May 21, 2025
8:30-5:00 pm
St. Louis, Missouri
Eric P. Newman Educational Center
320 S Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO, United States
Washington University Medical School
Poster Guidelines
The maximum Poster size is 45” wide x 45” tall. You have one half of one side of the poster boards. Posters must be in a vertical layout.
Listed by the poster category that you selected at the time of submission, and then alphabetically within each category in order of submitters name.
Locations #1-32 – in Main Lobby
Locations #33-67 – in Great Rooms A/B
| Location | Last Name | First Name | First author: | Abstract title: |
| BACK PAIN/SPINE | ||||
| 1 | Akande | Olanrewaju | Olanrewaju Akande | Validation of a Novel Microfluidic Device for Interrogating Neuronal Functions in Musculoskeletal Disorders |
| 2 | Kaleem | Muhammad Irfan | Muhammad Irfan Kaleem | Direct Current Electrical Stimulation to Enhance Arthrodesis: Rodent Model of Lumbar Intertransverse Fusion |
| 3 Poster Finalist | Potter | Ryan | Ryan Potter | LOSS OF VEGFA IMPAIRS INTRADISCAL NEUROVASCULARIZATION AND ALLEVIATES CHRONIC PAIN FOLLOWING INTERVERTEBRAL DISC INJURY |
| 4 | Ushiki | Aki | Aki Ushiki | Deletion of Pax1 scoliosis-associated regulatory elements leads to a female-biased tail abnormality |
| BONE | ||||
| 5 | Ahmad | Md. Fahim | Md. Fahim Ahmad | Regulation of Osteoclastogenesis by ISG15-Mediated ISGylation |
| 6 | Bollinger | Jordan | Jordan Bollinger | Role of bone marrow adipocyte lipolysis in preventing bone loss due to cancer-associated cachexia |
| 7 | Hennen | Elizabeth | Elizabeth Hennen | Estrogen Deficiency Combined with Hypertension Weakens Bone in Adult Female Mice |
| 8 | Hoyle | Mikayla | Mikayla R Hoyle | Maximum stresses in the human femoral diaphysis during walking |
| 9 Poster Finalist | James | Alicen | Alicen W. James | Stimulation of autophagy via in vivo CRISPR activation of Tfeb increases bone mass and strength and is beneficial for bone in a mouse model of Osteogenesis Imperfecta. |
| 10 | Mavath | Arya | Arya Mavath, Kunjan Khanna | Fsp1+ cells produce Dkk1 in bone to modulate bone mass at steady state |
| 11 | Ngo | Ambrose Loc | Peter Spencer | The epidemiology of lower extremity amputations in the United States: An analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Database from 1990-2019 |
| 12 | Opolz | Melany | Melany Opolz | Sex-specific exercise effect on joint moments during walking in growing horses |
| 13 | Patra | Debabrata | Debabrata Patra | Regulation of osteocyte survival by FGFR signaling pathways |
| 14 Poster Finalist | Raut | Ganesh | Ganesh Kumar Raut | Chemotherapy-induced adipo-lineage cell senescence drives bone loss |
| 15 | Resende Coelho | Ana | Ana Resende-Coelho | Pharmacological activation of PIEZO1 potentiates the osteogenic effects of mechanical stimulation in old mice |
| 16 Poster Finalist | Vaidya | Rachana | Rachana Vaidya | Direct measures of bone quality with impact microindentation improves prediction of bone strength and identification of individuals susceptible to fragility fractures |
| 17 | Zou | Wei | Wei Zou | Depletion of marrow adipo-CAR cells in mice enhances bone formation by activating BMPR in pre-osteoblasts |
| CANCER | ||||
| 18 Poster Finalist | Eul | Emily | Emily Eul | Breast cancer-bone crosstalk alters hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells to support tumor progression |
| CARTILAGE/MENISCUS | ||||
| 19 | Pascual-Garrido | Cecilia | Kenichi Kikuchi | DNTM3A-PPARy Signaling is a Key Epigenetic Mechanism of Hip OA Disease |
| CRANIOFACIAL | ||||
| 20 Poster Finalist | Gerald | Anushka | Anushka Gerald | MAPPING AND FUNCTION OF P75-NTR+ PERIOSTEAL CELLS IN THE REGENERATION OF CRANIOFACIAL BONE |
| 21 | Haider | Md Yasin | Yasin Haider | Cusp Homologies and Tooth Evolution: Insights into Mammalian Dental Development |
| DIABETES | ||||
| 22 Poster Finalist | Gonzalez | Christian | Christian E Gonzalez | TRANSCRIPTIONAL AND CYTOKINE ANALYSES REVEAL DIVERSE INFLAMMATORY AND DEGENERATIVE PROCESSES IN THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISC OF THE STZ-HFD MOUSE MODEL OF TYPE 2 DIABETES |
| 23 Poster Finalist | Muvva | Naina | Lila Dabill | Conditional knockout of neural Sarm1 prevents diet-induced weight gain and adipose tissue expansion |
| FRACTURE HEALING | ||||
| 24 Poster Finalist | Chen | Leyi | Leyi Chen | LOCALIZED DELIVERY OF INDUCIBLE BMP2-LENTIVIRUS MAY ENHANCE ATROPHIC NONUNION FRACTURE HEALING WITHOUT FORMING ECTOPIC BONE |
| 25 | Coello | Andre | Andre Coello | Targeting Wnt Signaling Pathway for Increased Periosteal Cell Proliferation and Bone Formation in Fracture Healing |
| 26 | Fang | Liang | Liang Fang | Targeting angiogenesis for fracture nonunion treatment |
| INFLAMMATORY BONE/JOINT DISEASE | ||||
| 27 Poster Finalist | Akanda | Shamimur | Shamimur Akanda | Prediction of intra-articular drug clearance through synovium using a two-compartment finite element model |
| 28 | Bhagat | Saumya | Saumya Bhagat | Staphylococcus aureus inhibits the NLRP3 inflammasome in macrophages during the early phases of infection, but not the late phases |
| 29 | Davis | Alexandra | Alexandra L. Davis | Image texture analysis reveals alterations in synovial collagen morphology during collagen-induced arthritis |
| 30 | Eck | Serena | Serena Eck | Citrate Modulation via Slc13a5: A Treatment Strategy for Heterotopic Ossification |
| 31 | Gadin | Alexander | Alexander J. Gadin | Development And Validation Of A Test Device To Quantify In Vivo Rat Elbow Joint Mechanics |
| 32 | Kaur | Khushpreet | Khushpreet Kaur | NLRP3 is silenced in osteoclasts via Tmem178-regulated calcium fluxes to control bone resorption |
| 33 | Malik | Abdul | Abdul Malik Tyagi | Antibody-Mediated Neutralization of T Cells and IL-17 Cytokine Rescued the Osteopenic Phenotype and Increased the Lifespan of Scurfy Mice |
| 34 | Menendez Montes | Maria Isabel | Maria Isabel Menendez Montes | Molecular Imaging Assessment of Early Inflammation in Arthritis |
| MUSCLE | ||||
| 35 Poster Finalist | Ridolfo | Amelia | Amelia Ridolfo | In Vitro Modeling of Neuromuscular Crosstalk |
| 36 Poster Finalist | Tadiwala | Jamshid | Jamshid Tadiwala | BIOSPONGES WITH ELECTROSTATICALLY BOUND GDNF ENHANCES NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION QUANTITY FOLLOWING VOLUMETRIC MUSCLE LOSS |
| OSTEOARTHRITIS & OSTEOPOROSIS | ||||
| 37 | Ai | Chengchong | Chengchong Ai , Jiachen Liu | Transcriptomic Insights into Cartilage-Synovium Interaction Reveal Common Drivers of Hip Osteoarthritis in Hip Femoroacetabular Impingement Patients |
| 38 Poster Finalist | Davis | Alexandra | Alexandra L. Davis | An experimental-computational approach to measure charged solute diffusion through human synovium |
| 44 Poster Finalist | Furesi | Giulia | Giulia Furesi | Myofibroblastic CAFs arising from Osterix+ bone marrow precursors support breast cancer progression via MMP13 |
| 45 Poster Finalist | Hurley-Novatny | Amelia | Amelia Hurley-Novatny | Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Potentiates Osteoclastogenesis in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy |
| 39 Poster Finalist | Kim | Yu Seon | Yu Seon Kim | Synthetic mechanogenetic gene circuits reveal the role of TRPV4 in chondrocyte mechanosensing of matrix stiffness |
| 46 Poster Finalist | Lamia | Syeda | Syeda Lamia | WNT SURROGATE STIMULATES BONE FORMATION IN A MOUSE MODEL OF EARLY-ONSET OSTEOPOROSIS |
| 47 | Ly | Aaron | Aaron Ly | Optimal Dosing of Wnt Surrogate Increases Trabecular Bone Mass in Aged Mice |
| 40 | Rohatgi | Nidhi | Nidhi Rohatgi | Depletion of BAP1 in Myeloid Exacerbates Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis |
| 41 | Shi | Meng | Meng Shi | Phenotypic Characterization of Murine Models for Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis |
| 42 | Song | Bryant | Bryant M. Song | Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of the Labrum in the Pre-arthritic and Arthritic Hip |
| 43 | Swarnkar | Gaurav | Gaurav Swarnkar | Novel IĸBζ inhibitors to target Osteoarthritis |
| 48 | Wei | Chenming | Chenming Wei | A low dose of WNT-agonist molecules stimulates bone formation in aged mice but fails to rescue the diminished response to mechanical loading |
| REHABILITATION | ||||
| 49 | Reals | Rebecca | Rebecca F. Reals | Mechanical Hyperalgesia Threshold Changes Over Time in a Rat Model of Post-Traumatic Elbow Contracture |
| 50 Poster Finalist | Sipes | Griffin | Griffin C. Sipes | Predicting manual wheelchair propulsion kinetics using smartwatch data: a pilot study |
| STEM CELLS/REGENERATIVE MEDICINE | ||||
| 51 | Jain | Avantika | Avantika Jain | Investigating the differential effects of hypoxic vs normoxic mesenchymal stem cell derived extracellular vesicles on muscle regeneration following volumetric muscle loss |
| 52 Poster Finalist | Reyes-Pardo | Humberto | Humberto Reyes-Pardo | Osteo-CAR cells, labeled by a novel Limch1-CreERT2 driver strain, serve as replicating osteoblast progenitors in adult murine bone |
| TENDON/LIGAMENT | ||||
| 53 Poster Finalist | Basak | Moumita | Moumita Basak | Non-invasive delivery of CTGF mimic encapsulated in small extracellular vesicles from adipose-derived stem cells for the treatment of Achilles Tendon Injury |
| 54 | Brito | Victor | Victor Brito | Peptide-based nanoparticle delivery of miR-138 suppresses heterotopic ossification |
| 55 | Focht | Michael | Michael D. K. Focht | Impact of microstructural variations in tendon and ligament on diffusion MRI measurements |
| 56 | Hinkle | Patrick | Patrick Hinkle | Development of a Small Animal Device for In Vivo Measurement of Muscle-Tendon Loading |
| 57 Poster Finalist | Kang | Yi | Yi Kang | Effects of diet and systemic adipose on supraspinatus tendon mechanics and histology |
| 58 | Osmond | Carson | Carson B. Osmond | ASESSING THE EFFECT OF COLLAGEN V MUTATIONS ON MURINE LOCOMOTION |
| T32 | ||||
| 59 | Budd | Lucas | Lucas R. Budd | Structural adaptations of the mouse caudal spine to growth-rod like loads |
| 60 Poster Finalist | Hassan | Mohamed | Mohamed G. Hassan | Immune-mediated acceleration of neural crest-derived skeletal regeneration at single-cell resolution |
| 61 Poster Finalist | Kamm | Dakota | Dakota R. Kamm | Implications of Adipose Stem Cell Mechanosensing For Therapeutic Applications |
| 62 | Malachowski | Taylor | Taylor Malachowski | Chemotherapy induced senescence drives peripheral neuropathy |
| 63 Poster Finalist | O’Connor | Luke | Luke O’Connor | HOST AND BACTERIAL GLUTAMINOLYSIS CONTRIBUTE TO S. AUREUS EXPANSION IN OSTEOCLASTS |
| 64 Poster Finalist | O’Donnell | Kaylee | Kaylee O’Donnell | cAMP-mediated Acid Sensing by Breast Cancer Cells Promotes Immunosuppression and Tumor Progression in Bone |
| 65 Poster Finalist | Pavey | Shawn | Shawn Pavey | SUB-FAILURE FATIGUE-PROTECTIVE PROPERTIES OF ELASTIN IN FUNCTIONALLY DISTINCT MURINE TENDON |
| 66 Poster Finalist | Sekerak | Kevin | Rebecca Sheetz, Kevin Sekerak | Biosponge-encased placental stem cells for volumetric muscle loss and critical bone defect recovery following composite trauma |
| 67 Poster Finalist | Tang | Nina | Shirley (Nina) Tang | TRANSGENIC CONVERSION OF OMEGA (n)-6 TO OMEGA (n)-3 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS VIA FAT-1 REDUCES OBESITY-RELATED INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION |
Poster Guidelines
The maximum Poster size is 45” wide x 45” tall. You have one half of one side of the poster boards. Posters must be in a vertical layout.
Questions?
Kamilla McGhee | Core Coordinator | kjm@wustl.edu