Orthopaedic Research Society 2024 Annual Meeting

The Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) 2024 Annual Meeting will include lectures and presentations from Columbia Orthopedics faculty and researchers. ORS is an international hub for biologists, engineers, clinicians, surgeon-scientists, orthopaedic surgeons, and veterinarians within the field of musculoskeletal science and orthopaedic care. The meeting will take place on February 2 – 6 in Long Beach, California.

See below for the syllabus of presentations, lectures, and posters being presented by Columbia Orthopedics faculty and researchers:

Friday, February 2

Grant Writing:

• 8:00am - The Art of Grant Writing Workshop. Nadeen Chahine, PhD (Faculty participant and workshop co-organizer). Room 202

ORS Spine Section Scientific Symposium

• 5:45pm - Interaction between Local and Systemic Inflammation in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. Nadeen O. Chahine, PhD. Room 104

Saturday, February 3

Profiles, Phenotypes, and Treatments in Spine Pain

• 9:35am - Transcriptomic Profiles of Chronic Pain and Disability in Patients with Intervertebral Disc Pathology. Lauren Lisiewski, MS. Room 104

Poster Session: Tendon and Ligament - Injury and Healing

• 10:15am - Resolution Of Chronic IL-33 Signaling Improves Adult Macrophage Polarization And Tendon Healing. Giulia Crosio, MS. LBCC Hall A

Sunday, February 4

Poster Session: Intervertebral Disc - Injury, Healing and Pain

• 10:15am - Secretome of Injuriously Loaded Intervertebral Disc Motion Segments Promotes Innate Immune System Signaling. Hagar Kenawy, MS. LBCC Hall A

Monday, February 5

Spotlight - Therapeutics for Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

• 9:25am - Intra-discal Delivery Of RhoA Activator For Treatment Of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. Helna Mary Baby, MS. Room 104

Poster Session: Intervertebral Disc - Injury, Healing and Pain

• 10:15am - Inflammatory Stimulation of the Intervertebral Disc Promotes Chemokine Production and Macrophage Recruitment. Lauren Lisiewski, MS. LBCC Hall A

Poster Session: Tendon and Ligament - Injury and Healing

• 10:15am - Neonatal And Adult Mice Have Intrinsic Tenocyte And T Cell Differences. Giulia Crosio, MS. LBCC Hall A

Tuesday, February 6

Tendon and Ligament – Mechanobiology

• 8:00am - A Novel Role For The MRTF/SRF Pathway In Tendon Development. Emily King, MS. Room 102

Role of Cells in Spine Function and Treatment

• 9:55am - Transcriptomic analysis of murine intervertebral disc reveals anantomical spine-level-dependent differences in immune regulatory pathway. Mark Kim, PhD. Room 104

Poster Session: Intervertebral Disc - Growth, Development and Aging

• 10:15am - Aging Intervertebral Disc Reveals Upregulation In Immune Pathways And Activated Immune Cell Populations. Mark Kim, PhD. Exhibit and Poster Hall (Hall A)

Poster Session: Intervertebral Disc - Treatment and Therapeutics

• 10:15am - Therapeutic Treatment For Regulation Of RhoA Pathway In Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. Gigi Bond, BS. Exhibit and Poster Hall (Hall A)

Poster Session: Intervertebral Disc - Structure, Function and Mechanics

• 10:15am - Assessment Of Microscale Mechanical Properties Of Murine Intervertebral Discs With Aging. Leonardo Campos, BS. Exhibit and Poster Hall (Hall A)

Poster Session: Tendon and Ligament - Diseases and Disorders

• 10:15am - Understanding The Role Of Tendon In Pediatric Neuromuscular Contracture Following Neonatal Sciatic Denervation In Mice. Varun Arvind, MD, PhD. Exhibit and Poster Hall (Hall A)