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 Dr. Mike DiStefano, Rebecca Betts, Courtney Nuss, Srish Chenna, and Dr. Soslwosky!
March 31, 2026
Congratulations to Mike, Becca, Courtney, Srish, and Dr. Soslowsky on the acceptance of their manuscript, “Tendon-Targeted Knockout of Collagen XII Disrupts Murine Achilles Tendon Structure, Function, and Gene Expression at Later Stages of Postnatal Development,” for publication in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering!
Soslowsky Laboratory
Gullbrand Lab Presents at ORS 2026
March 31, 2026
Congratulations to all members of the Gullbrand Lab and our collaborators on their presentations at the Orthopaedic Research Society's 2026 Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina! During the spine section meeting, Master's student Brianna Orozco and PhD candidate Emily Sharp reflected on their research mentorships and travels enabled by the ORS Spine Section Travel Award and the Dr. Peter Roughley Award, respectively. PhD students Janai Augustin and Matthew Fainor both gave their very first talks at ORS, and we are very proud of the excellent work they do! To top it off, Matthew Fainor won an ORS Spine Section award for his research presented during the poster sessions. You can find the details about all our projects on Dr. Gullbrand's LinkedIn page and on the ORS website. A big thanks to everyone who contributes to the ORS community, making it a supportive, inspiring, collaborative place to ground our work. See everyone soon!
Gullbrand Laboratory
Congratulations to Dr. Jeremy Eekhoff and Dr. Soslwosky!
March 04, 2026
Congratulations to Jeremy, and Dr. Soslowsky on the acceptance of their manuscript, “Statistical nonParametric Mapping Enables Rigorous Comparison of Collagen Fibril Diameter Distributions,” for publication in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering!
Soslowsky Laboratory