Orthopaedic Science Lab, Musculoskeletal Systems Biology Lab, and Collagen Biology and Genetic Disorders Lab presentations at the upcoming 2014 ASBMR Annual Meeting in Houston!

ASBMR logoCongratulations to Dr. Leah Worton (Orthopaedic Science Lab), Marjorie Thompson and Dr. Ron Kwon (Musculoskeletal Systems Biology Lab) and Dr. David Eyre (Collagen Biology and Genetic Disorders Lab) who will be presenting at the upcoming 2014 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) Annual Meeting in Houston!

Leah Worton's abstract is entitled "Sensory Neuron Differentiation Enhances Osteoblast Differentiation Through Soluble Factors", and describes the development of a novel cell culture model of sensory neuron/bone cell interactions:

[SA0239] Sensory Neuron Differentiation Enhances Osteoblast Differentiation Through Soluble Factors
Leah Worton, Brandon Park, Anthony Redidoro, Edith Gardiner, Ronald Kwon
September 13, 12:30 PM — 02:30 PM
Session: Poster Session I & Poster Tours

Marjorie Thompson's abstract describes a collaborative project with Joaquin Lugo's lab at Baylor University is entitled "Brain-Specific PTEN Deletion Induces Abnormal Skeletal Activity in Mice", and explores the role of cortical brain neurons in regulating skeletal activity.

[SA0181] Brain-Specific PTEN Deletion Induces Abnormal Skeletal Activity in Mice
Marjorie Thompson, Philippe Huber, Gregory Smith, Andrew Holley, Steven Bain, Edith Gardiner, Joaquin Lugo, Ronald Kwon
September 13, 12:30 PM — 02:30 PM
Session: Poster Session I & Poster Tours

Ron Kwon will also be presenting two abstracts. The first, entitled "Cross-Species Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Conserved Osteogenic Signatures During Zebrafish and Rat Bone Regeneration" describes a collaborative project with Rick Sumner and Amarjit Viridi at Rush University in which we are exploring the potential utility of the regenerating zebrafish fin as rapid genetic platform for identifying conserved gene regulatory networks underlying mammalian osteogenesis. The second, entitled "Rotopol and MicroCT Imaging in the Regenerating Zebrafish Fin for BMD Therapeutic Discovery", describes our ongoing collaboration with Werner Kaminsky in the Department of Chemistry in which we are developing Rotopol imaging-based modalities for high-throughput bone mineralization imaging in the regenerating zebrafish fin.

[SA0475] Rotopol and MicroCT Imaging in the Regenerating Zebrafish Fin for BMD Therapeutic Discovery
Ronald Kwon, Anthony Recidoro, Werner Kaminsky
September 13, 12:30 PM — 02:30 PM
Session: Poster Session I & Poster Tours

[SU0234] Cross-Species Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Conserved Osteogenic Signatures During Zebrafish and Rat Bone Regeneration
Ronald Kwon, Amarjit Virdi, D. Rick Sumner
September 14, 12:30 PM — 02:30 PM
Session: Poster Session II & Poster Tours

David Eyre, director of the Collagen Biology and Genetic Disorders Lab will also present as a Symposium speaker:

Lessons from Brittle Bone Diseases: Control of Bone Mass and Quality Symposium
Sunday, September 14, 8:00 am – 9:30 am.
Symposium talk: Collagen/Matrix Abnormalities

08/28/2014