Thurston Arthritis Research Center experts provided their latest findings, both in-person and remotely, for the OARSI 2022 meeting held in Berlin, Germany.
Several highlights from the conference included:
- Dr. Richard Loeser was an invited speaker for a concurrent session and spoke on “Cellular Senescence in OA.” He also had an undergraduate student, Ralph Alberto, present a poster, “Chemokine ENA-78/CXCL5 is Produced by OA Synovial Fibroblasts in Response to a Matrix Damage Stimulus and is Found in Synovial Fluid Collected from Patients After ACL Injury.”
- Dr. Leigh Callahan helped OARSI announce the Joint Venture Micro-Learning Module program.
- Dr. Amanda Nelson was inducted as member of the OARSI Board of Directors, which is a four-year term.
- Dr. Kelli Allen presented a talk titled, “Prognostic Factors for Reported Outcomes in OA Research.”
- Dr. Lara Longobardi presented a poster; “Imaging Macrophages During Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis with NIRF Labelled Nanoemulsion”
- Dr. Brian Diekman presented; “DNA Damage Accumulation with Aging and Osteoarthritis in Primary Human Chondrocytes.”
- Liubov Arbeeva, MS, presented on behalf of Dr. Amanda Nelson, regarding data derived from the Johnston County OA Study during a Discussion Group Meeting hosted by the International Hand OA Consortium. During a poster session, Liubov also presented findings related to: “Association of Plasma Microbial Composition with a Leaky Gut in Obesity-Related OA.”
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