12th Annual Musculoskeletal Repair and Regeneration Symposium
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.
Agenda
| 8:00 – 8:10 am | Introduction and acknowledgements |
| Mia M. Thi, PhD | |
| Opening remarks | |
| Neil J. Cobelli, MD | |
| Session 1 – Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering | Steering chair: Fei Fang, PhD |
| 8:10 – 8:15 am | Introduction |
| Fei Fang, PhD | |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | |
| 8:15 – 8:45 am | iPSC-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 am | Deploying cell reprogramming technologies in vivo for tissue regeneration |
| Irene de Lázaro, PhD | |
| NYU Tandon School of Engineering | |
| 9:15 - 9:30 am | Discussion / Conclusions |
| 9:30 - 9:40 am | BREAK |
| Session 2 – Musculoskeletal Biomechanics and Mechanobiology | Steering chair: Susannah P. Fritton, PhD |
| 9:40 - 9:45 am | Introduction |
| Susannah P. Fritton, PhD | |
| The City College of New York | |
| 9:45 - 10:15 am | Genetic 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 am | Saving the meniscus to keep knees healthy |
| Suzanne A. Maher, PhD | |
| Hospital for Special Surgery | |
| 10:45 - 11:00 am | Discussion / Conclusions |
| Session 3 – Artificial Intelligence in Musculoskeletal Care: Current and Future Applications | Steering chair:Ananth S. Eleswarapu, MD and David Loeb, MD, PhD |
| 11:10 - 11:15 am | Introduction |
| Ananth S. Eleswarapu, MD | |
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center | |
| 11:15 -11:45 pm | Advances AI driven Wearable Technology in Musculoskeletal Care |
| Joseph H. Schwab, MD | |
| Cedars Sinai Hospital | |
| 11:45 - 12:15 pm | Embracing the AI revolution in spine care |
| Najib El Tecle, MD | |
| Northwestern University | |
| 12:15 - 12:30 pm | Discussion / Conclusions |
| 12:30 – 1:30 pm | LUNCH BREAK |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Poster session |
| 2:30 – 3:00 pm | Young Investigator Awards |
| Hosted by: Young Investigator Award Committee | |
| 3:00 pm | Closing 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
Mia M. Thi, PhD
Program Director
Zeynep Seref-Ferlengez, PhD
Chair, Poster Session and Young Investigator Award Committee
Latarsha Arthur
Symposium Coordinator
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