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 Snehal Shetye, Margaret Tamburro, Ashley Fung, Thomas Leahy, Madison Magee, Harina Raja, Stephanie Weiss, Courtney Nuss, Dr. Farber, and Dr. Soslowsky
May 08, 2025
Congratulations to the Co-first authors: Snehal and Maggie, as well as the contributing authors Ashley, Thomas, Maddie, Harina, Steph, Courtney, Dr. Farber, and Dr. Soslowsky! Their manuscript, "Sixteen Weeks of High-Speed Treadmill Running is Insufficient to Induce Achilles Tendinopathy in a Rat Model", was accepted for publication in the American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology.
Soslowsky Laboratory
Congratulations to Jeremy Eekhoff, Jaime Santillan, Chet Friday, Carrie Barnum, Stephanie Weiss, Snehal Shetye, Dr. Anton, Dr. Elovtiz, and Dr. Soslowsky!
April 29, 2025
Congratulations to Jeremy, Jaime, Chet, Carrie, Steph, Snehal, Dr, Anton, Dr. Elovitz, and Dr. Soslowsky for their paper, "Fatigue loading and volumetric microscopy demonstrate changes to the mouse cervix throughout and after pregnancy" which was accepted for publication in Connective Tissue Research!
Soslowsky Laboratory
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
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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