2006 Symposium Agenda
Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders Scientific Symposium Agenda
November 29, 2006
BRB II/III Auditorium/Lobby
University of Pennsylvania
| 8:00 - 8:45am | Continental Breakfast and Poster Set-up |
| 8:45 - 9:00am | Welcome and Overview Louis J. Soslowsky, PhD |
| 9:00 - 9:30am 9:30 - 9:45am | Scientific Session I: Research Cores Core I: Microarray: Don Baldwin, PhD Core II: Structure-Function Biomechanics: Dawn Elliott, PhD Core III: Small Animal Imaging: Jerry Glickson, PhD Research Core Q&A |
| 9:45 - 10:15am | Poster Session and Coffee Break in BRB Lobby |
| 10:15 - 11:30am | Scientific Session II: Centers and Institutes Daniel Rader, MD: Institute of Translational Medicine and Therapeutics Brian Strom, MD, MPH: Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Joanne Levy, MBA, MCP: Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics Peter Jones, PhD: Institute for Medicine and Engineering Scott Diamond, PhD: Penn Center for Molecular Discovery John Trojanowski, MD, PhD: Institute on Aging |
| 11:30 - 12:45pm | Poster Session and Lunch (provided) in BRB Lobby |
| 12:45 - 2:05pm | Scientific Session III: Scientific Presentations Abass Alavi, MD: “Evolving Role of PET Imaging in Assessing Musculoskeletal Disorders” Kurt Hankenson, DVM, PhD: “Contextual Function of Thrombospondin-2 in Regulating Bone Remodeling” Eileen Shore, PhD: “The BMP Type I Receptor ACVR1 is Mutated in FOP, an Inherited Disease of Extra-Skeletal Ossification” Mary Leonard, MD, MSCE: “Assessment of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis in Children: Impact of the Underlying Disease” |
| 2:05 - 3:05pm | Keynote Speaker “Digital Humans: From Medical Images to Simulated Surgery” Scott Delp, PhD, Stanford University |
| 3:05 - 3:30pm | Presentation of Poster Awards, Wrap-up and Closing |
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