Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Health Equity in Musculoskeletal Science
Discussion Leader: Sarah Snelling (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:15 pm
Sadaf Milani (University of Texas Medical Branch, United States)
"Sex/Gender Differences in the Diagnosis of Pain"
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:50 pm
Monkol Lek (Yale University, United States)
"Partnering with Community Based Organizations to Increase Genetic Diversity in the Pediatric Skeletal Muscle Cell Atlas"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Cherice Hill (University of Rochester, United States)
"Exploring Intersectionality in Motion Analysis and Motor Control"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Impact of Aging on Musculoskeletal Health
Discussion Leader: Abigail Mackey (Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen, Denmark)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
Kevin Murach (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, United States)
"Mediators of Youthfulness in Skeletal Muscle"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:10 am
Meghan McGee-Lawrence (Medical College of Georgia / Augusta University, United States)
"Endogenous Glucocorticoids and Their Receptors in Skeletal Aging"
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:30 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:30 am
Bethan Phillips (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom)
"Non-Pharmacological Strategies to Maintain Skeletal Muscle Mass and Function in Later Life"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm
Michael Madigan (Virginia Tech, United States)
"I Really Gotta Get Out More: A First Step Out of the Lab to Study Older Adult Falls in the Real World"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizer: Sun Peck (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Multiscale Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
Discussion Leader: Amy McNulty (Duke University School of Medicine, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm
Joel Boerckel (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
"Mechanobiology of Bone Development and Repair"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm
Grace O'Connell (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
"Predicting Disc Failure: A Finite Element Modeling Approach"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:15 pm
Jeffrey Katz (Brigham and Women's Hospital, United States)
"Treatment of Meniscal Tear: Outcomes of Mechanically-Focused Interventions on a Pain Syndrome of Uncertain Origin"
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Multi-Modal Imaging to Assess Musculoskeletal Health
Discussion Leader: Timothy Mosher (Pennsylvania State University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
Garry Gold (Stanford University, United States)
"Imaging of Osteoarthritis: Insights and Open Questions"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:10 am
Corey Neu (University of Colorado Boulder, United States)
"Can We Predict Outcomes of Joint Disease by Imaging Cartilage Biomechanics?"
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:30 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:30 am
Hanna Isaksson (Lund University, Sweden)
"The Power of Synchrotron-Based Imaging for Unraveling Structure-Function Relationships in Musculoskeletal Tissues"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm
Ralph Marcucio (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
"I've Looked at Bones from Both Sides Now. Somehow, I Really Don't Know Bones at All"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Impact of Spaceflight on Musculoskeletal Health
Discussion Leader: Mary Bouxsein (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm
Jeffrey Willey (Wake Forest University School of Medicine, United States)
"Countermeasures to Protect Gait, Performance and Joint Health in Rodents During Spaceflight"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm
Laurence Vico (University Jean Monnet, Mines St-Etienne, France)
"Impact of Space Travels on Bones: Our Skeleton Adapts to the Conditions of Space Flight but the Return to the Earth is Challenging"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:15 pm
Jennifer Fogarty (Baylor College of Medicine / Center for Space Medicine, United States)
"Navigating the Benefits and Costs of Prevention, Mitigation and Acceptable Risk of Spaceflight-Induced Musculoskeletal Adaptation."
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Musculoskeletal Tissue Regeneration
Discussion Leader: Karin Payne (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
Elazar Zelzer (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
"From Feedback to Function: Understanding Proprioception's Role in Musculoskeletal Biology"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:10 am
Gabrielle Kardon (University of Utah, United States)
"Cellular Dynamics of Skeletal Muscle Regeneration"
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:30 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:30 am
Stephanie Bryant (University of Colorado Boulder, United States)
"Designing Hybrid Photopolymeric and Degradable Biomaterials for Musculoskeletal Regeneration"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm
Scott Bruder (Bruder Consulting and Venture Group, United States)
"Understanding the Development of Orthobiologic Products"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Chronic Joint Pain and Lessons from the Knee, Spine and TMJ
Discussion Leader: Kyle Allen (University of Florida, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm
Rebecca Wachs (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States)
"Developing More Representative and Replicable Small Animal Models of Low Back Pain"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm
Alejandro Almarza (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
"Pain in Different Models of TMJ-OA"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:15 pm
Antoinette Spector ( Northwestern University, United States)
"Exploring the Utility of Social Vulnerability Indices to Better Understand and Address Disparities in Osteoarthritis Pain Mechanisms and Outcomes"
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Genetic Regulation of Musculoskeletal Disease
Discussion Leader: Jennifer Westendorf (Mayo Clinic, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
Paula Hernandez (University of Texas Southwestern, United States)
"Are Sex Differences in Chondrocyte Mechanoresponse a Link to Sex Disparities in Osteoarthritis?"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:10 am
Noriaki Ono (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry, United States)
"Potential Mechanisms of Idiopathic Condylar Resorption of the Temporomandibular Joint"
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:30 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:30 am
Elizabeth Balmayor (RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Germany)
"Expediting Bone Healing with Messenger RNA"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm
Charles Farber (University of Virginia, United States)
"Systems Genetics Approaches to Unravel the Genetics of Osteoporosis"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Computational Methods and Big Data in Musculoskeletal Health
Discussion Leader: Ronald June (Montana State University, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm
Mohit Kapoor (Schroeder Arthritis Institute / University Health Network, Canada)
"Multi-Omic Profiling in Osteoarthritis"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm
Nidhi Bhutani (Stanford University, United States)
"Deciphering Cellular Atlases for Skeletal Tissues"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:15 pm
Spencer Lake (Washington University in St. Louis, United States)
"Machine Learning-Based Analysis of Cells and Tissues following Joint Injury"
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure