Congratulations to the 2024 Award Recipients

2024 Winners Presentation Topic
Lauren Lisiewski

Columbia University
Transcriptomic Profiles Of Chronic Pain And Disability In Patients With Intervertebral Disc Pathology
Levon Rodriguez

Icahn School of Medicine
Bovine Annulus Fibrosus Cell Phenotypes Are Driven By Both Substrate Stiffness And Ligand
Nick Herger

University Hospital of Zurich
3D Culture Priming Sustainably Improves The Immunosuppressive Potential Of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

Emily Sharp

University of Pennsylvania
 A ‘Clickable’ Hydrogel For Annulus Fibrosus Repair After Intervertebral Disc Herniation
Neharika Bhadouria

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Sex-dependent Spinal Expression Of Serpina1/alpha-1 Antitrypsin May Predispose Women To Inflammation
Emma Coltoff

Wake Forest School of Medicine
Exploration Of The Full-field Biomechanics Of The Lumbar Spine
Janai Augustin

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Rare Variants Of SERPINA1 Alter Spinal Curvature In Men And Raloxifene Partially Restores Spinal Structure In Male Serpina1a_c Ko Mice
Jordy Schol

Tokai University School of Medicine
From Mild To Severe Degeneration: Canine Disc Degeneration Treatment Via Off-the-shelf Np Cell Transplantation
Giselle Kaneda

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Development of a Comprehensive Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Large Animal Model