June 2004 Symposium Retreat

8:00 - 8:30am Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 9:00am Welcome and Overview
Louis Soslowsky, PhD

9:00 - 9:15am Pilot Grant Proposals
Louis Soslowsky, PhD

9:15 - 10:15am Pilot Grant Projects
Elisabeth Barton, PhD: "The Effects of Rotator Cuff Tear on Muscle Properties"
David Glaser, MD: "The Heritage of Cells within Post-natal Musculoskeletal Tissue Formation and Repair"
Beth Winkelstein, PhD: "Cervical Nerve Root Compression Mechanics and Pain: Development of a Controlled Injury Model in the Rat"

10:15 - 10:45am Coffee Break and Posters

10:45 - 11:05am Core I: Microarray Core
Don Baldwin, PhD

11:05 - 11:25am Core II: Structure-Function Biomechanics Core
Dawn Elliott, PhD

11:25 - 11:45am Core III: Small Animal Imaging Core
Jerry Glickson, PhD

11:45 - 12:15pm Research Core Panel Discussion and Questions

12:15 - 1:00pm Research Core Breakouts

1:00 - 2:00pm Box Lunch and Posters

2:00 - 2:30pm Research Core Breakout Presentations and Discussion

2:30 - 3:30pm Plenary Lecture: The Influence of Mechanical and Biological Stimuli on Bone Repair and Augmentation
Steven A. Goldstein, PhD, University of Michigan

3:30 - 4:00pm Wrap-up and Closing