Orthopaedic Research Club Seminars 2026

Upcoming Seminars - 2026

Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/94672540093?pwd=BLGKFCAI6hA6BpJXOxLh86kORHM5za.1
Title: Modulating intrinsic cell potency and extrinsic immune responses for vascularized, muscle tissue repair
Brian Kwee, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/94672540093?pwd=BLGKFCAI6hA6BpJXOxLh86kORHM5za.1
Title: TBD
Kyle Potter, MD
Chair and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Wednesday, December 8, 2026, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/94672540093?pwd=BLGKFCAI6hA6BpJXOxLh86kORHM5za.1
Title: TBD
Uma Sankar, PhD

L. Kenneth & Paula D. Knoebel Professor of Cellular & Integrative Physiology
Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology
Indiana University School of Medicine

Past Seminars

Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

Leveraging Technology to Optimize Surgical Readiness: The ORTelligence Solution
Derek Donegan, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

Advancing Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapies for Musculoskeletal Repair through the Integration
of CRISPR, Deep Learning, and Biomaterials Engineering

Tomas Gonzalez-Fernandez, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering,  Lehigh University

Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

Using Digit Tip Regeneration to Inform Regenerative Engineering of Complex Musculoskeletal Tissues
Sylvia (Feini) Qu, PhD
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine and Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington

Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

Parent-Powered Propulsion Biomechanical Effects of Running with a Stroller
Allison Altman Singles, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

Using Digit Tip Regeneration to Inform Regenerative Engineering of Complex Musculoskeletal Tissues
Nilsson Holguin, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics, Dept. of Cell, Developmental & Regenerative Biology,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

Unraveling the Role of the Meniscus in Preclinical Aging Models of OA
Mona Divr-Ginsberg, PhD
Associate Professor, Institute for BioMedical and Oral Research, Faculty of Dental Medicine Hebrew University, Jerusalem

Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

New developments in our understanding and management of denosumab withdrawal rebound bone loss
Michelle McDonald, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney

 

 

Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 12pm-1:00pm
Virtual Link

Surgical Revision of S. Aureus Infection Increases Virulence Factor Expression and Activates a Multi-Tissue
Inflammatory Response

Carly Smith, PhD student, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University

 

Link to presentation

 

NPP5E: Key Negative Regulator on Osteoclast Differentiation and Bone Loss
Abdulaziz Hakeem, DScD student
Department of Basic & Translational Science, School of Dental Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
 

Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual Link

Role and Therapeutic Potential of Proteoglycan 4 (PRG4, lubricin) in Musculoskeletal Health
Tannin Schmidt, PhD
Associate Professor, Institute for BioMedical and Oral Research, Faculty of Dental Medicine Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual Link

Targeting Age Associated Acute and Chronic Morbidities: a Novel Senomorphic Approach
Abhishek Chandra, PhD
Associate Professor of Physiology, Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo College of Medicine
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual Link

Lipid Metabolism in Growth Plate
Saturo Otsuru, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/94672540093?pwd=BLGKFCAI6hA6BpJXOxLh86kORHM5za.1
Decoding Cellular Drivers for Development and Repair at the Tendon-to-Bone Interface
Fei Fang, PhD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/94672540093?pwd=BLGKFCAI6hA6BpJXOxLh86kORHM5za.1
Title: Identification and Characterization of Craniofacial Stem Cells
Takamitsu Maruyana, PhD
Assistant Professor of Mineralized Tissue Biology, ADA Forsyth Institute
Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/94672540093?pwd=BLGKFCAI6hA6BpJXOxLh86kORHM5za.1
Title: Imaging Subchondral Bone through Translational Animal Models: MR, CT and PET Studies
Holly Stewart, VMD, PhD, DACVS-LA
Assistant Professor of Large Animal Surgery, Penn Vet
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/94672540093?pwd=BLGKFCAI6hA6BpJXOxLh86kORHM5za.1
Title: Joint and tissue scale impacts of preclinical injury models
Stephanie Cone, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware

View the full list of past Orthopaedic Research Club speakers