2025 UCSF CCMBM & Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Scientific Retreat 

Musculoskeletal Science Without Borders: Towards Health Equity


Please join us for this special two-day retreat sponsored by the NIH P30 Core Center for Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine (CCMBM) and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. We will convene in-person for this year's event at UCSF's Mission Bay Campus, Genentech Hall, 600 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94158.


TENTATIVE EVENT AGENDA

DAY 1 - TUESDAY, March 18th, 5:30-8:00 PM

Open to the general community.

  • Welcome Gathering with speakers, MSK Leaders, UCSF Leaders, and invited guests
  • Event Program with Tin Soldiers Global
  • Slam Talk Competition & Lightning Talks
  • Poster Session and Reception

DAY 2 - WEDNESDAY, March 19th, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM

Open to the scientific community.

7:30 AM

8:15 AM
 



 

8:25 AM

BREAKFAST

WELCOME REMARKS - Tamara Alliston, PhD, UCSF Orthopaedic Surgery & CCMBM Center Director

INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER                              Galateia Kazakia, PhD, UCSF Radiology & Biomedical Imaging & CCMBM Event Co-Chair

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology

10:25 AM
 

10:40 AM

10:55 AM

Lightning Talks by MSK Center T32 & CCMBM STRETCH Scholars

BREAK

KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Edward Hsiao, MD, UCSF Medicine

12:30 PM

1:30 PM

3:00 PM

LUNCH / Junior Investigator Lunch Social

POSTER SESSION

Action Research Center for Health Equity
Margot Kushel, MD
, UCSF Medicine

4:25 PM

 

4:30 PM

5:00 PM

SLAM TALK & POSTER AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS
Galateia Kazakia, PhD, UCSF Radiology & Biomedical Imaging & CCMBM Event Co-Chair

CLOSING REMARKS

NETWORKING SOCIAL
Spark Social