We had a great time in Phoenix at the annual ORS (Orthopaedic Research Society) meeting. It was great to get away from the cold weather in NC, even if we did have to deal with some extreme storms and tornado warnings on the way out.

Sandra, Emily and Jason all presented their research:

• Sandra: Examining changes in bone perfusion and bone-specific biomarkers with ischemic stroke: Poster #1675
• Emily: Detriments in humeral bone microstructure and mineralization following brachial plexus birth injury: Poster #1695
• Jason: Heterogeneous tissue modulus improved prediction of mechanical behavior in human vertebral cancellous bone. Poster #1759

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Our lab was well-represented at this year’s Orthopaedic Research Society annual conference in Austin, Texas. Emily somehow managed to present two posters relating to the BPBI project: “Detriments in scapular trabecular bone following brachial plexus birth injury despite injury location” and “Effect of postganglionic and preganglionic brachial plexus birth injury on muscle fibrosis”. Nicholas also had a poster about the stroke project, titled “Ischemic stroke alters blood vessel branching and size distribution in the distal femur”.

Great job guys!

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Nicholas did a great job presenting his talk and poster at the recent Orthopaedic Research Society meeting in San Diego!

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Andy gave a podium talk at the ORS (Orthopaedic Research Society) annual meeting in Orlando earlier this month. Congrats Andy!

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