Bone Research Club
The Bone Club is an informal group of Bone Program researchers and clinicians that meets to discuss a variety of topics in skeletal biology. The club meets on the second Wednesday of each month from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Trevisio Restaurant (John P. McGovern Commons Building) for a roundtable discussion and a light dinner.
Objectives are:
- To introduce and encourage scientific interaction among clinicians and researchers interested in skeletal biology at M. D. Anderson and Baylor College of Medicine
- To provide a forum to discuss exciting new research and/or controversial clinical/ scientific topics in the field
- To inform and coordinate implementation of new initiatives and grant applications among researchers
- To foster the scientific and social development of junior researchers
If you are interested in joining the Bone Club, please call: 713-798-2133.
Calendar of 2009-2010 Bone Research Club Meetings
Sept. 9, 2009
Robert Brommage, Ph.D. (Lexicon Pharmaceuticals)
"Elevated Trabecular Bone Mass with Reduced Cortical Bone Thickness in Secreted Frizzled Related 4 (sFRP4) Knockout Mice"
Oct. 14, 2009
- Yunzhi Yang, Ph.D. (UT Dental Branch)
"Bioinspired functionally graded biomaterials for tissue regeneration" - Kurt Bohren, Ph.D. (Immunodiagnostic Systems Inc.)
"Bone and cartilage biochemical markers"
Nov. 11, 2009
Joel Morrisett, Ph.D. (BCM)
“Smooth Muscle Cell Osteogenic Trans-differentiation in Human Atherosclerosis and Vascular Calcification”
Dec. 9, 2009
Tony Mikos, Ph.D. (Rice University)
"Synthetic Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering"
Jan. 13, 2010
Karen Posey, Ph.D. (UT Medical School)
"Study of potential therapeutic interventions for Pseudoachondroplasia (an rER storage disease)"
Feb. 10, 2010
Valerae Lewis, M.D. (M. D. Anderson)
"The Interleukin-11 Receptor A as a Candidate Ligand-Directed Target in Osteosarcoma: Consistent Data from Cell Lines, Orthotopic Models, and Human Tumor Samples"
March 10, 2010
Steven Abrams, M.D. (BCM)
"Evaluating Vitamin D Requirements in Children"
April 14, 2010
Stephen Henry, Ph.D.
"The role of Sox9 on postnatal endochondral formation in mice"
May 12, 2010
Mary Ruppe, M.D. (UT Medical School)