please join us for the MRC Annual Symposium 2025

May 21, 2025

8:30am – 5:15pm


St. Louis, Missouri
Eric P. Newman Educational Center

320 S Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO, United States
Washington University Medical School

The Annual Symposium is the largest and most extensive interaction of the Musculoskeletal Research Center investigators.


Keynote Speaker

Mary L.  Bouxsein, PhD

Mary L. Bouxsein, PhD

Past-President, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
Director, The Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies,
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Harvard Medical School

Early-Stage Investigator Spotlight

Sun Peck, PhD

Sun Peck, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Biochemistry, and Biomedical Engineering
Division of Clinical Pharmacology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, School of Medicine and School of Engineering
Research Health Scientist, Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Career Development Panel

Megan Killian , PhD

Megan Killian , PhD

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Associate Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Michigan – Medicine

JQ Xiao, PhD

JQ Xiao, PhD

Principal Scientist
Inotiv Co.

Registration

Abstract Deadline: closed

Registration Deadline (without abstract submission): closed

Science SLAM!

Submission Deadline: closed

Where to stay

DoubleTree by Hilton St. Louis Forest Park

DoubleTree by Hilton St. Louis Forest Park

located conveniently on the WashU medical school campus

a 5 minute walk to the conference center

The Royal Sonesta Chase Park Plaza St. Louis

The Royal Sonesta Chase Park Plaza St. Louis

0.7 miles from the conference center


Questions? 

Kamilla McGhee | Core Coordinator | kjm@wustl.edu