Investigator (ECI) Award, supporting early-stage researchers working in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Application details here: spartangroup.org/early-career-i…

SPARTAN invites applications for the Mentored Fellowship Award, designed to support trainee-led research projects in spondyloarthritis. Application details here: spartangroup.org/mentored-fello…

SPARTAN is now accepting applications for the Spondyloarthritis Research Fellowship, sponsored by UCB, to support fellows and early career faculty pursuing research in SpA. App deadline: Feb 28, 2026 App details here: spartangroup.org/spondyloarthri…

SPARTAN is now accepting applications for the Spondyloarthritis Fellowship Training Award, sponsored by J&J, to support rheumatology fellows and strengthen the pipeline of SpA clinicians and researchers. Details here: spartangroup.org/spondyloarthri…

The 2026 SPARTAN Annual Meeting is now accepting abstract submissions! This forum brings together cutting-edge research in spondyloarthritis (SpA) to advance understanding and improve patient care through collaboration. More details here: spartangroup.org/2026-call-for-…

Thank you to our SPARTAN members and friends who attended the SPARTAN Member Forum at ACR Convergence in Chicago! Congratulations to Dr. Mohamad Bittar who received The Jane Bruckel Early Career Investigator Award in Axial Spondyloarthritis!

The SPARTAN board met in the beautiful city of Boston. Exciting times indeed for SpA: New classification criteria, new MRI definitions, new connections with Panlar Liga Panamericana de Reumatología. Mark your calendars for the 2026 SPARTAN Annual Meeting in Toronto, April 14-16!

Thank you to everyone who attended the SPARTAN–GRAPPA–ASAS Symposium in Chicago! We had an outstanding speaker lineup of Dr. Denis Poddubnyy, Dr. Andre Ribiero, Dr. Reem Jan, and Dr. David T. Rubin. Grateful to our speakers and attendees for an insightful, collaborative event!

Join us at the SPARTAN-GRAPPA ASAS Symposium on axSpA and PsA on Wednesday, Oct 29, 2025, from 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM CST at the Marriott Marquis Chicago. Registration and lunch begins at 11:00 AM. Please Register here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/mpj9kv7…

Join us at the SPARTAN-GRAPPA ASAS Symposium on axSpA and PsA on Wednesday Oct 29, 2025 at the Marriott Marquis Chicago. Please register here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/mpj9kv7…

Join us at the SPARTAN-GRAPPA ASAS Symposium on axSpA and PsA on Wednesday Oct 29, 2025 at the Marriott Marquis Chicago. Please register here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/mpj9kv7…

A milestone for SPARTAN! On Sept 27, 2025, we proudly hosted the first SPARTAN Educational Symposium in Mexico at Hotel VOCO Guadalajara. It was an inspiring day of learning with outstanding Mexican and international faculty! Thank you to UCB for supporting this milestone event!