Welcome to McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory
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A program in orthopaedic research at the University of Pennsylvania was established in 1960, and in 1979 the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory officially opened, establishing all of the orthopaedic research laboratories in the same physical location. Currently, the McKay Lab is a thriving, multidisciplinary facility that occupies more than 22,000 square feet of space in Stemmler Hall in the Perelman School of Medicine. Our multi-faceted research programs involve the participation of more than 120 research personnel from 17 distinct laboratories. Research expenditures in McKay total more than $15,000,000 per annum, supported largely through extramural funding including grants from the National Institutes of Health, Veteran's Administration, other governmental agencies, private foundations, and industry. We are consistently ranked in the top 5 among Orthopaedic Departments nationally in terms of NIH funding. Our overall mission is to conduct high quality fundamental and translational research and to train the next generation of leaders in our field. Moreover, the McKay Lab serves as the focal point for the NIH-supported Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders, a university-wide Center that provides resources and a forum for scientific exchange through annual symposia, a year-long seminar series, a pilot grant program and other activities.
McKay Laboratory News
Congratulations to Mike DiStefano, Stephanie Weiss, Courtney Nuss, Rebecca Betts, Biao Han, Dr. Kuntz, and Dr. Soslowsky!
February 21, 2025
Congratulations to Mike, Steph, Courtney, Becca, Biao, Dr. Kuntz, and Dr. Soslowky for their manuscript, "Mature murine supraspinatus tendons demonstrate regional differences in multiscale structure, function and gene expression" which was accepted for publication in PLOS One!
Soslowsky Laboratory
Gullbrand Lab Presents at ORS 2025
February 11, 2025
Congratulations to all members of the Gullbrand Lab and our collaborators on their presentations at the Orthopaedic Research Society's 2025 Conference in Phoenix, Arizona! During the spine section meeting, Brianna Orozco and Emily Sharp were presented awards to support their travel to, collaboration with, and mentorship from experts in the field. While Brianna, Emily, and Matthew presented much of our lab's work during the poster sessions, our collaborators took to the stage during three of the conference's podium sessions. Hunter Levis and Estaban Ongini presented our two most recently published works, the first in collaboration with the Bowles Lab exploring the use of CRISPR-edited human mesenchymal stromal cells for large-scale disc tissue engineering, and the second in collaboration with the Snedeker Lab and ZuriMED Technologies characterizing how their fiberlocking device performs during annulus fibrosus repair in a large animal model. Finally, Dr. Kevin Burt presented work using imaging mass cytometry to determine how the cellular landscape of the intervertebral disc changes in response to injury. You can find the details about all these projects on the ORS website, and we look forward to connecting with everyone in the field again soon!
Gullbrand Laboratory
Congratulations to Dr. Sherry Liu on receiving the Adele L. Boskey Award from the Orthopaedic Research Society!
February 10, 2025
This award is the flagship mid-career award in the society and recognizes Sherry’s leadership, her tireless and generous commitment to mentorship, and the transformative impact of her research program.
Congrats, Sherry!
Liu Laboratory
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IN THE NEWS:
Congratulations to the new Penn Medicine Achilles Tendon Research Center and the Center founding Director Dr. Lou Soslowsky. See article at Penn Medicine News
February 7, 2023 - Penn Almanac Press Release
Congratulations to the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory for being Ranked #1 in 2021 for NIH Funding. See article at Penn Medicine News