12th Annual Musculoskeletal Repair and Regeneration Symposium

Date : October 25, 2023

Symposium Mission

The Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center Musculoskeletal Repair and Regeneration Symposium is an annual event that seeks to expand the knowledge base within the field, foster creativity, collaboration, and networking among researchers throughout the region. This year’s meeting will emphasize recent advances in translational research in the following areas:

  • Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering
  • Musculoskeletal Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
  • Artificial Intelligence in Musculoskeletal Care: Current and Future Applications

Goals and Features

This program addresses current issues in musculoskeletal repair and regeneration, and disease treatment. Presentations and discussions will focus on up-to-date scientific discoveries and their potential impact on patient treatment and management. This meeting features:

  • 6 outstanding speakers from the region and nationwide
  • Poster sessions and Young Investigator Award session

Registration

REGISTRATION 

Deadline: October 10, 2023

Please register online at: https://forms.gle/mxH3hb1TmymDRHRaA 

Registration is free.  Early registration is highly recommended.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS FOR POSTER SESSION AND YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AND CLINICAL YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDS 

We invite investigators to submit abstracts for the poster session, which is an important component of this conference.

Abstracts from graduate and medical students, residents and postdoctoral fellows will be considered for basic science and clinical Young Investigator Awards. Four winners, three from Young Investigator and one from Clinical Young Investigator categories will be announced and each will be presented with a prize and a plaque.  To qualify, you must register and submit an abstract to Dr. Zeynep Seref-Ferlengez, the chair of the Poster Session and Young Investigator Award committee, by October 3, 2023 via email to: msk.einstein.symposium@gmail.com.

The abstract is limited to 1 page. Include in your abstract the study's objective, a brief statement of methods, a summary of the results obtained, conclusions, and significance. Please download the abstract template here. If you have multiple posters, please assign one of your co-authors for presentation. As the Symposium aims to promote communication within our region, we encourage you to submit your recent work (within 2023) to this Symposium, including work that may have been submitted to other meetings.

Einstein Campus

Agenda

8:00 – 8:10 am Introduction and acknowledgements 
 Mia M. Thi, PhD
 Opening remarks
 Neil J. Cobelli, MD 
Session 1 – Musculoskeletal Tissue EngineeringSteering chair: Fei Fang, PhD
8:10 – 8:15 amIntroduction
 Fei Fang, PhD
 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
8:15 – 8:45 amiPSC-derived cartilage: a model for disease and a treatment to prevent it
 April M. Craft, PhD
 Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Stem Cell Institute
8:45 – 9:15 amDeploying cell reprogramming technologies in vivo for tissue regeneration
 Irene de Lázaro, PhD
 NYU Tandon School of Engineering
9:15 - 9:30 amDiscussion / Conclusions
9:30 - 9:40 amBREAK
Session 2 – Musculoskeletal Biomechanics and MechanobiologySteering chair: Susannah P. Fritton, PhD
9:40  - 9:45 amIntroduction
 Susannah P. Fritton, PhD
 The City College of New York
9:45 -  10:15 amGenetic influences on the loss and regain of bone morphology and strength during
disuse and reambulation.
 Stefan Judex, PhD
 State University of New York at Stony Brook
10:15 - 10:45 amSaving the meniscus to keep knees healthy
 Suzanne A. Maher, PhD
 Hospital for Special Surgery
10:45 - 11:00 amDiscussion / Conclusions
Session 3 – Artificial Intelligence in Musculoskeletal Care: Current and Future ApplicationsSteering chair:Ananth S. Eleswarapu, MD and David Loeb, MD, PhD
11:10 - 11:15 amIntroduction
 Ananth S. Eleswarapu, MD
 
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center
11:15 -11:45 pmAdvances AI driven Wearable Technology in Musculoskeletal Care 
 Joseph H. Schwab, MD
 Cedars Sinai Hospital
11:45 - 12:15 pmEmbracing the AI revolution in spine care
 Najib El Tecle, MD
 Northwestern University
12:15 - 12:30 pmDiscussion / Conclusions
12:30 – 1:30 pmLUNCH BREAK
1:30 pm - 2:30 pmPoster session
 2:30 – 3:00 pmYoung Investigator Awards
 Hosted by: Young Investigator Award Committee
 3:00 pmClosing remarks
 Neil J. Cobelli, MD

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Mia M. Thi, PhD

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Mia M. Thi, PhD – Program Director

Neil J. Cobelli – University Chairman

STEERING COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Ananth Eleswarapu, MD

Fei Fang, PhD

David Loeb, MD, PhD

Nada Haq-Siddqi, PhD

Susannah Fritton, PhD

PROGRAM OVERSEERS

Michael Detamore, PhD

Susannah Fritton, PhD

Mary Goldring, PhD

Steven Goldring, MD

Ed Guo, PhD

John Hardin, MD

David Hirsh, MD

James Iatridis, PhD

Lionel Ivashkiv, MD

Thorsten Kirsch, PhD

Catherine Kuo, PhD

Chuanju Liu, PhD

Helen Lu, PhD

Jeremy Mao, DDS, PhD

Steven Nicoll, PhD

Maurizio Pacifici, PhD

Nicola Patridge, PhD

Clinton Rubin, PhD

Yi-Xian Qin, PhD

Mitchell Schaffler, PhD

David Spray, PhD

Stavros Thomopoulos, PhD

POSTER SESSION AND YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD COMMITTE

Chair: Zeynep Seref-Ferlengez, PhD

Co-chairs:

Leila Alvandi, PhD

Ugur Ayturk, PhD

David Corr, PhD

Woojin Han, PhD

Nada Haq-Siddqi, MD

David Hirsh, MD

Bang Hoang, PhD

Robert Majeska, PhD

Yi-Xian Qin, PhD

Sylvia Suadicani, PhD

CONTACT INFORMATION

Zeynep Seref-Ferlengez, PhD

Chair, Poster Session and Young Investigator Award Committee

SYMPOSIUM LOCATION

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael F. Price Center and Harold 
and Muriel Block Research Pavilion 1301
Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461

HOTEL INFORMATION

Residence Inn by Marriott New York
The Bronx at Metro Center Atrium 1776 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461

PARKING INFORMATION

The Quik Park Parking Lot 1975 Eastchester Road Bronx, NY 10461

  • 17 - Price Center
  • 9 - Lubin Hall
  • Red line - Path from Price Center to Lubin Hall