Congratulations to the 2026 ORS Tendon Section Award Winners

2026 Winners Presentation Topic
Ellen Zhang
University of Pennsylvania

Aberrant BMP And Mechanosignaling Remodel Chromatin To Drive Heterotopic Ossification In FOP

Elaine Nagahara
Columbia University

Smad4 Signaling Underlies Neuromuscular Contractures: A Target For Localized Drug Eluting Hydrogel Therapy

Ella McGovern
Columbia University

Investigation Of Gamma Delta T Cells And The JAK/STAT Signaling Pathway In Tendon Healing

Emily King
Columbia University

MRTF/SRF Signaling Is Required For Postnatal Tendon Maturation

Emma Stowe
Boston University

Aging Disrupts Non-collagenous Mediators Of Tendon Structure During Mechanical Adaptation

Ella Kim
Harvard University
Elevator Pitch Mechanical Unloading Attenuates the Innate Immune Response to Impair Enthesis Regeneration in Adult Zebrafish
Ahmet Pazarceviren, PhD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Elevator Pitch  Scar Wars: Awakening of the Tendon
Hana Kalco
Boston University
Elevator Pitch Tendon-Derived Signals Regulate Inflammation and Repair in Whole Joint Injury