Congratulations to the 2026 Award Recipients

2026 Winner Presentation Topic
Alexandra Armstrong, DVM, PhD
University of Minnesota

DV200 Values In Human And Porcine Formalin-fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) Osteochondral Samples

Richard Bell, PhD
Hospital for Special Surgery

Computational Pathology Measures OA Cartilage Damage And Recapitulates OARSI Scoring In A Mouse Model Of Tibial Loading-induced OA

Brett Mattingly
Indiana University School of Medicine

Macrophage-specific Deletion Of Ca2+ calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase Kinase 2 Attenuates Post-traumatic Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis

Michiaki Sato, MSc, PT
Saitama Prefectural University

Elucidating The Mechanisms Of Aberrant Angiogenesis Associated With Pain Induction In Knee Osteoarthritis

Frank Zaucke, PhD
University Hospital Frankfurt

The Endoplasmic Reticulum Protein Retention Receptor KDELR2 Is Essential For Survival And Proper Collagen Quality In The Skeletal System Of Mice And Zebrafish