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About the Joint Space Immunology Laboratory
Dr. Cyndari is an Emergency Medicine physician dedicated to improving outcomes for all her patients. The Cyndari Laboratory studies the immune response within the joint space during infectious and inflammatory arthritis. These studies implement a unique ex-vivo system using synovial tissue from human patients. This Joint Space Analysis system (JSAS) allows research in a human model to further understand the arthritic joint space and identify new potential treatment targets.
Meet the Lab Members
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Our Funding
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About the Research
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Cyndari Lab News
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Hanna Huston Presented a Poster at AAI 2026
Hanna Huston presented a poster at AAI 2026 in Boston, MA on April 15th, 2026. The title of her poster was CD163+ Tumor-Associated Macrophages and the Immune Microenvironment in Synovial Sarcoma Morphologies.
Hanna Huston Presented at WISC
Hanna Huston presented a talk and a poster at the 2026 WISC meeting held in Iowa City on April 10, 2026. She presented her work on the impact of the morphology of synovial sarcomas on the survivability outcomes.
AAI Equity in Immunology Travel Award
Hanna Huston received the American Association of Immunologists Equity in Immunology Travel Award to attend the AAI Annual Meeting in Boston, April 15-19, 2026. There she will present her work on iron cycling in the synovial sarcoma tumor microenvironment.
KariAn and Hanna Presented at EM Research Day 2026
KariAn Mulford and Hanna Huston presented their work at EM Research Day 2026 at the University of Iowa on April 30, 2026. KariAn presented her work on the effects of Lyme Arthritis on the synovial lining. Hanna presented her work on the impact of synovial sarcoma morphologies on the immune microenvironment.
