ORS Young Investigators Session
powered by the ORS Ambassadors Program
featured during the NYU Center for Skeletal and Craniofacial Biology (CSCB) 2019 Symposium

Thursday, June 6, 2019
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM

Session Organizers

Olivia M. Torre, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, ORS Ambassador – Northeast
Phillip Leucht, MD, PhD, NYU Langone Health

The ORS Young Investigators Session powered by the ORS Ambassadors Program will be held during the NYU Center for Skeletal and Craniofacial Biology (CSCB) 2019 Symposium.

Symposium Program Agenda

The symposium will feature the following sessions and invited speakers:

Names in bold are ORS members.

Opening Remarks

Thorsten Kirsch, PhD, NYU School of Medicine

Tendon/Spine Regeneration Session

(chaired by Thorsten Kirsch, PhD)

Regulation of tendon regeneration
Alice Huang, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Mechanobiology of tenogenesis
Catherine K. Kuo, PhD, University of Rochester Medical Center

Evolutionary conservation of the notochord genetic toolkit across chordates
Anna Di Gregorio, PhD, 2018 CSCB Pilot Grant Awardee, NYU College of Dentistry

Nonviral transfection of human intervertebral disc cells with transcription factors induces reprogramming to a healthy anti-catabolic/inflammatory phenotype with enhanced extracellular matrix accumulation
Nina Tang, The Ohio State University 

Stem Cells, Fat, and Bone Session

(chaired by Nicola Partridge, PhD)

Sclerostin’s effects on adipose and bone
Michaela Reagan, PhD, Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Tufts University & Maine Medical Center Research Institute

Quantitative MRI of bone microarchitecture and marrow fat composition
Gregory Chang, MD, MBA, NYU School of Medicine

Impaired hard tissue morphology and mineral density in Type-1 diabetes
Yanjiao Zhang, PhD, NYU College of Dentistry

Poster Session and Lunch

ORS Young Investigators Session

(chaired by Philipp Leucht, MD, PhD & Olivia Torre, PhD)

Bone marrow multipotent stromal cell derived exosomes attenuate pathologic diabetic wound healing by promoting angiogenesis
Joseph Kuhn, LPN, MD, NYU School of Medicine
Research Fellow

Defining fibrocartilage stem cells critical for TMJ development and disease
Angela Ruscitto, PhD, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Osteocyte oxidative stress following estrogen loss, microdamage and disuse
Dorra Frikha-Benayed, PhD, City College of New York, City University of New York
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Microbiome and Bone Session

(chaired by Xin Li, PhD)

The gut microbiome and bone health
Julia Charles, MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School & Brigham and Women’s Hospital

The microbiome and orthopaedic disorders
Christopher Hernandez, PhD, Cornell University College of Engineering

Fungal (mycobiome) perturbations in necrotic tissues of MRONJ patients
Smruti Pushalkar, PhD, 2018 CSCB Pilot Grant Awardee, NYU College of Dentistry 

Osteoarthritis Session

(chaired by Mukundan Attur, PhD)

Drug based modulation of endogenous fibrocartilage stem cells to treat TMJ osteoarthritis
Mildred Embree, MS, DMD, PhD, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine

Changes in DNA methylation contribute to the phenotypic instability of chondrocytes in osteoarthritis
Miguel Otero, PhD, Hospital for Special Surgery 

Adenosine A2A receptor (A2AR) stimulation enhances mitochondrial metabolism and mitigates reactive oxygen species-mediated mitochondrial injury
Cristina Castro, NYU School of Medicine 

Conclusions and Thank You

Nicola Partridge, PhD
Founding Director, NYU Center for Skeletal & Craniofacial Biology
Professor, Basic Science & Craniofacial Biology
NYU College of Dentistry
Professor, Medicine and Biochemistry
NYU School of Medicine

Reception and Award Presentations

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This young investigator focused session will allow for the presentation and discussion of new scientific knowledge. Included in the session will be 3 10-minute talks by promising scientists who have been selected from submitted abstracts.  Presentations will be followed by lively discussion.

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
NYU Center for Skeletal and Craniofacial Biology (CSCB) 2019 Symposium

Symposium Location
Room 230, 2nd Floor
College of Nursing, College of Dentistry,
and the NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Bioengineering Institute Building
433 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10010

Map

This Young Investigator focused symposium will offer a unique opportunity for graduate and medical students, post-doctoral fellows and residents, and early career independent investigators to showcase their programs in the growth and development, regeneration or aging of musculoskeletal and craniofacial systems.  Focus will be on providing young investigators a platform to present their work, and then to network with established musculoskeletal scientists and facilitate learning and the exchange of ideas.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The symposium will be immediately followed by a reception with light refreshments and drinks.

Symposium Agenda

Congratulations ORS Young Investigator Best Podium Award Recipients!

Nonviral transfection of human intervertebral disc cells with transcription factors induces reprogramming to a healthy anti-catabolic/inflammatory phenotype with enhanced extracellular matrix accumulation
Nina Tang
Graduate Student
Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University

Defining fibrocartilage stem cells critical for TMJ development and disease
Angela Ruscitto, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scientist D
Department of Orthodontics Columbia University College of Dental Medicine

Bone marrow multipotent stromal cell derived exosomes attenuate pathologic diabetic wound healing by promoting angiogenesis
Joseph Kuhn, LPN, MD
Research Fellow
Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery NYU School of Medicine

Questions about the ORS Ambassadors Program or the ORS Young Investigators Session?
Contact the ORS office at [email protected] or (847) 823-5770.

Questions about the CSCB Symposium registration, abstracts, or the program?
Olivia M. Torre, ORS Ambassador – Northeast, [email protected]

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