From November 6 to 11, faculty, fellows, residents, and medical students from NYU Langone Health join colleagues from around the world at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) in Orlando, Florida.

At this year’s meeting, David B. Beck, MD, PhD, will receive the Henry Kunkel Early Career Investigator Award in recognition of his outstanding and promising independent research contributions to the field of rheumatology. Michael H. Pillinger, MD, will also be recognized as a 2026 ACR Master Designee, and Philip Carlucci, MD, will be honored as a 2026 Distinguished Fellow.

Below are a few highlights featuring our Division of Rheumatology. For the full list of presentations, refer to the conference website.

Friday, November 6

Training Course
Lecture B6: The Knee Exam Reimagined: OA, Synovitis, and Crystal Disease
Session: Basic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course: Day 1 – Additional Registration Fee Required
Presenter: Jonathan Samuels, MD
Time: 3:50–4:10PM
Location: W110A

Sunday, November 8

Oral Abstract
0886: A Trans-Dominant Negative MiT/TFE Transcription Factor Selectively Marks Pathogenic B Cells in Lupus
Session: Abstracts: B Cell Biology & Targets in Autoimmune & Inflammatory Disease
Presenter: Abhimanyu Amarnani, MD, PhD
Time: 9:00–9:15AM
Location: W415BC

Poster
0009: An Ex-Vivo Functional Immune Assay Predicts TNF Inhibitor Response Across T Cell-Mediated Autoimmune Diseases
Session: T Cell Biology & Targets in Autoimmune & Inflammatory Disease Poster A
Presenter: Elliot Philips, MD, PhD
Time: 10:30AM–12:30PM
Location: WB1&2

Poster
0133: Microbial Biomarkers in Lesional and Non-lesional Skin Across Autoimmune Diseases in the AMP AIM Consortium
Session: Genetics, Genomics & Proteomics Poster A
Co-First Author: Rebecca B. Blank, MD, PhD
Time: 10:30AM–12:30PM
Location: WB1&2

Monday, November 9

Oral Abstract
1853: Patient-Derived Synovium-on-a-Chip Modeling of Stromal-Immune Interactions in Psoriatic Arthritis
Session: Abstracts: Spondyloarthritis Including Psoriatic Arthritis – Basic and Translational Science
Presenter: Alexandros Grivas, MD, PhD
Time: 8:45–9:00AM
Location: W414

Oral Presentation
The Psoriatic Spectrum: Convergent Pathways Linking Skin and Joint Disease
Session: Cracking the Psoriatic Code: Cells, Circuits, and Cytokines in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Presenter: Jose U. Scher, MD
Time: 10:00–10:30AM
Location: W415BC

Oral Abstract
1906: Circulating Mitochondrial Proteins May Mediate Pain in Lupus Patients Despite Serologically Active DORIS Remission or Non-Arthritic Clinical Activity
Session: Abstracts: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – Etiology & Pathogenesis
Presenter: Philip Carlucci, MD
Time: 3:30–3:45PM
Location: W110B

Tuesday, November 10

Oral Abstract
2847: Subsequent Autoimmune Disease in Children Exposed in Utero to Maternal Anti-SSA/Ro Antibodies is Associated with Manifestations of Neonatal Lupus and HLA-DR3 Genotype
Session: Abstracts: Pediatric Rheumatology – Clinical: Topics in Pediatric Rheumatology
Presenter: Daniel Joyce, MD
Time: 1:30–1:45PM
Location: W109