5th Annual Musculoskeletal Repair and Regeneration Symposium - Virtual Event
Symposium Mission
The Albert Einstein College of Medicine Musculoskeletal Repair and Regeneration Symposium seeks to expand the knowledge base within the field, and to foster creativity, collaboration and networking between researchers throughout the region. This year's meeting will emphasize recent advances in translational research in four areas:
- Stem cells and tissue repair: in tendon and beyond
- Novel views into the disc and other degenerative diseases
- New insights in arthritis
- Bone adaption in aging and disease
Conference Location
LeFrak Auditorium (Room 151) Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1301 Morris Park Ave. Bronx, NY 10461
Directions
https://einsteinmed.edu/es/visitors/
Statement of Need
Damage to musculoskeletal tissues is a significant cause of morbidity and increased mortality, and is a magnifier of mortality in other clinical diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disorders. The innate repair capacities are limited for articular cartilage, tendon, and extensive bone defects. In addition, current treatments for the repair of injured musculoskeletal tissue are not sufficient to restore the functionality of the original tissue. These daunting challenges present a desperate need for a better understanding of musculoskeletal biology and emphasize the importance of discovering novel repair and regeneration strategies that can be translated to clinical use.
Goals
This program will address current issues in musculoskeletal repair and regeneration, and disease treatment. Discussions will focus on up-to-date laboratory discoveries and the potential impact of these findings on patient treatment and management in the future.
Registration
REGISTRATION
Online registration is now closed, but you may register onsite.
Registration is free and includes continental breakfast, lunch, and reception.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS / YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD
Poster Session - We invite investigators to submit abstracts for the poster session, which is an important component of this conference. Posters will be displayed throughout the day with a dedicated poster session. Young Investigator Award Abstracts from students at all training levels and postdoctoral fellows will be considered for Young Investigator Awards. Three winners will be announced and each will be presented with prize and a plaque during the evening session. Winners will have the opportunity to give a brief highlight of their work (2 minutes) at the end of the award ceremony.
To qualify, you must register and submit an abstract to Dr. Mia Thi, the chair of the Poster Session and Young Investigator Award committee, by September 26, 2016 via email to:mia.thi@einsteinmed.edu
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 follow the template here
As the Symposium aims to promote communication within our region, we encourage you to submit your recent work (within 2016) to this Symposium, including work that may have been submitted to other meetings.
Agenda
7:15 – 8:00 am | Check-in and continental breakfast |
8:00 – 8:10 am | Introduction and acknowledgements |
Hui (Herb) B. Sun, PhD | |
Opening remarks | |
Neil J. Cobelli, MD | |
Session 1: Tendon Regeneration: Stem Cells and Beyond | Steering Chair: Helen Lu, Ph.D. |
8:10-8:35 am | Evaluation of Tendon-Specific Endothelial-Derived Stem Cells in Rotator Cuff Repair |
Scott Rodeo, M.D. | |
The Hospital for Special Surgery | |
8:35-9:00 am | Current & Future Strategies in Stem Cell Based Regenerative Medicine for the Musculoskeletal System |
Johnny Huard, Ph.D. | |
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | |
9:00-9:25 am | Regulation of tendon regeneration |
Alice Huang, Ph.D. | |
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | |
9:25-9:50 am | Engineering a Biomimetic Microenvironment to Prime Stem Cells for Enhanced Tissue Regeneration |
Wan-Ju Li, Ph.D. | |
University of Wisconsin-Madison | |
9:50-10:10 am | Coffee BREAK |
Session 2: New insights in arthritis | Steering Chair: John Hardin, M.D. |
0:10-10:35 am | Autoimmunity in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis |
Laura Santambrogio, Ph.D. | |
Albert Einstein College of Medicine | |
10:35-11:00 am | Regulation of inflammatory responses in tumor necrosis factor-activated and rheumatoid arthritis synovial macrophages by JAK inhibitors |
Lionel Ivashkiv, M.D. | |
The Hospital for Special Surgery | |
11:00-11:25 am | Beta-catenin is a Key Mediator in the Development of Spondyloarthritis |
Di Chen, Ph.D. | |
Rush University | |
11:25-11:50 am | Energy sensor AMPK in cartilage homeostasis and osteoarthritis |
Ru Liu-Bryan, Ph.D. | |
University of California, San Diego | |
12:00-1:45 pm | Lunch and poster session |
12:45-1:00 pm | Faculty photo |
1:00-1:45 pm | Faculty meeting with lunch |
Session 3: Novel views into musculoskeletal degenerative diseases | Steering Chair: James Iatridis, Ph.D. |
1:45-2:10 pm | Elucidating Mechanisms of Tendon Damage by Measuring Multiscale Unloaded Recovery Following Tensile Loading |
Dawn Elliott, Ph.D | |
University of Delaware | |
2:10-2:35 pm | Genetic Mouse Models of Accelerated Intervertebral Disc Degeneration and Regeneration |
Chitra L. Dahia, Ph.D | |
Hospital for Special Surgery | |
3:00-3:25 pm | Injury, inflammation, and altered mechanotransduction in the intervertebral disc |
James Iatridis, Ph.D. | |
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | |
3:25-3:45 pm | Coffee BREAK |
Session 4: Bone Adaptation in Aging and Disease | Steering Chair: Susannah Fritton, Ph.D. |
3:45-4:05 pm | Bone mineralization changes due to aging and disease |
Adele Boskey, Ph.D. | |
Hospital for Special Surgery | |
4:05-4:25 pm | Effects of bone matrix proteins on fracture and fragility |
StacyAnn Morgan, Ph.D. and Deepak Vashishth, Ph.D. | |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | |
4:25-4:45 pm | CXCL12/CXCR4 signaling in skeletal mechanoadaptation and angiogenesis |
Alesha Castillo, Ph.D. | |
New York University | |
4:45-5:05 pm | Role of estrogen signaling in load-based skeletal adaptation |
Marjolein van der Meulen, Ph.D. | |
Cornell University | |
5:05-5:25 pm | Low magnitude mechanical signals as an anabolic signal to the skeleton in aging and disease |
Clint Rubin, Ph.D. | |
Stony Brook University | |
Young Investigator Awards | Chair: Zeynep Seref-Ferlengez, PhD |
5:30 pm | Young Investigator Awards |
Chair: Mia M. Thi, PhD | |
5:45 pm | Closing remarks |
Neil J. Cobelli, MD | |
5:45pm – 6:15 pm | Reception and networking |
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Hui B. Sun, PhD
STEERING COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Helen Lu, PhD
James Iatridis, PhD
John Hardin, MD
Susannah Fritton, PhD
PROGRAM OVERSEERS
Di Chen, PhD
Mary Goldring, PhD
Ed Guo, PhD
Jeremy Mao, DDS, PhD
Maurizio Pacifici, PhD
Yi-Xian Qin, PhD
Mitchell Schaffler, PhD
POSTER SESSION AND YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD COMMITTE
Chair: Mia Thi, PhD
Co-chairs:
David Hirsh, MD
Bang Hoang, PhD
Robert J. Majeska, PhD
Jeremy J. Mao, DDS, PhD
Maurizio Pacifici, PhD
Sylvia O. Suadicani, PhD
CONTACT INFORMATION
Herb B. Sun, PhD
Program Director
Mia M. Thi, PhD
Chair, Poster Session and Young Investigator
Rhomina Carrasco
Symposium Coordinator
HOTEL INFORMATION
Residence Inn by Marriott
The Bronx at Metro Center Atrium
1776 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461
Launched in May 2015, the hotel is a 10 minute walk from the Symposium.
PARKING INFORMATION
he PF Parking lot
1975 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461