Actress Kathleen Turner to visit UCSF for overview of arthritis research

By Lauren Hammit

Actress Kathleen Turner

Ephraim (Eph) Engleman, MD, clinical professor of medicine and director of the Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis at UCSF

Art Weiss, MD, PhD, division chief, Division of Rheumatology at Parnassus—basic science research on the mechanism of autoimmune diseases http://rheumatology.medicine.ucsf.edu/about/faculty/weiss.htm

John Imboden, MD, division chief, Division of Rheumatology at SFGH—longitudinal cohort study on patients with rheumatoid arthritis http://rheumatology.medicine.ucsf.edu/about/faculty/imboden.htm

Lindsey Criswell, MD, MPH, professor of medicine—overview of the genetics of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus http://rheumatology.medicine.ucsf.edu/about/faculty/criswell.htm

INTERVIEW, PHOTO AND VIDEO OPPORTUNITIES: Actress Kathleen Turner and UCSF experts in research and treatment for arthritis and autoimmune disease.

Media interested in attending or arranging interviews should contact Lauren Hammit at (415) 476-2557 (on Oct. 7, call cell 713-213-0557)