Research Symposiums
September 23, 2022
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Emory Musculoskeletal Institute
21 Ortho Lane, 6th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30329
The fourth annual Musculoskeletal (MSK) Research Symposium represented a diverse and multidisciplinary collaboration among the community of musculoskeletal researchers from universities across the United States. We welcomed four experts in the field of osteoarthritis research to give keynotes in specific areas of interest in addition to presentations from local investigators and short talks from our trainees.
Inflammation and Arthritis Session:
Yousef Abu-Amer, PhD, Professor, Washington University, "Inflammatory and metabolic cross-regulation in chondrocytes"
Pain in Osteoarthritis Session:
Anne-Marie Malfait, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair of Arthritis, Rush University, "Peripheral Neurons, Pain, and Plasticity in Osteoarthritis"
Aging and Homeostasis Session:
Martin Lotz, MD, Professor, Scripps Research, "Osteoarthritis Mechanisms and Drug Targets"
Advances in Joint Imaging Session:
Christine Chung, MD, Professor, University of California San Diego, "MR Biomarkers in OA: Of Mice and Men/Women"
Visiting Scientist Seminars
May 12, 2023
Charles Farber, PhD, Director, Center for Public Health Genomics; Professor, University of Virginia, “Systems Genetics Approaches to Unravel the Genetics of Osteoporosis”
March 24, 2023
Amy Wagers, PhD, Professor and Co-Chair of Harvard Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, “Advancing genome medicine for muscle regenerative biology and aging”
February 16, 2023
Christopher Little, BVMS, MSc, PhD, DACVS, FRSN, FIOR, Professor and Director of Raymond Purves Bone and Joint Laboratories, Kolling Institute of Bone and Joint Research, “Inflammation and Immunobiology of Joint Injury and Osteoarthritis Risk”
January 13, 2023
Kyle Allen, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Florida, “Osteoarthritis Treatment: Thinking Beyond the Cartilage”
December 15, 2022
Suzanne Maher, PhD, Professor, Cornell University; Senior Scientist, Hospital for Special Surgery, “My Journey to the Meniscus in a Quest to Delay OA”
November 29, 2022
Justin Cotney, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Connecticut, “Leveraging functional genomics to understand human craniofacial development and abnormalities”
October 7, 2022
Iannis E Adamopoulos, D.Phil, Associate Professor, Harvard University; Director of Arthritis Program; Co-Director of Pathogens, Immunity and Inflammation Translational Hub, “Immune regulation of bone remodeling”