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
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
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.
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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ORS Ambassadors Program
Thank you to the following for their support of the ORS Young Investigators Session:
