Congratulations to the 2024 ORS Tendon Section Award Winners

2024 Winner Presentation Topic
Maja Wolleb

ETH Zurich
Phosphofructokinase-mediated Glycolysis Tunes Extracellular Matrix Remodelling In Human Tendinopathy And In Vitro Models Of Tendon Fibrosis
Yuki Fujikawa

MIE University
The Effects Of Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 (fgf-2) On Achilles Tendon Injury
Emmanuella Adjei-Sowah

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Tendon-targeted Delivery Of Drug-loaded Nanoparticles To Modulate Healing
Anthony Aggouras

Boston University
Higher Efficiency Microdamage Clearance In MRL/MpJ Tendon Following Laser Ablation
Julia Robbins

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
A New Mouse Model To Understand Pathogenesis Of Heterotopic Ossification In Tendon
Leia Troop

Virginia Commonwealth University
Decreasing Cyclic Load, As Collagen Organization Increases, Does Not Improve Maturation In Engineered Ligaments
Jarod Forer

University of Oregon
Fluid Mechanics of the Achilles Tendon: Translating Interventions for Improved Clinical Outcomes
Zizhao Li

University of Pennsylvania
An Extracellular Vesicle (EV)-functionalized Multiphasic Scaffold System for Rotator Cuff Repair
Giulia Crosio

Columbia University Medical Center
Immune Cell Regulation in Tendon Regeneration and Scar Formation
Benjamin Freedman

BIDMC/HMS
Enhanced Dural Sealing Using A Mechanically Tough Bioadhesive
Haiyin Li

University of Rochester Medical Center
Trinetx Analytics Network Analyses Of The USA Population Reveals Bidirectional Association Between Achilles Tendinopathy And Hypertension Mediated By Voltage-gated Ca<sup>2+</sup> Channel Ca<sub>V</sub>1.2
Nathan Campbell

Purdue University Department of Health and Kinesiology
Effect Of Increased Dietary Protein Intake And Source On Resistance Training-induced Changes In Skeletal Muscle And Patellar Tendon Properties In Older Women