Conference Description
The Musculoskeletal Biology and Bioengineering GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
The 2024 Gordon Conference on Musculoskeletal (MSK) Biology and Bioengineering, themed “Multidisciplinary approaches to tackling musculoskeletal problems”, will integrate biological, engineering, and clinical approaches in development, aging, and disease in the musculoskeletal system. Each session will address different tissues or clinical problems, incorporating talks from biological, engineering, and clinical perspectives. Our goals are to increase the diversity of our field and advance the pace of discovery related to musculoskeletal disease. Areas of emphasis will include challenges to health equity in MSK research, emerging concepts in pain research, and strategies to retain or restore MSK function through the lifespan, while the Power Hour will identify strategies and approaches to make the conduct of MSK research (e.g., laboratory environments) more inclusive and equitable.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by April 6, 2024. Please check back for updates.
Keynote Session: Health Equity in Musculoskeletal Science
Discussion Leaders
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Sarah Snelling (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Monkol Lek (Yale University, United States)
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Cherice Hill (University of Rochester, United States)
Impact of Aging on Musculoskeletal Health
Discussion Leaders
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Abigail Mackey (Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen, Denmark)
Speakers
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Kevin Murach (University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, United States)
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Meghan McGee-Lawrence (Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, United States)
Multiscale Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
Discussion Leaders
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Amy McNulty (Duke University School of Medicine, United States)
Speakers
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Joel Boerckel (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
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Grace O'Connell (UC Berkeley, United States)
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Jeffrey Katz (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States)
Multi-Modal Imaging to Assess Musculoskeletal Health
Discussion Leaders
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Timothy Mosher (Penn State University, United States)
Speakers
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Corey Neu (University of Colorado Boulder, United States)
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Ralph Marcucio (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
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Hanna Isaksson (Lund University, Sweden)
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Garry Gold (Stanford University, United States)
Impact of Spaceflight on Musculoskeletal Health
Discussion Leaders
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Mary Bouxsein (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, United States)
Speakers
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Jeffrey Willey (Wake Forest University School of Medicine, United States)
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Laurence Vico (Univ Jean Monnet, Mines St-Etienne, INSERM, U1059, France)
Musculoskeletal Tissue Regeneration
Discussion Leaders
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Karin Payne (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, United States)
Speakers
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Elazar Zelzer (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
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Gabrielle Kardon (University of Utah, United States)
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Stephanie Bryant (University of Colorado Boulder, United States)
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Scott Bruder (Bruder Consulting & Venture Group, United States)
Chronic Joint Pain and Lessons from the Knee, Spine and TMJ
Discussion Leaders
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Kyle Allen (University of Florida, United States)
Speakers
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Alejandro Almarza (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
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Rebecca Wachs (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States)
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Antoinette Spector (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States)
Genetic Regulation of Musculoskeletal Disease
Discussion Leaders
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Jennifer Westendorf (Mayo Clinic, United States)
Speakers
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Paula Hernandez (University of Texas Southwestern, United States)
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Noriaki Ono (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry, United States)
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Charles Farber (University of Virginia, United States)
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Elizabeth Balmayor (RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Germany)
Computational Methods and Big Data in Musculoskeletal Health
Discussion Leaders
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Ronald June (Montana State University, United States)
Speakers
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Mohit Kapoor (Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Canada)
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Nidhi Bhutani (Stanford University, United States)
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Spencer Lake (Washington University in St. Louis, United States)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers
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Sun Peck (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, United States)
