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Paul Fein’s abstract accepted at GE Student Research Summit in August.
ODBL and ORL featured in BU video
Our lab’s work on distraction osteogenesis, performed in collaboration with the Orthopaedic Research Laboratory at the BU School of Medicine, has been featured in short video on BU Today.
Amira Hussein’s manuscript accepted for publication in Osteoporosis International
PhD candidate Amira Hussein’s manuscript entitled “The Intravertebral Distribution of Bone Density: Correspondence to Intervertebral Disc Health and Implications for Vertebral Strength,” has been accepted for publication in Osteoporosis International.
Elise Morgan wins 2013 AAOS Award
Professor Elise Morgan has been named the 2013 recipient of the Kappa Delta Young Investigator Award. This award is given annually by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. http://www.bu.edu/me/2012/11/20/prof-elise-morgan-receives-the-2013-kappa-delta-young-investigator-award/
Amira Hussein wins ASBMR poster competition
Amira Hussein’s poster presentation “Predictions of Vertebral Strength using QCT and Intra-Vertebral Heterogeneity in Density vs. DXA” won a Presidential Poster Competition award at the recent annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. The award is given to junior investigators based on the “quality of their discussions [with the judges] and […]
Kamil Makhnejia granted funding for UROP
Undergraduate Research Assistant Kamil Makhnejia has been awarded funding for Fall 2012 to continue research in biomechanics.
Amira Hussein’s poster to be judged in the ASBMR Annual Meeting President’s Poster Competition
Ph. D student Amira Hussein has been selected to present research at the prestigious ASBMR Annual Meeting President’s Poster Competition. Amira wil present “Predictions of Vertebral Strength using QCT and Intra-Vertebral Heterogeneity Density vs. DXA”
Alice Jee Memorial Travel Award presented to Greg Miller
Ph.D student Greg Miller won the prestigious Alice Jee Memorial Travel Award. The award covers the registration fee and provides a travel stipend to the 2012 IBMS Sun Valley Workshop on Musculoskeletal Biology. Greg will additionally have the opportunity to present his work and research at the poster session.
Manuscript on vertebral strength and failure patterns accepted publication in Osteoporosis International
Amira Hussein’s manuscript “The Effect of Intra-Vertebral Heterogeneity in Microstructure on Vertebral Strength and Failure Patterns” has been accepted for publication in Osteoporosis International
Manuscript on the use of digital volume correlation on whole bones to be published in Procedia IUTAM
Amira Hussein’s manuscript “Digital Volume Correlation for Study of the Mechanics of Whole Bones” has been accepted for publication in Procedia IUTAM.