2025 Research Symposium
Registration is now open for the 6th Annual Musculoskeletal Research Symposium which will feature world renowned experts in the field of musculoskeletal aging. The event is taking place on Friday, April 25, 2025 from 7:00am - 6:00pm at the Emory Musculoskeletal Research Center.
Our keynote speakers include:
Fabrisia Ambrosio, PhD, Harvard University
Hicham Drissi, PhD, Emory University
Gustavo Duque, MD, PhD, McGill University
Adam Salmon, PhD, University of Texas
Previous Research Symposiums
April 26, 2024
7:00am - 6:00pm
Emory Musculoskeletal Research Center
21 Ortho Lane, 6th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30329
The fifth annual Musculoskeletal (MSK) Research Symposium represented a diverse and multidisciplinary collaboration among the community of musculoskeletal researchers from universities across the United States and Canada. We welcomed four experts in the field of spine research to give keynotes in specific areas of interest in addition to presentations from local investigators and short talks from our trainees.
Engineering and Therapeutics Session:
Nadeen Chahine, PhD, Columbia University, NY; “Inflammation in the Degeneration and Repair of the Intervertebral Disc”
Clinical and Translational Research Session:
Joshua Li, MD, PhD, University of Virginia, VA; “Intervertebral disc herniation and immune response”
Spinal Development and Homeostasis Session:
Cheryle Séguin, PhD, University of Western Ontario, ON; “Tracing the notochord: mouse models to study IVD development and common spine disorders”
Cellular Therapies Session:
Dmitriy Sheyn, PhD, Cedar-Sinai Medical Center, CA; “Developing stem cell therapies for musculoskeletal disorders”
September 23, 2022
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Emory Musculoskeletal Research Center
21 Ortho Lane, 6th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30329
The fourth annual Musculoskeletal (MSK) Research Symposium represented a diverse and multidisciplinary collaboration among the community of musculoskeletal researchers from universities across the United States. We welcomed four experts in the field of osteoarthritis research to give keynotes in specific areas of interest in addition to presentations from local investigators and short talks from our trainees.
Inflammation and Arthritis Session:
Yousef Abu-Amer, PhD, Professor, Washington University, "Inflammatory and metabolic cross-regulation in chondrocytes"
Pain in Osteoarthritis Session:
Anne-Marie Malfait, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair of Arthritis, Rush University, "Peripheral Neurons, Pain, and Plasticity in Osteoarthritis"
Aging and Homeostasis Session:
Martin Lotz, MD, Professor, Scripps Research, "Osteoarthritis Mechanisms and Drug Targets"
Advances in Joint Imaging Session:
Christine Chung, MD, Professor, University of California San Diego, "MR Biomarkers in OA: Of Mice and Men/Women"
Visiting Scientist Seminars
December 10, 2024
Lin Han, PhD; Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University; “Decorin: a central player of cartilage extracellular matrix in health and disease”
May 9, 2024
Karl Lewis, PhD; Assistant Professor, Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University; “Creative Approaches for Novel Bone Mechanotransduction Insights”
March 7, 2024
Robin Queen, PhD, FACSM, FIOR, FASB, FAIMBE; L. Preston Wade Professor of Engineering, Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Director, Kevin P. Granata Biomechanics Lab, Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Virginia Tech, "Assessment and Rehabilitation of the World’s Most Complex Machine Across the Lifespan"
February 8, 2024
Frank Beier, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Canada Research Chair in Musculoskeletal Research at the University of Western Ontario and member of Western’s Bone and Joint Institute; “What can we learn from mouse models of osteoarthritis?’
November 28, 2023
Cheryl Ackert-Bicknell, PhD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, University of Colorado, “Understanding the genetic regulation of bone mineral density”
November 7, 2023
Richard L. Lieber, PhD, Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chief Scientific Officer & Senior Vice President of Research, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
May 12, 2023
Charles Farber, PhD, Director, Center for Public Health Genomics; Professor, University of Virginia, “Systems Genetics Approaches to Unravel the Genetics of Osteoporosis”
March 24, 2023
Amy Wagers, PhD, Professor and Co-Chair of Harvard Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, “Advancing genome medicine for muscle regenerative biology and aging”
February 16, 2023
Christopher Little, BVMS, MSc, PhD, DACVS, FRSN, FIOR, Professor and Director of Raymond Purves Bone and Joint Laboratories, Kolling Institute of Bone and Joint Research, “Inflammation and Immunobiology of Joint Injury and Osteoarthritis Risk”
January 13, 2023
Kyle Allen, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Florida, “Osteoarthritis Treatment: Thinking Beyond the Cartilage”
December 15, 2022
Suzanne Maher, PhD, Professor, Cornell University; Senior Scientist, Hospital for Special Surgery, “My Journey to the Meniscus in a Quest to Delay OA”
November 29, 2022
Justin Cotney, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Connecticut, “Leveraging functional genomics to understand human craniofacial development and abnormalities”
October 7, 2022
Iannis E Adamopoulos, D.Phil, Associate Professor, Harvard University; Director of Arthritis Program; Co-Director of Pathogens, Immunity and Inflammation Translational Hub, “Immune regulation of bone remodeling”