Once more AARDA has sponsored diversity summer interns in a program at Johns Hopkins University. This past summer five young students had an opportunity to study, thanks to grants from AARDA.
One of the students, Bobby Brooke Herrera, has written to AARDA Executive Director Virginia Ladd: "On behalf of the interns, I would like to thank you for your hard work and consideration. The AARDA is not only a positive organization but also an outlet that has allowed my companions and myself to participate in a wonderful program at Johns Hopkins University. I think I can say that we are all very interested in autoimmune related diseases and hope to continue successful research in the field."
Thanks to our generous donors, we are able to lend support to these young students who, it is hoped, will be the autoimmune researchers and physicians of the future. We are grateful not only to our donors but also to the Johns Hopkins University staff, especially Dr. Noel R. Rose, Director, Center for Autoimmune Disease Research, for designing and facilitating this program.
