Congratulations to the 2024 ISFR Award Recipients!

Spotlight Speakers Presentation Topic
Mary Jane De Souza, PhD 

Penn State University 

Osteoporosis, Bone Health and Prunes: Lessons Learned from a 12 Month RCT Prune Intervention in Postmenopausal Women

Laura McCabe, PhD

Michigan State University

Targeting Gut Health as a Critical Skeletal Regulator

Ashley Weaver, PhD 

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Nutrition, Exercise & Weighted Vest Interventions to Preserve Older Adult Bone Health During Intentional Weight Loss

Rising Star Speakers Presentation Topic
Honey Hendesi, PhD

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Intermittent Fasting Improves Bone Fracture Healing in Obese Mice by Altering Gut Microbiome

Miriam Tschaffon-Müller, PhD, MSc 

Ulm University

Imbalances in Catecholamine Signaling Leading to Disturbed Endochondral Ossification

Peter Bertone, BA, MSE 

Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering

Synergistic Strategies in Bone Tissue Engineering: Cryogels and Ceramic 3D Printing for Complex Reconstruction

Travel Awards Presentation Topic
Morgan Cobban, BSE, MSc 

Trinity College Dublin

Gpr161 as a Novel Osteocyte Mechanosensor and Regulator of Osteoclastogenesis

Christopher Panebianco, PhD 

University of Pennsylvania

Maternal Exercise Rescues Fetal Akinesia-Impaired Bone and Joint Development

Madhura Nijsure 

University of Pennsylvania

Yap Regulates Post-Fracture Periosteal Expansion Through Both Cell Intrinsic and Extrinsic Co-Transcriptional Programs

Xinyi Ma 

Duke University

Macrophages Secrete Thbs1 To Induce Col2a1-expressing Cells In The Early Phase Of Fracture Healing

Leyi Chen 

Washington University in St. Louis

Localized Delivery Of Inducible BMP2-Lentivirus Using Macroporous Chitosan-agarose-gelatin Cryogel Scaffolds For Treatment Of Atrophic Nonunion Fracture In Mice

Mimma Maggio, BEng, MEng

Trinity College Dublin

Mesenchymal-Derived Bone Cells Regulate Osteoclastogenesis Via an Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Mechanism that is Dependent on the Stage Of Mesenchymal Lineage Commitment and the Mechanical Environment

Mubashir Ahmad, PhD 

Ulm University

The Wnt1G177C/G177C Mutation Impairs Fracture Healing in Mice

Justin King, BS 

UConn Health

Single-Cell Analysis Prioritizes Candidate MSC Markers for Personalized Orthopedic Applications

Aboubacar Wague, BA 

University of California

Investigating The Antibacterial Properties Of Fibroadipogenic Progenitors And Their Role In Infection Control

Kristin Molitoris, MS 

Duke University

Inflammaging in the Fracture Callus

Podium Awards Presentation Topic Place
Annemarie Lang, DVM, PhD 

University of Michigan

Bone Fracture Induces Local Erythropoiesis, Preventing Fracture Site Hypoxia

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Morgan Cobban, BSE, MSc 

Trinity College Dublin

Gpr161 As A Novel Osteocyte Mechanosensor And Regulator Of Osteoclastogenesis

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Esther Wehrle, DVM, PhD 

AO Research Institute Davos

Spatial Transcriptomics Reveal Distinct Gene Expression Patterns And Treatment Targets During Fracture Healing In (non)-union Models In Mice

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Poster Awards Presentation Topic Place
Kristin Molitoris, MS 

Duke University

Inflammaging in the Fracture Callus

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Mimma Maggio, BEng, MEng 

Trinity College Dublin

Mesenchymal-derived Bone Cells Regulate Osteoclastogenesis Via An Extracellular Vesicle-mediated Mechanism That Is Dependent On The Stage Of Mesenchymal Lineage Commitment And The Mechanical Environment

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Aboubacar Wague, BA 

University of California

Investigating The Antibacterial Properties Of Fibroadipogenic Progenitors And Their Role In Infection Control

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