An ad hoc committee has been appointed to undertake a routine review of the UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center and the leadership of Director Richard F. Loeser, Jr., MD, the Joseph P. Archie, Jr., Eminent Professor of Medicine. The review is a standard procedure of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and will take place on June 21, 2022.

An ad hoc committee has been appointed to undertake a routine review of the UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center and the leadership of Director Richard F. Loeser, Jr., MD, the Joseph P. Archie, Jr., Eminent Professor of Medicine.
The review is a standard procedure of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and will take place on June 21, 2022.
The review committee invites your participation and input:
- If you would like to speak with the committee during the review meeting, please contact Laura Thornton (laurajay@med.unc.edu).
- If you would like to submit written comments, you may direct your comments to Laura Thornton (laurajay@med.unc.edu) or any of the committee members listed below.
The deadline to request time on the review committee agenda, or to share written comments, is June 10, 2022.
Note that North Carolina law requires that any written materials developed or received by the committee during the review may be made available to the person reviewed upon request. All requests from the person reviewed will be handled by the Legal Department and any identifying information will be redacted prior to release of the material.
Members of the Review Committee
Mark Zylka, PhD – Review Committee Chair, Distinguished Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology
Deborah Givens, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA – Distinguished Professor, Department of Allied Sciences, Division of Physical Therapy
Corrine Keet, MD, PhD – Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
Yisong Wan, PhD – Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Roland Tisch, PhD– Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Shannelle Campbell, MD, MPH, FACS – Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Adesola Akinkuotu, MD – Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Surgery
James Sanders, MD– Distinguished Professor, Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery