This year, the NIH P30 Core Center for Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine (CCMBM) hosted attendees in person and online for their annual retreat. Co-sponsored with the UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Musculoskeletal Science Without Borders drew 145 attendees to join the 39 invited speakers and moderators during March 18-19, 2025.
The first day of the retreat opened with a keynote presentation from Odette Schwegler and Christiaan Scott, MBCHB, FCPAED (SA) of Tin Soldiers Global, a non-profit focused on early diagnosis of pediatric musculoskeletal conditions. This was followed by a lively panel discussion featuring members of Tin Soldiers and UCSF faculty members moderated by Ed Hsiao, MD, PhD.
The second day began with introductory remarks from Tamara Alliston, PhD, and Robert Nissenson, PhD, followed by keynote presentation from Saam Morshed, MD, PhD, MPH, and David Shearer, MD, MPH of the Institute for Global Orthopaedic Traumatology. The rest of the morning consisted of sessions on basic and clinical science featuring Bradford Distinguished Lectureship Speaker Ed Hsiao, MD, PhD, who gave a talk titled “Skeletons in the Closet: Decoding the Enigma of Heterotopic Ossification.”
The afternoon session featured multiple presentations from UCSF faculty including Margot Kushel, MD (UCSF Action Research Center for Health Equity), Jonathan Butler, PhD (UCSF Black Health Initiative), and Paul Volberding, MD (Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology & Biostatistics).
Throughout both days, attendees also heard short slam and lightning talks from UCSF trainees, CCMBM grantees, and CCMBM STRETCH scholars. With a total of 5 slam talks and 5 lightning talks, this year’s retreat featured a variety of exciting research from emerging scholars.
Congratulations to the Poster and Slam Talk Winners!
Outstanding CCMBM Slam Talk – Sciaska Ulysse, Barriers and Facilitators to Timely Surgical Care for Distal Radius Fractures: A Qualitative Analysis
CCMBM Slam Talk, Second Place – Aboubacar Wague, Fibroadipogenic Progenitors Express Antimicrobial Proteins That Contribute to Bacterial Clearance
Outstanding CCMBM Postdoctoral Poster – Charles Schurman, PhD, Proteomic Analysis of Human Synovial Biofluids Associates Fibrosis, Inflammation and Oxidative Stress Proteins to Osteoarthritis Progression
Outstanding CCMBM Predoctoral Poster – Natasha Hunt, The Effects of Modulating the Gut Microbiome on the Fracture Toughness of Bone Matrix
Outstanding CCMBM Staff Research Scientist Poster – Bethany Andoko, Serum Lipids and Complement Factors Define the Systemic Osteoarthritis Profile in Male Mice
CCMBM Postdoctoral Poster, Second Place – Nicholas Hanne, PhD, Osteoclasts May Induce Apoptosis in Chondrocytes During Endochondral Fracture Healing
CCMBM Predoctoral Poster, Second Place – Kristen Chan, Developing Designer Adipocytes as a First-in-Class Treatment for Osteoarthritis
CCMBM Staff Research Scientist Poster, Honorable Mention – Tiffany Pham, Life-Long Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis and Sham Surgery Induce Structural Damage and Pain in Aged Mice
The CCMBM would like to thank our Event Sponsors:
* UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
* Dr. David Bradford Lectureship Fund
* UCSF Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
* UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Kudos to the Scientific Retreat Committee: Galateia Kazakia, PhD, Event Chair; Victor Cheuy, PhD, Event Co-Chair; Tamara Alliston, PhD; Andres Betancourt-Torres, PhD; Noah Bonnheim, PhD; Nicholas Hanne, PhD; Gurcharan Kaur, PhD; Pui Yee Law; Samuel Stephen, PhD; Tom Sullivan; Priscilla Tjandra, PhD; Jessica Wagner, PT, DPT; Hope Welhaven, PhD; Nathan Young, PhD; Minhao Zhou, PhD
