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Congratulations to Janai Augustin and Dr. Kevin Burt on Cells Publication
February 03, 2026
Congratulations to co-first authors Janai Augustin and Dr. Kevin Burt as well as their coauthors for the new paper "Neuroimmune Activation in a Goat Model of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration" published today in a special issue of the journal Cells: Novel Insights into Mechanism and Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease.
Congratulations to Esteban D. Ongini and Coauthors on JOR Spine Publication
February 06, 2025
Congratulations to Esteban D. Ongini and coauthors on their JOR Spine publication entitled "Annulus Fibrosus Repair via Interpenetration of a Non-Woven Scaffold Supports Tissue Integration and Prevents Re-Herniation." This latest publication is part of our collaborative work with the Zürich-based medical device company ZuriMED Technologies and the Snedeker Lab using their proprietary fiberlocking device for AF repair.
Emily Sharp Wins 2025 ORS Dr. Peter Roughley Award
December 10, 2024
Congratulations to PhD student Emily Sharp for earning the 2025 Orthopaedic Research Society Dr. Peter Roughley Award. Awarded by the ORS Spine Section, the Dr. Peter Roughley Award recognizes outstanding work in spine, disc, and cartilage biology and provides support for a mentor/trainee research collaboration. Under the mentorship of Dr. Sibylle Grad, Emily will use her award to travel to the AO Research Institute in Davos, Switzerland, utilizing their innovative six degree-of-freedom bioreactor to better understand how multi-functional biomaterials may heal or fail disc herniation patients.
Highways to Health: Bicontinuous Structures Speed Up Cell Migration
July 17, 2024
Check out this article on Karen's latest paper!
Congratulations to Dakota and Coauthors
May 22, 2024
Congratulations to Dakota on his first postdoc project, "Mechanoepigenetic regulation of extracellular matrix homeostasis via Yap and Taz," now posted on PNASNews