{"id":196,"date":"2019-04-01T02:58:54","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T02:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/mysite\/?page_id=196"},"modified":"2026-03-01T21:21:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T03:21:40","slug":"2018-2019-bone-seminar-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/index.php\/2018-2019-bone-seminar-series\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lawrence Family Bone Seminar Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>The Lawrence Family Bone Disease Program of Texas\u00a0<\/span>presents monthly seminars given by internationally recognized scientists who have conducted extensive research in the field of skeletal biology.<\/p>\n

Unless otherwise noted, lectures are held on the first Friday of each month, 1:30-2:30 p.m<\/strong>. in person.<\/p>\n

If you wish to be included to the e-mail distribution list\u00a0to receive reminders about upcoming lectures, please e-mail\u00a0Charlotte Cherry (ccherry@bcm.edu).<\/p>\n

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2025-2026 PROGRAM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Friday, April 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    “Molecular and cellular mechanisms of parathyroid hormone action in target tissues”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

    Marc Wein, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Associate\u00a0Professor\u00a0of Medicin<\/span>e,<\/p>\n

    Harvard Medical School,<\/p>\n

    Massachusetts Gen<\/span>eral Hospital, En<\/span>docrin<\/span>e Un<\/span>it<\/p>\n

    Boston, MA<\/p>\n

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    • Friday, February 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      \u201c<\/i><\/b>Under Pressure: How Cells Sense and Respond to Mechanical<\/i><\/i>Load During Regeneration\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

      Connor Dolon, Ph.D.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

      Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

      School of Life Sciences\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Arizona State University\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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      • Friday, January 30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        “Frontiers in Osteoimmunology and Its Expanding Impact on Cancer Research and Neuroscience”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

        H. Takayanagi, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Professor and Chairman<\/p>\n

        Department of Immunology<\/p>\n

        The University of Tokyo<\/p>\n

          \n
        • Friday, January 23<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          \u201cGenomics, models and therapy of genetic skeletal disorders\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

          Carlos Ferreira, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

          Physician Scientist<\/p>\n

          Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development<\/p>\n

          NIH<\/p>\n

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          • Friday, December 5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            “The gut-bone axis: how the microbiome communicates with bone in health and disease”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

            Roberto Pacifici, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

            Professor of Medicine<\/p>\n

            Director, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids<\/p>\n

            Emory University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

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            • Friday, November 7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              “Osteocytes and Cancer in Bone: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

              Jesus Delgado-Calle, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n

              Associate Professor<\/p>\n

              Department of Physiology and Cell Biology<\/p>\n

              University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences<\/p>\n

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              • Friday, October 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                “Biphasic regulation of bone formation by glutamine metabolism”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                Courtney Karner, Ph.D<\/strong><\/p>\n

                Associate Professor,<\/p>\n

                Department of Internal Medicine<\/p>\n

                The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center<\/p>\n

                2024-2025 PROGRAM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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                  \n
                • Friday, March 7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  “Unraveling the Fundamental Role of Adipose-Joint Interogan Crosstalk in Osteoarthritis”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                  Kelsey Collins, Ph.D<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  Assistant Professor,<\/p>\n

                  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Department of Anatomy<\/p>\n

                  UCSF Parnassus Campus<\/p>\n

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                  • Friday, February 7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    “Skeletal Interoception Regulates Bone Homeostasis: Implication of Joint Disease and Pain”<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

                    Xu Cao, Ph.D<\/strong><\/p>\n

                    Professor and Director,<\/p>\n

                    Departments of Orthopedics Surgery and Biomechanical Engineering<\/p>\n

                    Institute of Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University<\/p>\n

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                    • Friday, January 24<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      \u201cBony Guard Against Cancer Invasion\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

                      Masayuki Tsukasaki, D.D.S.,Ph.D<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      Professor, Department of Biochemistry,<\/p>\n

                      School of Dentistry, Showa University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

                      Friday, December 6<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

                      “Mechanisms of Hypertrophic Chondrocyte Cell Fate During Endochondral Bone Development”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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                      Matthew Hilton, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      Professor & Associate Chair,<\/p>\n

                      Department of Orthopaedic Surgery<\/p>\n

                      Duke University School of Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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                      • Friday, November 1st<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                        “Multi-Scale Mechanical Characterization of Bone and Tooth: From Biomechanics to Pathology”<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

                        Yuxiao Zhou, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

                        Assistant Professor,<\/p>\n

                        J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering<\/p>\n

                        Texas A&M University<\/p>\n

                          \n
                        • Friday, October 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                          “Forward genetic and genomic analysis of size regulation \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/i>uncovers novel signaling mechanism of skeletal growth, proportion and repair”<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

                          Matthew P. Harris, PhD<\/b><\/p>\n

                          Associate Professor, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School<\/p>\n

                          Orthopedic Research Laboratories, Boston Children\u2019s Hospital<\/p>\n

                          2023-2024 PROGRAM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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                          • Friday, April 5th<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                            “New twists in an old story: \u201cPTHrP, <\/span>Hypercalcemia and Breast Cancer\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

                            John Wysolmerski, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

                            Professor and Section Chief, Endocrinology (Medicine)<\/p>\n

                            Yale School of Medicine<\/p>\n

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                            • Friday, March 1st<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                              “FGF23 Deficiency: Manifestations, Pathomechanisms, and Treatment”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                              Michael Collins, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

                              Senior Investigator, Skeletal Disorders and Mineral Homeostasis Section<\/p>\n

                              National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research<\/p>\n

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                              • Friday, February 9th<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                \u201cMechanical interventions to improve skeletal health in metastatic breast cancer\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

                                Liyun Wang, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Sugery<\/p>\n

                                University of Delaware<\/p>\n

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                                • Friday, January 4th<\/span>\u00a0<\/i><\/b>(McGovern Medical School Room 2.103)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                  “Cancer<\/i> and<\/i> t<\/i>he<\/i> musculoskeletal system: moving from bedside-to-bench and back again”<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

                                  \n

                                  Christopher D. Collier, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                  Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Sugery,<\/p>\n

                                  Indiana University School of Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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                                  • Friday, <\/span>December 1 (McGovern Medical School Room 2.103) (- cancelled)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                    <\/b>“Forward genetic and genomic analysis of size uncovers novel signaling mechanism of skeletal growth, proportion and repair”<\/span><\/em><\/span>
                                    <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

                                    Matthew P. Harris, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                    Associate Professor, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School<\/p>\n

                                    OrthopaedicResearch Laboratories, Boston Children\u2019s Hospital<\/p>\n

                                      \n
                                    • Friday, November 11<\/span>(<\/span>McGovern Medical School, Room B.100)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                                      \u00a0“<\/em><\/span><\/span>G.O.O.D for Kids: What we have learned from Texas children”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

                                      Carol Wise, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                      Professor, McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development<\/p>\n

                                      Director, Scottish Rite for Children Center for Translational Research,<\/p>\n

                                      UT Southwestern<\/p>\n

                                      \u00a0<\/div>\n
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                                      • October 6 <\/span>(<\/span>McGovern Medical School, Room B.100)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                        “Acid induced signaling and immune suppression in breast cancer bone metastases”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                        Kathy Weilbaecher, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                        Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Section of Molecular Oncology<\/p>\n

                                        Washington University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

                                        2023 PROGRAM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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                                        • Friday,\u00a0April 7 <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                          “Osteocyte and Osteoclast Cell Dynamics in Bone”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

                                          Sarah Dallas, PhD<\/p>\n

                                          Professor, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences<\/p>\n

                                          University of Missouri Kansas City<\/p>\n

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                                          • Friday, <\/span>March 3\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                            “Osteoarthritis: A Tale of Neuroplasticity“<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

                                            Anne Marie Malfait, MD, PhD\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

                                            Professor, Department of Internal Medicine,<\/p>\n

                                            Division of Rheumatology, Rush University\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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                                            • Friday, February 3<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                              \u00a0“<\/span>Tumor-Stromal Interactions in Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis”<\/em><\/p>\n

                                              \u00a0Yibin Kang, PhD<\/span><\/p>\n

                                              Professor of Molecular Biology, Princeton University,<\/p>\n

                                              Associate Director, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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                                              • Friday, January 6<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                “When the bone meets inflammation”<\/em><\/p>\n

                                                Baohong Zhao, PhD\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                Associate Professor, Weill Cornell\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                Associate Scientist, HSS Research Institute\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                2022 PROGRAM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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                                                • Friday, December 2nd<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                  “Fractures in diabetes: challenges of risk\u00a0assessment and prevention”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

                                                  Ann Schwartz, PhD, MPH<\/p>\n

                                                  Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics,<\/p>\n

                                                  University of\u00a0California, San Francisco, CA<\/p>\n

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                                                  • Friday, November 5, 2022<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                    “The fallacy of “no pain no gain” in musculoskeletal healing and research”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                    Benjamin Levi, MD<\/p>\n

                                                    Division Chief of General Surgery and\u00a0Director, Center for Organogenesis & Trauma<\/p>\n

                                                    Associate Professor<\/p>\n

                                                    University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX<\/p>\n

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                                                    • Friday, October 7, 2022<\/strong>\u00a0(Zoom seminar)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                      “Craniofacial development and phenotype in disorders of collagen defects”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

                                                      \u00a0<\/span>Janice Lee, DDS, MD, MS\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                      Clinical Director, NIDCR \u2013 Division of Intramural Research\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                      Co-Director, NIDCR Clinical Research Fellowship\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                      Deputy Director for Intramural Clinical Research, NIH\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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                                                      • Friday, May 6, 2022<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                        “Dense Bone Diseases: Too Much of a Bad or Good Thing?”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                        Michael P. Whyte, MD<\/p>\n

                                                        Professor of Medicine, Pediatric and Genetics,<\/p>\n

                                                        Washington University School of Medicine St Louis<\/p>\n

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                                                        • Friday, April 1, 2022<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                          “Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Tumor Induced Osteomalacia”<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n

                                                          Suzanne \u00a0M. Jan de Beur, MD<\/b><\/div>\n

                                                          Associate Professor,<\/p>\n

                                                          Department of Medicine,<\/p>\n

                                                          Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

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                                                          • Friday, March 4th, 2022<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                            \u201c<\/em>Mechanisms of joint dysfunction in Osteogenesis Imperfecta\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                            \u00a0<\/span>Joohyun Lim, Ph.D.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                            Instructor, Department of Molecular & Human Genetics<\/p>\n

                                                            Baylor College of Medicine\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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                                                            • Friday, February 4th, 2022<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                              “BMP\/TGF\u03b2 crosstalk in cartilage and bone\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

                                                              \u00a0<\/span>Karen Lyons, Ph.D.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                              Professor, Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                              UCLA School of Medicine\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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                                                              • Friday, January 7, 2022<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                                “Endoplasmic reticulum stress in Osteogenesis Imperfecta – Impact on bone and cartilage”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                Deborah Krakow, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                Professor of Human Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orthopaedic Surgery, and Pediatrics,<\/p>\n

                                                                David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA<\/p>\n

                                                                2021 PROGRAM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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                                                                • \u00a0<\/span>Friday, December 3, 2021\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                                  \u00a0<\/span>\u201cSOX and SEX interplay in bone formation\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                  \u00a0<\/span>Veronique Lefebvre, PhD\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                  Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                  Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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                                                                  • \u00a0<\/span>Friday, November 5, 2021\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                                    \u00a0<\/span>\u201cCell Signaling: Hippo, Wnts and Hedgehogs in the jungle of skeletal biology and diseases\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                    \u00a0<\/span>Yingzi Yang, PhD<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                    Professor, Developmental Biology\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                    Harvard School Dental Medicine-Boston\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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                                                                    • Friday,\u00a0<\/b>September<\/span>\u00a03rd, 2021<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                                      “The evolving cancer niche interaction during bone metastasis progression”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

                                                                      Xiang Zhang, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                      Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology<\/p>\n

                                                                      Baylor College of Medicine<\/p>\n

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                                                                      • Friday, June 4, 2021<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                                        \u00a0<\/span>\u201cBone, blood and fat: an osteocyte centered view\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

                                                                        Paola Divieti Pajevic, PhD<\/b><\/p>\n

                                                                        Associate Professor of Translational Dental Medicine<\/p>\n

                                                                        Boston University<\/span> Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                        \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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                                                                        • Friday, May 7, 2021<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                                          \u201c<\/strong>The Challenges of Osteoporosis Treatment\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

                                                                          Robert A. Adler, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                          Chief Endocrinology and Metabolism<\/p>\n

                                                                          Central Virginia Veterans Affairs Health Care System<\/p>\n

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                                                                          • Friday, April 2, 2021\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                                            \u00a0<\/span>\u201cRegulation of primary tumor growth by cells from the bone microenvironment\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

                                                                            Roberta Faccio, PhD\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

                                                                            Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Cell Biology and Physiology\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                            Washington University School of Medicine\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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                                                                            • \u00a0<\/span>Friday, March 5, 2021\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                                              \u00a0<\/span>\u201cBMP2 Regulation of the Periosteal Skeletal Stem Cell Niche<\/i>\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

                                                                              Vicki Rosen, PhD\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

                                                                              Professor & Chair of Developmental Biology\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                              Harvard University School of Dental Medicine\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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                                                                              • Friday, February 5, 2021<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                                                \u201cOsteocytes and the Bone Cancer Niche<\/i>\u201d <\/b><\/p>\n

                                                                                Teresita Bellido, PhD <\/b><\/p>\n

                                                                                Professor & Chair<\/p>\n

                                                                                Physiology and Cell Biology<\/p>\n

                                                                                University of Arkansas for Medical Science (UAMS)<\/p>\n

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                                                                                  Friday, December 4, 2020<\/b><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                                                  \u201c<\/strong>Reprogrammed marrow adipocytes contribute to myeloma-induced bone disease<\/strong>\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

                                                                                  Jing Yang, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                                  Associate Professor<\/p>\n

                                                                                  Houston Methodist Cancer Center<\/p>\n

                                                                                  Houston Methodist Research Institute<\/p>\n

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                                                                                  • Friday, November 6, 2020 – Zoom talk<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                                                    “Large-scale Bone Repair in a\u00a0<\/strong>Mouse Model\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

                                                                                    Francesca Mariani, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                                    Associate Professor of Stem Cell Biology and\u00a0Regenerative Medicine<\/p>\n

                                                                                    Director for the Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine<\/p>\n

                                                                                    Keck School of Medicine of USC<\/p>\n

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                                                                                    • Friday, October 2, 2020 – Zoom talk<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                                                      \u201c<\/em><\/strong>Muscle and Tendon Stem cells: <\/strong>Regeneration and Aging\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

                                                                                      Chen-Ming Fan, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                                      Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology<\/p>\n

                                                                                      Johns Hopkins University<\/p>\n

                                                                                      2019 PROGRAM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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                                                                                        Friday, September 6, 2019<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                                                        \u201cA Stem Cell Basis for Intramembranous Versus Endochondral Bone Formation\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                                        Matthew B. Greenblatt, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                                        Assistant Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine<\/p>\n

                                                                                        Weill Cornell Medical College<\/p>\n

                                                                                        New York, NY<\/p>\n

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                                                                                          Friday, November 1, 2019<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                                                          \u201cSkeletal\/Mesenchymal Stem Cells: How Much Do We Know About Them?<\/strong>\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

                                                                                          Noriaki Ono, DDS, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                                          Assistant Professor, Orthodontics & Pediatric Dentistry<\/p>\n

                                                                                          University of Michigan School of Dentistry<\/p>\n

                                                                                          Ann Arbor, MI<\/p>\n

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                                                                                            Friday, December 6, \u00a0 2019<\/b><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                                                            “TGF-\u00df Signaling in Skeletal Development and Disease”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

                                                                                            Rosa A. Serra, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                                            Professor,\u00a0Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology<\/p>\n

                                                                                            University of Alabama at Birmingham<\/p>\n

                                                                                            Birmingham, AL<\/p>\n

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                                                                                              Friday, January 3, 2020<\/b><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                                                              “Shh signaling during intervertebral development and aging”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

                                                                                              Chitra Dahia, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                                              Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

                                                                                              Weill Cornell Medicine Grad School of Medical Sciences<\/p>\n

                                                                                              HSS Research Institute<\/p>\n

                                                                                              New York, NY\u00a0 10021<\/p>\n

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                                                                                                Friday, February 7, 2020<\/b><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                                                                Title: TBD<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

                                                                                                Elaine Yu, MD, MMSc<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                                                Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

                                                                                                Harvard Medical School<\/p>\n

                                                                                                Massachusetts General Hospital<\/p>\n

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                                                                                                  Friday, March 6, 2020<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                                                                  \u201c<\/strong>Matricellular Protein Regulation of Bone Formation and Regeneration\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

                                                                                                  Kurt Hankenson, DVM, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                                                  Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery<\/p>\n

                                                                                                  University of Michigan Medical School<\/p>\n

                                                                                                  Ann Arbor, MI<\/p>\n

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                                                                                                    \u00a0Friday, April 3, 2020<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                                                                    “<\/strong>The Contribution of Marrow Adipocytes to Myeloma Bone Disease”<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

                                                                                                    Jing Yang, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                                                    Associate Professor<\/p>\n

                                                                                                    Department of Lymphoma\/Myeloma – Research<\/p>\n

                                                                                                    MD Anderson Cancer Center<\/p>\n

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                                                                                                    2018-2019 PROGRAM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                                                    Nov. 2, 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

                                                                                                    Struan F.A. Grant, Ph.D.
                                                                                                    <\/strong>Professor of Pediatrics, Daniel B. Burke Endowed Chair for Diabetes Research<\/span>
                                                                                                    Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA<\/span>
                                                                                                    Director, Center for Spatial & Functional Genomics, Division of Human Genetics & Endocrinology<\/span>
                                                                                                    Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA<\/span>
                                                                                                    <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                                                    Dec. 7, 2018<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

                                                                                                    Paul Trainor, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/span>
                                                                                                    Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology<\/span>
                                                                                                    University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                                                    Jan. 4, 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

                                                                                                    Ophir Klein, M.D., Ph.D.
                                                                                                    <\/strong>Larry L. Hillbolm Distinguished Professor in Craniofacial <\/span>Anomalities
                                                                                                    Professor, Orofacial Sciences & Pediatrics<\/span>
                                                                                                    Chief, Division of Medical Genetics<\/span>
                                                                                                    Director, Program in Craniofacial Biology<\/span>
                                                                                                    University of California, San Francisco, CA<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                                                    Feb. 1, 2019
                                                                                                    <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

                                                                                                    Nancy Perrier, M.D.<\/strong><\/span>
                                                                                                    Professor, Surgical Oncology<\/span>
                                                                                                    Chief, Section of Surgical Endocrinology<\/span>
                                                                                                    Fellowship Program Director, Surgical Oncology<\/span>
                                                                                                    MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                                                    April 5, 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

                                                                                                    Matthew T. Drake, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
                                                                                                    Associate Professor of Medicine<\/span>
                                                                                                    Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and nutrition<\/span>
                                                                                                    Joint Appointment, Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine Mayo Clinic – Rochester, MN<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                                                    May 3, 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

                                                                                                    Francis Y. Lee, M.D., Ph.D.<\/strong><\/span>
                                                                                                    Wayne O. Southwick Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation<\/span>
                                                                                                    Professor of Pathology, Secondary Appointment<\/span>
                                                                                                    Adult and Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery<\/span>
                                                                                                    Musculoskeletal Oncology, Smilow Cancer Hospital Orthopaedic Research<\/span>
                                                                                                    Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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