Welcome to Dr. Kengo Fujii who joins the lab for a research year as a postdoctoral fellow. Dr. Fujii is a visiting orthopaedic surgeon from the University of Tsukuba in Japan. For his postdoctoral research, Dr. Fujii will apply his expertise to intervertebral disc biomechanics and mechanisms of discogenic pain.
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Welcome to Divya Krishnamoorthy!
Welcome to Divya Krishnamoorthy who joined the spine lab as a Post-doctoral Fellow who recently graduated with her PhD in Biomedical Engineering in the lab of Dr. Clinton Rubin from the State University of New York, Stony Brook. Divya will work with James Iatridis and Svenja Illien-Junger to identify effects of diabetes and diet on spinal pathologies including investigating interactions between the intervertebral disc and vertebrae.
Congratulations and Farewell to Paolo Palacio-Mancheno
Congratulations to Paolo Palacio-Mancheno, PhD for his new job at Procter & Gamble as a Research Scientist! In the 2 years that Paolo has been a Postdoctoral Fellow, he has made many contributions toward advancing intervertebral disc research. In addition to his research and leadership skills, Paolo has been a great friend, colleague, and mentor to everyone in the lab. While we are sad to see him leave, we wish him the best in his new position at P&G.
James Iatridis Elected as 2nd Vice President of ORS
Dr. Iatridis was elected as the 2nd Vice President of the Orthopaedic Research Society. His 4 year term in the presidential lineage on the ORS Board of Directors will begin after the ORS annual meeting in San Diego in March 2017. During his 20 years as a member of the ORS, Dr. Iatridis has served as a program topic chair, regularly organized workshops and judged award competitions, and reviewed abstracts. He has also been the Chair of the ORS/OREF/AAOS New Investigator Research Funding Workshop and the inaugural Chair of the ORS Spine Section. Dr. Iatridis has a strong vision to balancing the growth opportunities offered by the new ORS Sections with focus and efficiency, while also nurturing the broad orthopaedic mission and the cohesive orthopaedic research community. He is committed to building innovative partnerships with diverse involvement across disciplines and geographies.
Source: ORS Election Results
Orthopaedic Research Society Spine Section 2016 Annual Meeting
ORS Spine Section 2016 Poster and Podium award winners with ORS Spine Section leadership.
The ORS Spine Section held its first section meeting on Friday, March 4 as part of the ORS 2016 Annual Meeting programming at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida.
The theme for the 2016 meeting was Spine Research for Functional Translation with scientific symposia on animal models and imaging. Invited speakers included spine researchers and clinicians representing academics, government, and industry.
The ORS Spine Section meeting aimed to disseminate cutting edge information on focus topics of interest, to develop & strengthen collaborative research networks, to support young investigators, and to engage clinicians & industry experts. Dr. James Iatridis (shown sixth from left) served as the Chair of the newly created ORS Spine section for 2015 and 2016. Svenja Illien-Junger, PhD (shown third from left) received a Podium Award at for her presentation at this year’s meeting. In all, Dr. Iatridis’ Spine Bioengineer Lab had nine podium presentations at the ORS.
In addition, Mount Sinai alums Dr. Devina Purmessur and Dr. Nelly Andarawis-Puri organized two popular New Investigator mentoring sessions: I) Successfully competing for a faculty position and II) How to lead and motivate a successful team. As one of the leaders of Orthopaedic Research, Dr. James Iatridis was invited to give a lecture on “Choosing the right people” for the second session.
The tendon research program was well represented at the ORS this year with three podium presentations given by Dr. Alice Huang, Kristen Howell, and David Shiovitz. Dr. Huang also served as a moderator for the New Investigator mentoring sessions I and II, as well as Tendon and Ligament: Cell Biology and Development.
James Iatridis to be Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the pending induction of James Iatridis, Ph.D., Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and of Neurosurgery; Vice-Chair for Research, Department of Orthopedics; Director of Spine Research, Mount Sinai Health System, Leni & Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Iatridis was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for outstanding contributions to understanding the pathophysiology of injury to and new strategies for the repair of the intervertebral disc.
The College of Fellows is comprised of the top two percent of medical and biological engineers in the country. The most accomplished and distinguished engineering and medical school chairs, research directors, professors, innovators, and successful entrepreneurs, comprise the College of Fellows.
AIMBE Fellows are regularly recognized for their contributions in teaching, research, and innovation. AIMBE Fellows have been awarded the Presidential Medal of Science and the Presidential Medal of Technology and Innovation and many also are members of the National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Medicine, and the National Academy of Sciences.
A formal induction ceremony will be held during AIMBE’s 25th Annual Meeting at the National Academy of Sciences Great Hall in Washington, DC on April 4, 2016. Dr. Iatridis will be inducted along with 160 colleagues who make up the AIMBE College of Fellows Class of 2016. For more information about the AIMBE Annual Meet, please visit www.aimbe.org.
AIMBE’s mission is to recognize excellence in, and advocate for, the fields of medical and biological engineering in order to advance society. Since 1991, AIMBE‘s College of Fellows has lead the way for technological growth and advancement in the fields of medical and biological engineering. Fellows have helped revolutionize medicine and related fields in order to enhance and extend the lives of people all over the world. They have also successfully advocated for public policies that have enabled researchers and business-makers to further the interests of engineers, teachers, scientists, clinical practitioners, and ultimately, patients.
ORS PSRS 3rd International Spine Research Symposium
Mount Sinai Spine was an important sponsor of the ORS PSRS Spine Research Symposium. Many members of the Spine Lab participated in this meeting. Dr. Iatridis was an invited faculty who gave a talk entitled ‘Annulus Fibrosus Repair Strategies in the Intervertebral Disc’. Alumnus, Dr. Devina Purmessur, was an invited speaker on the Special Rising Star Session organized by the ORS Spine Section, and gave a talk on ‘The Role of the IVD Microenvironment on Neurovascular Ingrowth’. Dr. Alon Lai and Visiting Professor, Dr. Hironobu Watanabe (Keiyu Spine Center, Keiyu Orthopedic Hospital, Tatebayashi, Gunma), received a 1st Place Poster Award in the ‘Preclinical, Animal Models, and Clinical’ session (http://www.ors.org/ors-psrs-award-recipients/).
http://www.ors.org/philaspinemeeting/