Promoting Cross Talk and Inclusiveness in Spine Research
Friday, February 2
2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Room 104
ORS Spine Section Members ONLY
The Spine Section meeting will have two distinct parts: an educational component and a research component. In the educational component, Dr Gross and Dr Grisham will discuss how we can build awareness of the importance of diversity and team-dynamics in the research environment. A panel discussion will follow their presentations. The research part will feature speed poster presentations and short presentations by the 2023 Travel Fellowship and Peter Roughley award winners. Three speakers will present research talks on the topic: The Immune System in Chronic Back Pain, which will be followed by a panel discussion and a networking event at Café Sevilla.
Titles of Presentations and Speakers:
An Honest Conversation about DEI in STEM post-COVID
Kelly Cross, PhD, Georgia Tech-Engineering Education
Developing a High-Performing Workplace Culture
Molly Grisham, PhD
BACPAC and Chronic Pain Phenotyping
Conor O’Neill, MD UCSF
Crosstalk in the Human Intervertebral Disc: Inflammation, Nutrient Availability, and Pain
Morgan Giers, PhD, Oregon State University
Interaction between Local and System Inflammation in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
Nadeen Chahine, PhD, Columbia University
