May 11, 2023

9:00am - 4:15pm

D. Dan and Betty Kahn Auditorium and Atrium

A. Alfred Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building

External Advisors:

Karyn Esser, PhD

Louis C. Gerstenfeld, PhD

Clifford J. Rosen, MD

Keynote Speaker: 

Eric Orwoll, MD

Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, School of Medicine

Oregon Health & Science University

The 7th Annual Musculoskeletal Health Symposium will be held on Tuesday, May 11, 2023 in the Biomedical Science Research Building, BSRB. We were very excited about the opportunity for our community coming together for this event to celebrate the incredible MSK research being conducted at UM and our collaborative institutions. In addition to the keynote presentation the symposium will feature a poster session highlighting work by junior faculty, trainees, students, fellows, staff, and house officers. Trainees (students, fellows, house officers) are eligible to compete for 1 of 3 travel awards ($650/award). Awardees will be selected as follows: abstracts designated for the poster competition will be judged and 6 finalists selected to give short podium presentations at the Symposium. Of these, 3 will be selected for travel awards to be announced at the end of the meeting.

Thank you to all (inside or outside UofM) who are able to attend.

Please use the following link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/u-of-ms-seventh-annual-musculoskeletal-health-symposium-registration-570893416577. Upon registration you will be provided a Zoom link if you plan to attend virtually.

Agenda (Eastern Times): The full agenda and Poster Abstract book are available for downloading. 

9:00-9:15 Welcome and MiMHC Update – Megan Killian, PhD

9:15-10:45 Travel Award Competition – Renny Franceschi, PhD, Moderator

Carlos Urrego - The effect of chemically induced diabetes on bone architecture changes across bone length and within cross-section

Danielle Moon - Dissecting the autophagy-dependent and -independent role of FIP200 in bone mass regulation knockin mice

Kameron Shams - Serum titanium levels remain elevated but urine titanium is undetectable in children with early onset scoliosis undergoing growth-friendly surgical treatment: A prospective study

Robert Kent - Physical and soluble cues enhance tendon progenitor cell invasion into injectable synthetic hydrogels

Shawn Hallett - A Fgfr3-Runx2 regulatory axis controls postnatal cranial base synchondrosis formation and ossification

Stephanie Steltzer - Enthesis-type extracellular matrix genes are dependent on HIF1a and oxygen tension

10:45-11:00 Break

11:00-12:00 Poster Session – BSRB Lobby

12:00-1:30 Lunch – BSRB Rooms ABC

1:30-2:30 Keynote Address – Karl Jepsen, PhD, Moderator

Eric Orwoll, MD - Musculoskeletal aging in older men: Insights from 20 years of the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study

2:30-4:10 MiMHC Faculty Presentations – Susan Brooks, PhD, Moderator

Rhima Coleman, PhD - Anti-hypertrophic and anti-inflammatory effects of autonomous RUNX2 suppression in engineered cartilage

Daniel Whitney, PhD - Bone health among middle-aged adults with cerebral palsy

Beata Lecka-Czernik, PhD - Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG) in bone metabolism and function

Randee Hunter, PhD - An integrated approach to understanding bone quality in the human radius

Nan Hatch, DMD PhD - Essential roles of TNAP in bone and muscle health

4:10-4:15 Award Presentation & Conclusion – Renny Franceschi, PhD