The UCSF CCMBM has a collaborative partnership with our East Coast colleagues in the Center for Musculoskeletal Research (CSR), a similar Center that serves the greater Boston area and neighboring institutions.
CCMBM/CSR Hot Talks, Cool Science Seminar Series
This seminar series focuses on musculoskeletal research from our Early Stage and Junior Investigators as an opportunity to share their research across UCSF and Harvard institutions through the CCMBM and CSR. Sign up required to receive Zoom details to join each seminar.
2024/2025 Hot Talks, Cool Science Seminar Series
Wednesday, October 16
Kristine Godziuk, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, UCSF
Can body composition help inform precision osteoarthritis management?
Emily Moore, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
BMP2: a master regulator of the periosteal niche
RECORDING
Wednesday, January 15
Eva González Díaz, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCSF
Investigating the role of the gut microbiome in musculoskeletal health and aging
Francesca Gori, PhD
Associate Professor of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Wednesday, April 16
Noah Bonnheim, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCSF
Quantitative imaging biomarkers of spinal tissues: age and sex-based effects in patients with chronic low back pain
Wednesday, May 21
Ashutosh Parajuli, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, SFVAMC and UCSF
Center for Musculokeletal Research Summer Lecture Series
As part of this collaboration, trainees affiliated with CCMBM labs were invited to attend the CSR Skeletal Biology Summer Course. This six-week course, taught by experts in skeletal research had weekly meetings to review basic concepts in skeletal biology and skeletal research techniques.
The course is recommended for summer students and new members of CCMBM labs who will benefit from foundational training in skeletal research. All sessions will be presented & recorded through Zoom. Contact [email protected] for questions about these lectures.
2024 CSR Summer Lecture Series
Wednesday, June 4
Paola Divieti Pajevic, MD, PhD
Bone cells and their functions
Director, Center for Skeletal Research, Boston University
Wednesday, June 11
Petra Simic, MD, PhD
Calcium/phosphate metabolism
Department of Nephrology, Mass General Hospital
Wednesday, June 25
Nereida Ramirez, MD-PhD Candidate
Harnessing the power of Pluripotent stem cells to study and repair cartilage
Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital
Wednesday, July 2
Courtney Mazur, PhD
Gene editing and cell signaling
Massachusetts General Hospital
Wednesday, July 9
Eva Liu, MD
Vitamin D
Department of Endocrinology, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Wednesday, July 16
Matt Warman, MD
Spatial Transcriptomics with a focus on Light Seq
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital
Wednesday, July 23
Ata Kiapour, PhD
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Director, CSR Clinical Phenotyping Core, BCH, Boston Children's Hospital
Wednesday, July 30
Beth Bragdon, PhD
Overview of Fracture Biology and Repair Strategies
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine
Wednesday, August 6
Jae-Hyuck Shim, PhD & Li Zheng, PhD
Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Departments of Rheumatology, UMass Chan Medical School
Department of Immunology, Tufts University
Wednesday, August 28
Lamya Karim, PhD
Biomechanics
Department of Bioengineering, UMass Dartmouth