Musculoskeletal Research Symposium
Monday, May 6, 2024 • 8:00 am – 4:10 pm ET. Networking session to follow.
In person event: MGB Assembly Row, 440 Foley Street Somerville, MA 02145
Click here to register. Click here to submit an abstract (all submissions are invited to have a poster at the poster session).
Click Here to register for the Speed Mentorship Session (8:15-8:45am)
Alison Boyce, MD
Chief, Metabolic Bone Disorders Unit, Lasker Clinical Research Scholar
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health
“Fibrous Dysplasia/McCune-Albright Syndrome: Interplay of osteoclast/osteoblast function”
Alison Boyce, MD is a pediatric endocrinologist and Chief of the Metabolic Bone Disorders Unit in the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health. The goal of her work is to enhance health and well-being for children with skeletal disorders by developing novel tools and treatments informed by pathophysiologic studies. She leads investigations in fibrous dysplasia/McCune-Albright syndrome, a rare disease affecting the bone and endocrine systems, and has characterized many aspects of this disorder and its treatment. Dr Boyce is a faculty member in the NIH Endocrinology fellowship training program. She is a member of the Fibrous Dysplasia/McCune-Albright Syndrome International Consortium and serves as Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee to the FD/MAS Alliance.
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Sundeep Khosla, M.D.
Dr. Francis Chucker and Nathan Landow Research Professor
Mayo Foundation Distinguished Investigator
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
“Sympathetic tone and cellular senescence: Leveraging integrative physiology for new osteoporosis treatments”
Dr. Sundeep Khosla is the Dr. Francis Chucker and Nathan Landow Research Professor of Medicine and Physiology and a Mayo Foundation Distinguished Investigator. Dr. Khosla received his A.B. degree from Harvard College and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He was subsequently a resident in Internal Medicine and a fellow in Endocrinology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. In 1988 he moved to Mayo Clinic, where his research has focused on mechanisms of age-related bone loss and osteoporosis. Dr. Khosla has served as Director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Dean for Clinical and Translational Science at Mayo Clinic. He has received numerous awards and honors for his work, including the Frederic C. Bartter Award for Clinical Investigation and the William F. Neuman Award for Outstanding Scientific Contributions from the ASBMR, the Outstanding Clinical Investigator Award and Plenary Lecture from the Endocrine Society, and election to the ASCI and AAP.
| 9th Annual Musculoskeletal Research Symposium Agenda | |
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | Breakfast and coffee |
| 8:00 – 8:15 am | Poster setup |
| 8:15 – 8:45 am | Speed Mentoring Session – please register here |
| 9:00 – 9:05 am | Welcome & Introduction |
| 9:05 – 9:10 am | Introduction to CSR Mentoring Program |
| 9:10 – 10:10 am | Selected oral abstract session #1 |
| 9:10 – 9:25 | Jared Whitlock |
| 9:25 – 9:40 | Ridhima Seth |
| 9:40 – 9:55 | Jakob Hoeppner |
| 9:55 – 10:10 | Byron Chan |
| 10:10 – 10:25 am | Break |
| 10:25 – 11:25 am | Keynote Speaker: Alison Boyce – “Fibrous Dysplasia/McCune-Albright Syndrome: Interplay of osteoclast/osteoblast function” |
| 11:25 – 11:30 am | Update from P50 |
| 11:30 – 1:00 pm | Poster session |
| 11:30 – 12:15 | Even Poster Presenters |
| 12:15 – 1:00 | Odd Poster Presenters |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Lunch & Networking/Early Stage Investigators lunch with invited speakers |
| 2:00 – 3:00 pm | Selected oral abstract session #2 |
| 2:00 – 2:15 | Sihan Liu |
| 2:15 – 2:30 | Gabrielle Gilmer |
| 2:30 – 2:45 | Tadatoshi Sato |
| 2:45 – 3:00 | Beth Bragdon |
| 3:00 – 4:00 pm | Keynote Speaker: Sundeep Kholsa – “Sympathetic tone and cellular senescence: Leveraging integrative physiology for new osteoporosis treatments” |
| 4:00 – 4:10 pm | Awards & Closing Remarks |
| Post-Symposium | Networking reception at Lucky Strike! More details to come. |