Research Symposium -2024
Musculoskeletal Research Symposium
Friday, April 26, 2024
The Center for Biomechanical Engineering Research and the Delaware Center for Musculoskeletal Research will hold a joint Research Symposium at the North Atrium at STAR Campus. Our goal is to show case the exciting research performed by faculty, students, and clinicians at University of Delaware and surrounding hospitals (Nemours Children’s Hospital and Christiana Care), spanning from basic, translational, to clinical studies of biomechanical injury and repair processes and musculoskeletal disorders.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Karl Lewis
Title: Fluorescent imaging advances for the study of osteocyte mechanotransduction mechanisms
Dr. Karl Lewis is an assistant professor in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University. Prior to starting his lab at Cornell, he completed his PhD training with Prof. Mitch Schaffler at The City College of New York, and a post-doctoral fellowship with Prof. Alex Robling at the Indiana University School of Medicine. The Lewis Lab is working on 3 main focus areas; namely investigation of bone mechanobiology, expanding non-linear microscopy approaches in bone tissue, and establishing the use of novel fluorescent probes for imaging cellular dynamics in vivo.
For more information, please see Dr. Karl Lewis’ page.
Abstract- Prof. Lewis and his group work to better understand the interplay of mechanical inputs and biological outcomes in bone. In service of this goal, they develop novel intravital imaging techniques for studying osteocyte mechanotransduction and mechanobiology in vivo. These approaches leverage fluorescent signal to observe cellular/molecular level events and allow for experiments that keep critical endocrine and tissue crosstalk pathways intact. As such, they offer powerful insights into cellular behavior in health and disease. In this presentation, Prof. Lewis will share new approaches and subsequent findings related to osteocyte mechanoregulation and endocytosis.
Program – subject to change
8:45 | Welcome & Introductory Remarks | DCMR Director: Dawn Elliott CBER Director: X. Lucas Lu |
9:00 | Keynote Lecture Title: Fluorescent imaging advances for the study of osteocyte mechanotransduction mechanisms |
Karl Lewis, PhD |
10:00 | Faculty Talk 1 | Chris Price |
10:15 | Podium Session 1 | |
11:15 | Poster Pitch | |
12:00 | Lunch | |
12:45 | Poster Session 1- ODD #s | |
1:30 | Poster Session 2- EVEN #s | |
2:15 | Podium Session 2 | |
3:15 | Faculty Talk 2 | Liyun Wang |
3:30 | Awards & Adjourn |
Past Event Proceedings
2023 Event
Keynote Speaker- Session 1: Hani A. Awad, Ph.D.
Title: Peritendinous Adhesions: Decoding the Roles of TGF-β and Myofibroblasts
Keynote Speaker- Session 2: Carla R. Scanzello, MD, Ph.D.
Title: Osteoarthritis as a Chronic Wound: The Role of Toll-like Receptors
2019 Event
2017 Event
2015 Event
2013 Event
2011 Event
2009 Event
2007 Event
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Steven Stanhope
2005 Event
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Steven Kautz
2021 Event
Virtual Event
Keynote Speaker Session 1: James Iatridis, PhD
Title: Biomaterial Strategies for Repair and Regeneration of the Annulus Fibrosus
Keynote Speaker Session 2: Daniel Ferris, PhD
Title: Embodiment for Bionic Prostheses and Robotic Exoskeletons
2018 Event
2016 Event
2014 Event
2012 Event
2010 Event
2008 Event
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Hugh Herr
2006 Event
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Steven Kautz
2004 Event
Keynote Speaker: David Lloyd