Hooked on Rheum with Tom Appleton, MD, PhD

My introduction to rheumatology began during my PhD training in the early 2000s at the University of Western Ontario with my supervisor, Frank Beier, PhD, who sadly passed away in 2025 after a courageous and inspiring battle with cancer. Frank was a giant in osteoarthritis research, but to me he was first and foremost an extraordinary mentor and, later, a lifelong friend. He gave me my earliest