The joint seminar series and departmental presentations are held in Auditorium 160 Cohn Research Building (1735 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60612), unless noted otherwise.
| Day and Time | Speaker | Title of Talk |
|---|---|---|
| October 4, 2021 Monday, 3-4 p.m. |
Stuart B Goodman MD PhD FRCSC FACS FBSE FIOR FORS |
“Inflammation, Bone Loss and Tissue Regeneration: From Particle Disease to Tissue Engineering” JOINT Seminar Series (Virtual presentation via Zoom/In-person (30 max)) In-person Join Zoom Meeting |
| October 25, 2021 Monday, 3-4 p.m. |
Rick Sumner, PhD |
“Joint Health T32 Updates and New Research Directions” JOINT Seminar Series (Virtual presentation via Zoom/In-person (25 max)) In-person Join Zoom Meeting |
| November 1, 2021 Monday, 3-4 p.m. |
Jitesh Pratap, PhD |
“Regulation of Microtubule Dynamics in Cell Differentiation and Cancer Metastasis” JOINT Seminar Series (Virtual presentation via Zoom/In-person (25 max)) In-person Join Zoom Meeting |
| December 6, 2021 Monday, 3-4 p.m. |
John Martin, PhD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Duke University |
“Translational imaging and bioinformatics tools for predicting spine disease and low back pain” JOINT Seminar Series (Virtual presentation via Zoom/In-person (25 max)) In-person Join Zoom Meeting |
| December 13, 2021 Monday, 3-4 p.m. |
Chundo Oh, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush Medical College |
“The role of CCL2 in intervertebral disc degeneration” JOINT Seminar Series (Virtual presentation via Zoom/In-person (25 max)) In-person Join Zoom Meeting |
| January 10, 2022 Monday, 3-4 p.m. |
Mozart Queiroz Neto, PhD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Rush University Medical Center |
“A Metallurgical Journey through Orthopedic Implants in 2022” Virtual JOINT Seminar Series Join Zoom Meeting |
| January 24, 2022 Monday, 3-4 p.m. |
Aron S. Buchman, MD |
“Laboratories without walls: Leveraging community-based cohort studies to elucidate the biology of late-life motor impairment” Virtual JOINT Seminar Series Join Zoom Meeting |
| January 31, 2022 Monday, 3-4 p.m. |
Sriram Ravindran, PhD Associate Professor Oral Biology College of Dentistry University of Illinois at Chicago |
“miRNA based EV engineering for regenerative medicine” Virtual JOINT Seminar Series Join Zoom Meeting |
| February 7, 2022 Monday, 3-4 p.m. |
Eshwar Reddy Tammineni, PhD Post-Doctoral Fellow Rush University Medical Center Department of Physiology & Biophysics |
“Calcium dysregulation in muscle leads to diabetes but also puts corrective pathways to work” Virtual JOINT Seminar Series Join Zoom Meeting |
| February 28, 2022 Monday, 3-4 p.m. |
Kharma Foucher, PhD Associate Professor Kinesiology and Nutrition University of Illinois Chicago |
“Biomechanical & energetic factors associated with physical activity limitations in osteoarthritis” JOINT Seminar Series (Virtual presentation via Zoom/In-person (25 max)) In-person Join Zoom Meeting |
| March 14, 2022 Monday, 3-4 p.m. |
Georgia Papavasiliou, PhD Professor Associate Chair of Undergraduate Academic Affairs Department of Biomedical Engineering Illinois Institute of Technology |
“Engineering Hydrogel Biomaterials at the Nano and Macro Scales for Tissue Regeneration” JOINT Seminar Series (Virtual presentation via Zoom/In-person) In-person Join Zoom Meeting |
| March 21, 2022 Monday, 3-4 p.m. |
Deneen M. Wellik, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Cell & Regenerative Biology University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health |
“A critical role for Hox genes in skeletal development, maintenance and repair” JOINT Seminar Series (Virtual presentation via Zoom/In-person) In-person Join Zoom Meeting |
| March 28, 2022 Monday, 3-4 p.m. |
Luisa A. DiPietro, DDS, PhD Professor, UIC Scientific Director for the Chicago Biomedical Consortium Director, UIC Center for Wound Healing & Tissue Regeneration Periodontics |
“The End Game: Apoptosis and Fibrosis in Wound Healing” JOINT Seminar Series (Virtual presentation via Zoom/In-person) In-person Join Zoom Meeting |
| April 18, 2022 Monday, 3-4 p.m. |
Elisa Budyn, PhD Mechanical Engineering, Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences University of Illinois at Chicago |
“Growing Human Bone in a Bone-on-Chip” JOINT Seminar Series (Virtual presentation via Zoom/In-person) In-person Join Zoom Meeting |
| April 25, 2022 Monday, 3-4 p.m. |
Kelsey H. Collins, PhD Research Instructor in the Guilak Laboratory Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Washington University in St. Louis |
“Using Patient-Relevant Outcomes and Tissue Engineering Strategies to Study Fat-Cartilage Crosstalk” JOINT Seminar Series (Virtual presentation via Zoom/In-person) In-person Join Zoom Meeting |
| May 2, 2022 Monday, 3-4 p.m. |
Christine Lary, PhD Senior Biostatistician and Faculty Scientist I Maine Medical Center Research Institute |
“Bone and metabolic changes that precede dementia diagnosis and the role of Alpha Synuclein” JOINT Seminar Series (Virtual presentation via Zoom/In-person) In-person Join Zoom Meeting |
| June 6, 2022 Monday, 3-4 p.m. |
Uruj Zehra MBBS, MPhil, PhD Institute of Health Sciences Associate Professor of Anatomy at the University of Health Sciences Lahore, Pakistan |
“My years in spine and musculoskeletal research from Bristol to Lahore” JOINT Seminar Series (Virtual presentation via Zoom only) Join Zoom Meeting |
| June 20, 2022 Monday, 3-4 p.m. |
Charles A. O’Brien, PhD |
“Osteoclast formation: who’s in control?” JOINT Seminar Series (Virtual presentation via Zoom only) Join Zoom Meeting |
| August 29, 2022 Monday, 3-4 p.m. |
Tristan Maerz, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Michigan |
“Cellular and molecular mediators of synovial fibrosis and inflammation in osteoarthritis” JOINT Seminar Series (Virtual presentation via Zoom/In-person) In-person Join Zoom Meeting |