Events at Zoom Meeting

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Wei Zou, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Pathology and Immunology, Teitelbaum Lab Washington University “Fat Regulates Bone”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for ZOOM Meeting ID.

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Jie Shen, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Washington University “Epigenetic Regulation of Bone Regeneration in Inflammatory Disease”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for ZOOM Meeting ID.

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Yael Alippe The nonreceptor tyrosine kinase SYK induces autoinflammatory osteomyelitis in a mouse model of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis. (.pdf) Dasari TK, Geiger R, Karki R, Banoth B, Sharma BR, Gurung P, Burton A, Kanneganti TD. J Biol Chem. 2019 Nov 12. pii: jbc.RA119.010623   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom Meeting ID.

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Audrey McAlinden, PhD Associate Professor Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Cell Biology & Physiology, Washington University “MicroRNA regulation of skeletal cell differentiation”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for ZOOM Meeting ID.

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Samantha Chin Mice lacking plastin-3 display a specific defect of cortical bone acquisition. (.pdf) Yorgan TA, Sari H, Rolvien T, Windhorst S, Failla AV, Kornak U, Oheim R, Amling M, Schinke T Bone. 2020 Jan;130:115062   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom Meeting ID.

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Roberta Faccio, PhD Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Department of Orthopaedic Surgery AND Biancamaria Ricci, PhD Postdoc Research Associate Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faccio Lab Washington University “Think outside the Bone: regulation of primary tumor growth by cells from the bone microenvironment”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for ZOOM Meeting ID.    

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Seung-Yon Lee Stromal cell cadherin-11 regulates adipose tissue inflammation and diabetes. (.pdf) Chang SK, Kohlgruber AC, Mizoguchi F, Michelet X, Wolf BJ, Wei K, Lee PY, Lynch L, Duquette D, Ceperuelo-Mallafré V, Banks AS, Brenner MB. J Clin Invest. 2017 Sep 1;127(9):3300-3312.   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom Meeting ID.

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M. Farooq Rai, PhD Assistant Professor Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Cell Biology & Physiology Washington University “Periostin as a mechanistic target in the treatment of osteoarthritis”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for ZOOM Meeting ID.

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Wei Zou A Wnt-mediated transformation of the bone marrow stromal cell identity orchestrates skeletal regeneration. (.pdf) Matsushita Y, Nagata M, Kozloff KM, Welch JD, Mizuhashi K, Tokavanich N, Hallett SA, Link DC, Nagasawa T, Ono W, Ono N. Nat Commun. 2020 Jan 16;11(1):332. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-14029-w.   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom Meeting ID.

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Yael Alippe, PhD Postdoc Research Associate Department of Medicine, Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases – Mbalaviele Lab Washington University “Mechanistic Insights on Inflammasome Signaling in the Osteoclast Lineage”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for ZOOM Meeting ID.  

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Gaurav Swarnkar Parathyroid hormone-dependent bone formation requires butyrate production by intestinal microbiota. (.pdf) Li JY, Yu M, Pal S, Tyagi AM, Dar H, Adams J, Weitzmann MN, Jones RM, Pacifici R. J Clin Invest. 2020 Apr 1;130(4):1767-1781.   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom Meeting ID.

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Manoj Arra MSTP Pre-Doctoral Student Department of Orthopaedic Surgery – Abu-Amer Lab Washington University “Deciphering metabolic and inflammatory crosstalk underlying osteoarthritis pathogenesis”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom Meeting ID.

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Jennifer Brazill Sensory nerves regulate mesenchymal stromal cell lineage commitment by tuning sympathetic tones. (.pdf) Hu B, Lv X, Chen H, Xue P, Gao B, Wang X, Zhen G, Crane JL, Pan D, Liu S, Ni S, Wu P, Su W, Liu X, Ling Z, Yang M, Deng R, Li Y, Wang L, Zhang Y, […]

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Chun Wang Role of Lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase in experimental osteoarthritis. (.pdf) Najar M, Ouhaddi Y, Paré F, Lussier B, Urade Y, Kapoor M, Pelletier JP, Martel-Pelletier J, Benderdour M, Fahmi H. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020 Apr 26.   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom Meeting ID.

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Christine Shao Nociceptors Boost the Resolution of Fungal Osteoinflammation via the TRP Channel-CGRP-Jdp2 Axis. (.pdf) Kenta Maruyama, Yasunori Takayama, Takeshi Kondo, Ken-Ichi Ishibashi, Bikash Ranjan Sahoo, Hisashi Kanemaru, Yutaro Kumagai, Mikaël M Martino, Hiroki Tanaka, Naohito Ohno, Yoichiro Iwakura, Naoki Takemura, Makoto Tominaga, Shizuo Akira Cell Rep. 2017 Jun 27;19(13):2730-2742.   Please email Christina Grantham […]

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Sandeep Kumar CRISPR Interference-Based Platform for Multimodal Genetic Screens in Human iPSC-Derived Neurons (.pdf) Ruilin Tian, Mariam A Gachechiladze, Connor H Ludwig, Matthew T Laurie, Jason Y Hong, Diane Nathaniel, Anika V Prabhu, Michael S Fernandopulle, Rajan Patel, Mehrnoosh Abshari, Michael E Ward, Martin Kampman Neuron. 2019 Oct 23;104(2):239-255.e12.   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) […]

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Roberto Civitelli Circulating Osteocalcin-Positive Cells as a Novel Diagnostic Biomarker for Bone Metastasis in Breast Cancer Patients. (.pdf) Lee KH, Lee KJ, Kim TY, Hutomo F, Sun HJ, Cheon GJ, Park SI, Cho SW, Im SA. J Bone Miner Res. 2020 May 7. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.4041.   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom Meeting ID.

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Suresh Adapala SENP3 Suppresses Osteoclastogenesis by De-conjugating SUMO2/3 from IRF8 in Bone Marrow-Derived Monocytes. (.pdf) Zhang Y, Yang K, Yang J, Lao Y, Deng L, Deng G, Yi J, Sun X, Wang Q. Cell Rep. 2020 Feb 11;30(6):1951-1963.e4.   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom Meeting ID.

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Emily Eul TGF-β Signaling Plays an Essential Role in the Lineage Specification of Mesenchymal Stem/Progenitor Cells in Fetal Bone Marrow. (.pdf) Abou-Ezzi G, Supakorndej T, Zhang J, Anthony B, Krambs J, Celik H, Karpova D, Craft CS, Link DC. Stem Cell Reports. 2019 Jul 9;13(1):48-60.   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom Meeting ID.

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Nick Jacobs Comparing epigenetic methods of studying aging in skeletal tissues: age-related diseases in bone vs. the epigenetic clock in skeletal muscle. An epigenetic clock for human skeletal muscle. (.pdf) Voisin S, Harvey NR, Haupt LM, Griffiths LR, Ashton KJ, Coffey VG, Doering TM, Thompson JM, Benedict C, Cedernaes J, Lindholm ME, Craig JM, Rowlands […]

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Gretchen Meyer, PhD Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, Neurology, and Orthopaedic Surgery Program in Physical Therapy “The structural basis for muscle function and how to measure it”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID. To watch the recorded presentation after the program »

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Roberta Faccio Osteocyte necrosis triggers osteoclast-mediated bone loss through macrophage-inducible C-type lectin. (.pdf) Andreev D, Liu M, Weidner D, Kachler K, Faas M, Grüneboom A, Schlötzer-Schrehardt U, Muñoz LE, Steffen U, Grötsch B, Killy B, Krönke G, Luebke AM, Niemeier A, Wehrhan F, Lang R, Schett G, Bozec A. J Clin Invest. 2020 Aug 10:134214. […]

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Philip Roper, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar Department of Medicine, Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases Veis Lab “Osteoclasts, Inflammation, and Infection”     Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID. To watch the recorded presentation after the program »

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Paola DiVieti Pajevic, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology Boston University, Goldman School of Dental Medicine Boston, MA “Osteocyte Regulation of Bone and Blood   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID. To watch the recorded presentation after the program »

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Sheila Stewart A niche-dependent myeloid transcriptome signature defines dormant myeloma cells. (pdf) Khoo WH, Ledergor G, Weiner A, Roden DL, Terry RL, McDonald MM, Chai RC, De Veirman K, Owen KL, Opperman KS, Vandyke K, Clark JR, Seckinger A, Kovacic N, Nguyen A, Mohanty ST, Pettitt JA, Xiao Y, Corr AP, Seeliger C, Novotny M, […]

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Spencer Lake, PhD Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science “Tendons and Ligaments”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID. To watch the recorded presentation after the program »

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Ryan Riddle, PhD Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Research Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore, MD “Bone Cell Energetics”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID. To watch the recorded presentation after the program »

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Karen Steger-May Research Statistician Biostatistics Washington University “Power Analysis”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID. To watch the recorded presentation after the program »

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Tim Peterson, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Department of Medicine, Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases Washington University “Unbiased -Omic Analyses To Better Understand Aging”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom Meeting ID.

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Christopher J. Hernandez, PhD Professor Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Cornell University Ithaca, NY “The Microbiome and Orthopaedic Disorders”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom Meeting ID.

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Samantha Chin Mechanical sensing protein PIEZO1 regulates bone homeostasis via osteoblast-osteoclast crosstalk. (.pdf) Wang L, You X, Lotinun S, Zhang L, Wu N, Zou W. Nat Commun. 2020 Jan 15;11(1):282.   Schedule of presenters Email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID and password

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Suneel S. Apte, MBBS, DPhil Staff Department of Biomedical Engineering Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute Cleveland, OH “Degradomics in the service of osteoarthritis and musculoskeletal developmental defects”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom Meeting ID.  

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Anastasiia Onyshchenko Combined single-cell and spatial transcriptomics reveal the molecular, cellular and spatial bone marrow niche organization. (.pdf) Baccin C, Al-Sabah J, Velten L, Helbling PM, Grünschläger F, Hernández-Malmierca P, Nombela-Arrieta C, Steinmetz LM, Trumpp A, Haas S. Nat Cell Biol. 2020 Jan;22(1):38-48.   Schedule of presenters Email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID […]

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Katie Hixon, PhD Postdoc Research Scholar Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Silva Lab Washington University “Ablation of Proliferating Osteoblast Lineage Cells After Fracture Leads to Atrophic Nonunion in a Mouse Model”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom Meeting ID.

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Jenn Davis PD-1 blockade inhibits osteoclast formation and murine bone cancer pain. (.pdf) Wang K, Gu Y, Liao Y, Bang S, Donnelly CR, Chen O, Tao X, Mirando AJ, Hilton MJ, Ji RR. J Clin Invest. 2020 Jul 1;130(7):3603-3620.   Schedule of presenters Email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID and password

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Simon Tang, PhD Associate Professor Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Washington University “Development of Imaging Biomarkers for Low Back Pain”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom Meeting ID.

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Anne Camus, PhD Senior Academic Skeletal Physiopathology and Joint Regenerative Medicine RMeS – Regenerative Medicine and Skeleton INSERM, University of Nantes Nantes, France “Intervertebral disc: A journey from embryonic development to cell-based regenerative strategy”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom Meeting ID.

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Reggie Aurora Warmth Prevents Bone Loss Through the Gut Microbiota. (.pdf) Chevalier C, Kieser S, Çolakoğlu M, Hadadi N, Brun J, Rigo D, Suárez-Zamorano N, Spiljar M, Fabbiano S, Busse B, Ivanišević J, Macpherson A, Bonnet N, Trajkovski M. Cell Metab. 2020 Oct 6;32(4):575-590.e7.   Schedule of presenters Email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting […]

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Christa Maes, PhD Associate Professor Department of Development and Regeneration Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center KU Leuven Leuven, Belgium “Skeletal Stem and Progenitor Cells (SSPCs) in Bone Growth, Homeostasis and Repair”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID and password.

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Erica Scheller, DDS, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Medicine, Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases Washington University “Neural Contributions to Skeletal Health and Pathophysiology”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID and password.

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Terence Capellini, PhD Richard B. Wolf Associate Professor Department of Human Evolutionary Biology Harvard University Cambridge, MA “The regulation of skeletal development and disease”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID and password.  

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Toshifumi Sugatani Regulation of body length and bone mass by Gpr126/Adgrg6 (.pdf) Sun P, He L, Jia K, Yue Z, Li S, Jin Y, Li Z, Siwko S, Xue F, Su J, Liu M, Luo J. Sci Adv. 2020 Mar 20;6(12):eaaz0368.     Schedule of presenters Email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID and […]

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Lori Setton, PhD Lucy & Stanley Lopata Distinguished Professor and Chair Department of Biomedical Engineering Washington University “Musculoskeletal cross-talk with the nervous system – Works in progress”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID and password.  

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Nicholas Semenkovich JAK inhibition increases bone mass in steady-state conditions and ameliorates pathological bone loss by stimulating osteoblast function. (.pdf) Adam S, Simon N, Steffen U, Andes FT, Scholtysek C, Müller DIH, Weidner D, Andreev D, Kleyer A, Culemann S, Hahn M, Schett G, Krönke G, Frey S, Hueber AJ. Sci Transl Med. 2020 Feb […]

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Patricia Dickson, MD Centennial Professor of Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics Genetics & Genomics Medicine Washington University “Therapeutic approaches to bone and joint disease in the mucopolysaccharidoses”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID and password.

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Shawn Lee A Cellular Taxonomy of the Bone Marrow Stroma in Homeostasis and Leukemia. (.pdf) Baryawno N, Przybylski D, Kowalczyk MS, Kfoury Y, Severe N, Gustafsson K, Kokkaliaris KD, Mercier F, Tabaka M, Hofree M, Dionne D, Papazian A, Lee D, Ashenberg O, Subramanian A, Vaishnav ED, Rozenblatt-Rosen O, Regev A, Scadden DT. Cell. 2019 […]

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Suresh Adapala Distinct synovial tissue macrophage subsets regulate inflammation and remission in rheumatoid arthritis. (.pdf) Alivernini S, MacDonald L, Elmesmari A, Finlay S, Tolusso B, Gigante MR, Petricca L, Di Mario C, Bui L, Perniola S, Attar M, Gessi M, Fedele AL, Chilaka S, Somma D, Sansom SN, Filer A, McSharry C, Millar NL, Kirschner […]

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Short Talks by Musculoskeletal Research Center Award Recipients and Trainees: Gabriel Haller, PhD (MRC Pilot & Feasibility Award) Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery “Zebrafish models of genes associated with Chiari I malformation” Austin Hensley PhD Student, McAlinden Lab, Orthopaedic Surgery “Modulation of microRNAs to engineer a layered osteochondral tissue construct” Feini  (Sylvia) Qu, VMD, PhD […]

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Gabriel Mbalaviele Neutrophil-mediated carbamylation promotes articular damage in rheumatoid arthritis. (.pdf) O’Neil LJ, Barrera-Vargas A, Sandoval-Heglund D, Merayo-Chalico J, Aguirre-Aguilar E, Aponte AM, Ruiz-Perdomo Y, Gucek M, El-Gabalawy H, Fox DA, Katz JD, Kaplan MJ, Carmona-Rivera C. Sci Adv. 2020 Oct 28;6(44):eabd2688.   Schedule of presenters Email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID and […]

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Anna Spagnoli, MD John W. and Helen H. Watzek Professor Orthopaedic Surgery and Pediatrics Director, Section of Molecular Medicine Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL “Progenitors in Bone and Cartilage Development, Homeostasis and Repair”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID and password.

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Deborah Veis, MD, PhD Professor Department of Medicine Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases Washington University “‘Staphing’ the bone: bug-bone interactions in osteomyelitis”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID and password.

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Deb Veis Human and mouse bones physiologically integrate in a humanized mouse model while maintaining species-specific ultrastructure. (.pdf) Moreno-Jiménez I, Cipitria A, Sánchez-Herrero A, van Tol AF, Roschger A, Lahr CA, McGovern JA, Hutmacher DW, Fratzl P. Sci Adv. 2020 Oct 28;6(44):eabb9265.     Schedule of presenters Email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID […]

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Matthew Goodwin, MD, PhD, FACSM Assistant Professor Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery Washington University “Lactate in the spine: from tumors to discs”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID and password.

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Tim Peterson Locally renewing resident synovial macrophages provide a protective barrier for the joint. (.pdf) Culemann S, Grüneboom A, Nicolás-Ávila JÁ, Weidner D, Lämmle KF, Rothe T, Quintana JA, Kirchner P, Krljanac B, Eberhardt M, Ferrazzi F, Kretzschmar E, Schicht M, Fischer K, Gelse K, Faas M, Pfeifle R, Ackermann JA, Pachowsky M, Renner N, […]

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Nidhi Rohatgi Environmental arginine controls multinuclear giant cell metabolism and formation. (.pdf) Brunner JS, Vulliard L, Hofmann M, Kieler M, Lercher A, Vogel A, Russier M, Brüggenthies JB, Kerndl M, Saferding V, Niederreiter B, Junza A, Frauenstein A, Scholtysek C, Mikami Y, Klavins K, Krönke G, Bergthaler A, O’Shea JJ, Weichhart T, Meissner F, Smolen […]

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Noriaki Ono, DDS, PhD Associate Professor Department of Orthodontics & Pediatric Dentistry University of Michigan School of Dentistry Ann Arbor, MI “Stem cells in bone development, diseases and regeneration”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID and password.

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Gaurav Swarnkar CUX1 and IκBζ (NFKBIZ) mediate the synergistic inflammatory response to TNF and IL-17A in stromal fibroblasts. (.pdf) Slowikowski K, Nguyen HN, Noss EH, Simmons DP, Mizoguchi F, Watts GFM, Gurish MF, Brenner MB, Raychaudhuri S. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Mar 10;117(10):5532-5541.   Schedule of presenters Email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) […]

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Holly Ingraham, PhD Herzstein Endowed Professor and Associate Vice Chairman Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology UCSF San Francisco, CA “The Central Female Power Grid Controlling Energy and Bone Metabolism”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID and password.

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Toshifumi Sugatani The Osteogenic Niche Is a Calcium Reservoir of Bone Micrometastases and Confers Unexpected Therapeutic Vulnerability. (.pdf) Wang H, Tian L, Liu J, Goldstein A, Bado I, Zhang W, Arenkiel BR, Li Z, Yang M, Du S, Zhao H, Rowley DR, Wong STC, Gugala Z, Zhang XH. Cancer Cell. 2018 Nov 12;34(5):823-839.e7.   Schedule […]

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Jonathan Brestoff, MD, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor Department of Pathology & Immunology Division of Laboratory & Genomic Medicine Washington University “Cell-to-cell transfer of mitochondria in obesity and aging”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID and password.  

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Alec Beeve Mediation of the Acute Stress Response by the Skeleton. (.pdf) Berger JM, Singh P, Khrimian L, Morgan DA, Chowdhury S, Arteaga-Solis E, Horvath TL, Domingos AI, Marsland AL, Yadav VK, Rahmouni K, Gao XB, Karsenty G. Cell Metab. 2019 Nov 5;30(5):890-902.e8.   Schedule of presenters Email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID […]

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Short Talks by Musculoskeletal Research Center Award Recipients and Trainees: Nidhi Rohatgi, Ph.D.(MRC Pilot & Feasibility Award) Instructor of Pathology and Immunology, Teitelbaum Lab “Bap1 regulates metabolic reprogramming in osteoclast.” Rajan Sah, M.D., Ph.D. (MRC Pilot & Feasibility Award) Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiology “SWELL1-LRRC8 regulation of skeletal muscle function” Kunjan Khanna, PhD Postdoctoral Research […]

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Kai Sun Osteoclast fusion and bone loss are restricted by interferon inducible guanylate binding proteins. (.pdf) Place DE, Malireddi RKS, Kim J, Vogel P, Yamamoto M, Kanneganti TD. Nat Commun. 2021 Jan 21;12(1):496.   Schedule of presenters Email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID and password

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Laura Calvi, MD Professor Department of Medicine Division of Endocrine/Metabolism University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY “Reciprocal regulatory interactions in the hematopoietic stem cell niche”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID and password.

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Kristin Kwakwa Integrin alpha5 in human breast cancer is a mediator of bone metastasis and a therapeutic target for the treatment of osteolytic lesions. (.pdf) Pantano F, Croset M, Driouch K, Bednarz-Knoll N, Iuliani M, Ribelli G, Bonnelye E, Wikman H, Geraci S, Bonin F, Simonetti S, Vincenzi B, Hong SS, Sousa S, Pantel K, […]

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Douglas V. Faget, PhD Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Cell Biology & Physiology Stewart Lab Washington University “Targeting stromal signaling pathways to treat metastatic breast cancer”     Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID and password.  

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Short Talks by Musculoskeletal Research Center Award Recipients and Trainees: Andrew Findlay, MD (MRC Pilot & Feasibility Award) Instructor, Neurology “DNAJB6 Isoform Specific Knockdown: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Potential for Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy – D1.” Ariella Coler-Reilly MSTP Student, Bone & Mineral Diseases, Tim Peterson Lab “Identifying drivers of aging among genes differentially expressed […]

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Kathy Weilbaecher Bone metastasis is associated with acquisition of mesenchymal phenotype and immune suppression in a model of spontaneous breast cancer metastasis. (.pdf) Monteran L, Ershaid N, Sabah I, Fahoum I, Zait Y, Shani O, Cohen N, Eldar-Boock A, Satchi-Fainaro R, Erez N. Sci Rep. 2020 Aug 14;10(1):13838.   Schedule of presenters Email Christina Grantham […]

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Natalia S. Harasymowicz, PhD Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Guilak Lab Washington University “Joint macrophages: Lessons learned from fat” AND Robert Nims, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Guilak Lab Washington University “Deconstructing the chondrocyte response to loading”     Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting ID and password.

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Emily Eul Endothelium-derived stromal cells contribute to hematopoietic bone marrow niche formation. (.pdf) Kenswil KJG, Pisterzi P, Sánchez-Duffhues G, van Dijk C, Lolli A, Knuth C, Vanchin B, Jaramillo AC, Hoogenboezem RM, Sanders MA, Feyen J, Cupedo T, Costa IG, Li R, Bindels EMJ, Lodder K, Blom B, Bos PK, Goumans MJ, Ten Dijke P, […]

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Elise Morgan, PhD Maysarah K Sukkar Professor of Engineering Director, Center for Multiscale and Translational Mechanobiology Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development Director, Micro-Computed Tomography Imaging Core Facility Boston University, College of Engineering Boston, MA “Weak Links Aren’t Always Weak: The Biomechanics of Spine Fractures”   Please email Christina Grantham (granthamc@wustl.edu) for Zoom meeting […]

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Short Talks by Musculoskeletal Research Center Award Recipients and Trainees: Sarah McBride-Gagyi, PhD Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine “Investigations of Masquelet’s Induced Membrane Technique for Segmental Bone Defect Repair” Jennifer Brazill, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Scheller Lab, Bone & Mineral Diseases “A Sarm and a Leg: Peripheral Costs of Diabetes” […]

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Steve Teitelbaum Osteoclasts recycle via osteomorphs during RANKL-stimulated bone resorption. (.pdf) McDonald MM, Khoo WH, Ng PY, Xiao Y, Zamerli J, Thatcher P, Kyaw W, Pathmanandavel K, Grootveld AK, Moran I, Butt D, Nguyen A, Corr A, Warren S, Biro M, Butterfield NC, Guilfoyle SE, Komla-Ebri D, Dack MRG, Dewhurst HF, Logan JG, Li Y, […]