Articular Cartilage, Meniscus and Joints

Session Chair(s)

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  Matthew Fisher

  Associate Professor
  NC State University, United States
• 

  Brianne Connizzo

  Assistant Professor
  Boston University
  Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Track Chair(s)

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  Deva Chan, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor
  Purdue University
  West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
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  Whasil Lee, PhD

  Assist Professor
  University of Rochester, NY
  Rochester, New York, United States
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  Jessica Isaacs, PhD PE

  Managing Engineer
  Exponent, Inc.
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT

  Direct Visualization of Lubricin-Mediated Enhancement of Hyaluronic Acid Viscosity Near the Cartilage Surface
  

  Presenting Author: Ryan Lyppens – Cornell University/Memorial Sloan Kettering

  Co-Author: Caroline Thompson – Cornell University

  Primary Investigator: Lawrence Bonassar – Cornell University
• 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT

  Decorin as a Potential Therapeutic to Stabilize Cartilage Nascent Proteoglycans under Inflammatory Stimulation
  

  Presenting Author: Thomas Li, MS – Drexel University

  Co-Author: Yuchen Liu, BS – Drexel University

  Co-Author: Gabriela Canziani – Drexel University

  Co-Author: Annie Porter – University of Delaware

  Co-Author: Neil Patel – Drexel University

  Co-Author: Mingyue Fan – Drexel University

  Co-Author: Bryan Kwok – Drexel University

  Co-Author: Irwin M. Chaiken – Drexel University

  Co-Author: X.Lucus Lu – University of Delaware

  Co-Author: Robert Mauck – University of Pennsylvania

  Primary Investigator: Lin Han – Drexel University
• 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT

  Distinct Epigenetic Responses of Zone-Specific Meniscus Cells to Pharmacologic Modulation of Rho/ROCK Signaling
  

  Presenting Author: Su Chin Heo, PhD – University of Pennsylvania

  Primary Investigator: Jaeun Jung – University of Pennsylvania

  Co-Author: Yujia Zhang – University of Pennsylvania

  Co-Author: Tyler E. Blanch, M.S. – University of Pennsylvania

  Co-Author: Yuna Heo – University of Pennsylvania

  Last Author: Su Chin Heo, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
• 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT

  Peak Menstrual Concentrations of Estradiol Increase Human Meniscal Fibrochondrocyte Collagen Turnover and Fiber Organization
  

  Presenting Author: Andrea M. Frankel, MEng, BS – Virginia Commonwealth University

  Primary Investigator: Jenny Puetzer, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
• 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT

  Impacts of Type III Collagen Reduction on the Structural Integrity and Fibrogenesis of Murine Knee Joint Development
  

  Presenting Author: Yuchen Liu, BS – Drexel University

  Co-Author: Tiffany Wu – University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine

  Co-Author: Sara Tufa – Shriners Children’s Portland

  Co-Author: Mingyue Fan – Drexel University

  Co-Author: William Yen – University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine

  Co-Author: Douglas Keene – Shriners Children’s Portland

  Co-Author: Robert Mauck – University of Pennsylvania

  Co-Author: Susan Volk – University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine

  Primary Investigator: Lin Han – Drexel University
• 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT

  Treatment of Spontaneous Osteoarthritis in Guinea Pigs Using sPLA2 Inhibitor-Loaded Nanoparticles
  

  Presenting Author: Qiushi Liang – University of Pennsylvania

  Co-Author: Qi He – University of Pennsylvania

  Co-Author: Yijun Dai – University of Pennsylvania

  Last Author: Ling Qin – University of Pennsylvania

  Primary Investigator: Zhiliang Cheng – University of Pennsylvania