Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis (CRMO) Research Team
Developing reliable clinical and research outcome measurement tools improving care for chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis
Our research team is highly integrated with the clinical care team for children with chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO). Our mission is to understand the mechanism of this rare autoinflammatory bone disease and characterize a highly heterogeneous patient population systematically. Our goal is to develop reliable clinical and research outcome measurement tools and implement them in clinical trials and care. Our team collaborates internationally with families, physicians and researchers to work towards our common mission, a world united for CRMO warriors.
Partnership Opportunities
Ian Muse (CRMO Program Coordinator [2024–2026])
Sarah Kodama, MD (2017-2018)
PGY-2 Urology Resident
University of Colorado Anschutz
Adriel Liau (2020-2023) 
First-Year Medical Student
Rush Medical College, Chicago
Sriya Paluvayi (2023-2024) 
Research Assistant
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, UW Medicine
Jasmin Morden (2024-2025) 
Rehab Aide
Seattle Children's Odessa Brown Children's Clinic
Iris (2023-2025)
Graduate Student
Peking University
Claire Yang (2019-2021)
Fourth-Year Medical Student
University of Washington
Yurong Shao (2021-2023) 
Second-Year Medical Student
University of Washington
Ethan W. Mueller (2023-2024) 
First-Year Medical Student
University of Washington
Audrey Luey (2020-2023) 
Customer Success Specialist
LeanTaaS
Esha Mahal (2021-2023)
Certified Genetic Counselor
Recently graduated from Stanford University
Kyra Shelton (2022-2023)
First-Year Medical Student
Washington State University
Molly Briggs (2023-2024)
Infectious Disease Clinical Researcher
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Jacqueline Bui (2022-2024)
Master's Student, Genetic Counseling
UCLA
Niv Bhide (2020-2022)
Third-Year Medical Student
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Thuan Bui (2018-2020)
Second-Year Medical Student
University of Washington
Mary Eckert (2018-2022), 
Fourth-Year Medical Student
Western University of Health Sciences
Chessie Snider, MS (2018-2019)
Xinrui Bao, MS (2021-2022)
Sadie J Van den Bogaerde (2022-2024)
First-Year Medical Student
Oregon Health and Science University
Joey (Zhaoyi) Wang (2021-2023)
Fourth-Year Medical Student
University of Washington
Joshua Scheck, MS
Weston Cox, MS
Nagu Rangan, MS
- Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA)
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIAMS, NIH)
- Kaila's Komfort
- Arthritis Foundation
- Rheumatology Research Foundation
- Consortium for Technology and Innovation in Pediatrics (CTIP)
- Seattle Children’s Research Institute
- Washington Research Foundation
- American College of Rheumatology
- European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR)
- Bristol Myers Squibb
- CRMO Warriors Guild
Meet Our Collaborators
Libby Murray (parent research partner), fourth from left; Lauren Potts (patient research partner), fifth from left; and Lindsay Bergstrom (parent research partner), third from right. Congratulations to Libby and Lauren for the 2025 CARRA Award! Thank you for your dedicated work!
2025 CARRA CRMO Workgroup
Team building led by Ava for pre-CARRA consensus meeting
Group photo for collaborators at the 2025 Pre-CARRA consensus conference for MDA, Flare and MCID at Denver, Colorado.