Orthopaedic Research Club Seminars 2024-2025

Upcoming Seminars - 2024-2025

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 28, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual
TBD

Allison Altman Singles, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Penn Sa

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

TBD
Mona Divr-Ginsberg, PhD
Associate Professor, Institute for BioMedical and Oral Research, Faculty of Dental Medicine Hebrew University, Jerusalem

Past Seminars

Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Virtual

Ectopic Ossification of the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) in a Murine Model of Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Jason (Joohyun) Lim, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Delaware
Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Virtual

Spatially Controlling Biomaterial Properties to Direct Osteochondral Tissue Formation
Lesley Chow, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Department of Bioengineering, Lehigh University
Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Virtual

Sirtuin 6 (SIRT6) as a Potential Therapeutic for Osteoarthritis
John Collins, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC), Thomas Jefferson University
Brianne Connizzo, Ph.D. Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Virtual
Examining Age-Related Changes in Matrix Remodeling Through In Vitro Explant Models
Brianne Connizzo, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Boston University
Sebastian Vega, Ph.D. Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Virtual

Injectable Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications
Sebastian Vega, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Orthopaedic Surgery
Rowan University
Reyad Elbarbary, Ph.D. Wednesday, June 26, 2024, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

The Potential Therapeutic Use of Cannabinoids in Fracture Healing
Reyad Elbarbary, PhD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Penn State University
Wednesday, July 31, 2024, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

Update on Premenopausal Idiopathic Osteoporosis: Evaluation and Management
Adi Cohen, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Director of Early Onset Osteoporosis Center
Columbia University

Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

Type V Collagen Orchestrates the Initial Matrix Templating in Developing Articular Cartilage and Meniscus
Bryan Kwok, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University

 

 

 

An Adipo-Osteo Progenitor Contributes to Bone and Marrow Fat Formation in Adult Mice
Jasmin Koehnken-Sawall, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, CHOP

Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

Discovery of Stem Cells in the Calvarium and Articular Cartilage
Seoyeon Bok, PhD
Instructor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

Stable vs. Dynamic Integrin Forces Regulate Fibrotic Cellular Behaviors
Tristan Driscoll, PhD
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kyle Vining, PhDWednesday, June 28, 2023, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Mechanical Regulation of Monocyte Fate in Fibrotic Niches
Kyle Vining, PhD
Assistant Professor, Preventive and Restorative Sciences, Penn Dental Medicine, and Materials Science and Engineering
Penn Engineering

 

 

Kyra Smith, PhD StudentWednesday, September 27, 2023, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Special Trainee Seminar

In vivo Validation of a Continuous Gradient Porous Scaffold for Osteochondral Defect Repair in a Rabbit Model
Kyra Smith, PhD Student
Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania
Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

 

 

Gongsheng Yuan, Postdoc FellowThe Role of Regulator of G Protein Signaling 12 (RGS12) in Inflammatory Arthritis
Gongsheng Yuan, Postdoc Fellow
Department of Basic and Translational Sciences, Penn Dental Medicine

 

 

 

 

Koen van de Wetering, DVM,  Ph.D.Wednesday, October  25, 2023, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Virtual

Endogenous small molecule mineralization regulators: differential effects on bone and soft connective tissues?
Koen van de Wetering, DVM, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic, Thomas Jefferson University

 

 

 

Patrick Seale, Ph.D.Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Virtual

Regulation of adipose tissue remodeling and fibrosis responses
Patrick Seale, PhD, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology

 

 

 

Jason (Joohyun) Lim, Ph.D.Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
BlueJeans Virtual

Ectopic ossification of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in a murine model of Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Jason (Joohyun) Lim, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware

 

 

 

Lesley W. Chow, Ph.D.Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
BlueJeans Virtual

Spatially controlling biomaterial properties to direct osteochondral tissue formation
Lesley W. Chow, PhD, Associate Professor
Department of Bioengineering, Materials Sciences & Engineering
Lehigh University

 

John Collins, Ph.D.Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Zoom Virtual

Sirtuin 6 (SIRT6) as a potential therapeutic for osteoarthritis
John Collins, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Bioengineering, Materials Sciences & Engineering
Lehigh University

 

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