The third annual Mizzou Musculoskeletal Research Symposium was incredibly successful! This year, the symposium included more than 25 presenters from institutions nationwide including the University of Pittsburgh, Washington University in St Louis, UCLA, and the University of Missouri – Columbia.
Keynote address was provided by Dr. Stephen Badylak of the University of Pittsburgh (Acellular Approach to Skeletal Muscle Regeneration: Clinical Translation). The focus of Dr. Badylak’s work has been on the mechanisms by which the extracellular matrix signals host tissues to promote and support functional tissue reconstruction.
This year’s award recipients are:
Overall Category Winner
- Melanie Boeyer, University of Missouri Columbia, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thompson Laboratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics - Operative Differences for PSF After VBT: Are We Fusing More Levels in the End?
Undergraduate and Master’s Presentations
- 1st Jordan Schafer, University of Missouri Columbia, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thompson Laboratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics - Agreement Among Human and Automated Reader Assessments of Severity of Knee Osteoarthritis Using the Kellgren-Lawrence Radiographic Grading System
- 2nd Anna Sullentrup, University of Missouri Columbia, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thompson Laboratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics - Utilizing Patient Demographics and Medication Use to Predict Changes in Clinically Relevant Biomarker Concentrations in Synovial Fluid from Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
PhD Presentations
- 1st Josephine Luk, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thompson Laboratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics - Assessment of Tibiofemoral Loading After Shell Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation Suggest Changes in Joint Space Loading
- 2nd Kylee Rucinski (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thompson Laboratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics) - Factors Associated with Orthopaedic Trauma Patient Non-Adherence to Follow-Up Visits
Postdoctoral Fellow Presentations
- 1st Aaron Morton, Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology - Novel Biomaterial Enhances Muscle Force in Dystrophic Skeletal Muscle
- 2nd Sebastian Cardona-Ramirez, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thompson Labaratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics - Early Mobilization Does Not Effectively Reduce Matrix Degradation in Cytokine-Stimulated Hamstring Tendon Graft Fibroblasts
View all graphical abstracts including those from our award winners
The symposium was planned and organized by postdoctoral fellows in the Mizzou Musculoskeletal Research Training Program. The primary objective of the postdoctoral training program is to expand and enhance the biomedical scientist workforce to enhance foundational training and productivity and accelerate discoveries and breakthroughs positively influencing outcomes for millions of individuals suffering from musculoskeletal disorders. The program is led by Dr. Dana Duren (Director), Drs. James Cook and Richard Sherwood (Co-Directors), and Dr. Lisa Royse (Program Manager).
