Orthopaedic Research Club Seminars 2025-2026

Upcoming Seminars - 2026

Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/94672540093?pwd=BLGKFCAI6hA6BpJXOxLh86kORHM5za.1
Decoding Cellular Drivers for Development and Repair at the Tendon-to-Bone Interface
Fei Fang, PhD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/94672540093?pwd=BLGKFCAI6hA6BpJXOxLh86kORHM5za.1
Title: TBD
Takamitsu Maruyana, PhD
Assistant Professor of Mineralized Tissue Biology, ADA Forsyth Institute
Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/94672540093?pwd=BLGKFCAI6hA6BpJXOxLh86kORHM5za.1
Title: TBD
Holly Stewart, VMD, PhD, DACVS-LA
Assistant Professor of Large Animal Surgery, Penn Vet
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/94672540093?pwd=BLGKFCAI6hA6BpJXOxLh86kORHM5za.1
Title: TBD
Stephanie Cone, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware
Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/94672540093?pwd=BLGKFCAI6hA6BpJXOxLh86kORHM5za.1
Title: TBD
Kyle Potter, MD
Chair and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/94672540093?pwd=BLGKFCAI6hA6BpJXOxLh86kORHM5za.1
Title: TBD
Brian Kwee
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware

Past Seminars

 
Kyle Vining, PhD Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Mechanical Regulation of Monocyte Fate in Fibrotic Niches
Kyle Vining, PhD
Assistant Professor, Preventive and Restorative Sciences, Penn Dental Medicine, and Materials Science and Engineering
Penn Engineering

Kyra Smith, PhD Student

Gongsheng Yuan, Postdoc Fellow

Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Special Trainee Seminar

In vivo Validation of a Continuous Gradient Porous Scaffold for Osteochondral Defect Repair in a Rabbit Model
Kyra Smith, PhD Student
Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania
Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

 

The Role of Regulator of G Protein Signaling 12 (RGS12) in Inflammatory Arthritis
Gongsheng Yuan, Postdoc Fellow
Department of Basic and Translational Sciences, Penn Dental Medicine

 

Koen van de Wetering, DVM,  Ph.D. Wednesday, October  25, 2023, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Virtual

Endogenous small molecule mineralization regulators: differential effects on bone and soft connective tissues?
Koen van de Wetering, DVM, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic
Thomas Jefferson University
Patrick Seale, Ph.D. Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Virtual

Regulation of adipose tissue remodeling and fibrosis responses
Patrick Seale, PhD
Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
University of Pennsylvania
Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Virtual

Ectopic Ossification of the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) in a Murine Model of Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Jason (Joohyun) Lim, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
University of Delaware
Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Virtual

Spatially controlling biomaterial properties to direct osteochondral tissue formation
Lesley Chow, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Department of Bioengineering
Lehigh University
Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Virtual

Sirtuin 6 (SIRT6) as a Potential Therapeutic for Osteoarthritis
John Collins, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC), Thomas Jefferson University
Brianne Connizzo, Ph.D. Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Virtual
Examining Age-Related Changes in Matrix Remodeling Through In Vitro Explant Models
Brianne Connizzo, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University
Sebastian Vega, Ph.D. Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Virtual

Injectable Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications
Sebastian Vega, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Orthopaedic Surgery, Rowan University
Reyad Elbarbary, Ph.D. Wednesday, June 26, 2024, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

The Potential Therapeutic Use of Cannabinoids in Fracture Healing
Reyad Elbarbary, PhD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Penn State University
Wednesday, July 31, 2024, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

Update on Premenopausal Idiopathic Osteoporosis: Evaluation and Management
Adi Cohen, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Director of Early Onset Osteoporosis Center, Columbia University

Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual
Type V Collagen Orchestrates the Initial Matrix Templating in Developing Articular Cartilage and Meniscus
Bryan Kwok, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University

 

 

 

An Adipo-Osteo Progenitor Contributes to Bone and Marrow Fat Formation in Adult Mice
Jasmin Koehnken-Sawall, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, CHOP

Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

Discovery of Stem Cells in the Calvarium and Articular Cartilage
Seoyeon Bok, PhD
Instructor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

Stable vs. Dynamic Integrin Forces Regulate Fibrotic Cellular Behaviors
Tristan Driscoll, PhD
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

Leveraging Technology to Optimize Surgical Readiness: The ORTelligence Solution
Derek Donegan, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

Advancing Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapies for Musculoskeletal Repair through the Integration
of CRISPR, Deep Learning, and Biomaterials Engineering

Tomas Gonzalez-Fernandez, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering,  Lehigh University

Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

Using Digit Tip Regeneration to Inform Regenerative Engineering of Complex Musculoskeletal Tissues
Sylvia (Feini) Qu, PhD
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine and Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington

Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

Parent-Powered Propulsion Biomechanical Effects of Running with a Stroller
Allison Altman Singles, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

Using Digit Tip Regeneration to Inform Regenerative Engineering of Complex Musculoskeletal Tissues
Nilsson Holguin, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics, Dept. of Cell, Developmental & Regenerative Biology,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

Unraveling the Role of the Meniscus in Preclinical Aging Models of OA
Mona Divr-Ginsberg, PhD
Associate Professor, Institute for BioMedical and Oral Research, Faculty of Dental Medicine Hebrew University, Jerusalem

Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual

New developments in our understanding and management of denosumab withdrawal rebound bone loss
Michelle McDonald, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney

 

 

Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 12pm-1:00pm
Virtual Link

Surgical Revision of S. Aureus Infection Increases Virulence Factor Expression and Activates a Multi-Tissue
Inflammatory Response

Carly Smith, PhD student, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University

 

Link to presentation

 

NPP5E: Key Negative Regulator on Osteoclast Differentiation and Bone Loss
Abdulaziz Hakeem, DScD student
Department of Basic & Translational Science, School of Dental Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
 

Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual Link

Role and Therapeutic Potential of Proteoglycan 4 (PRG4, lubricin) in Musculoskeletal Health
Tannin Schmidt, PhD
Associate Professor, Institute for BioMedical and Oral Research, Faculty of Dental Medicine Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual Link

Targeting Age Associated Acute and Chronic Morbidities: a Novel Senomorphic Approach
Abhishek Chandra, PhD
Associate Professor of Physiology, Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo College of Medicine
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Virtual Link

Lipid Metabolism in Growth Plate
Saturo Otsuru, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine

View the full list of past Orthopaedic Research Club speakers