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SWHR Isis Fund Network on Sex Differences in
Musculoskeletal Health
March 2007 – Present
Mission Statement: Advance translational research on
musculoskeletal health in women and men.
Achievements
Publications
- Bredbenner, T.L., Eliason, T.D., Potter, R.S., Mason, R.L., Havill, L.M., and Nicolella, D.P. 2010. Statistical shape modeling describes variation in tibia and femur surface geometry between Control and Incidence groups from the osteoarthritis initiative database. J Biomech. Jun 18; 43(9):1780-6. Epub 2010 Mar 15.
Pilot
Projects
- Title: Determination of
Sex Differences, Heritability, and Sex-specific Genetic Effects on Knee
Arthritis in a Non-human Primate Model
- PIs: Daniel Nicolella,
Richard Coutts, Lorena Havill (Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research)
Further Funding Resulting from Pilot Project Data
- Title: Genetic Contributions
to Knee Osteoarthritis Risk
- Award Recipient: Lorena M. Havill, Ph.D. (Isis Network External
Co-Investigator)
- Institution: Southwest Foundation
for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX
- Amount: $450,000 (Over 3
Years)
- Year of Grant: 2010
Symposia
Presented
February
2009: Instructional Course Lecture at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthoepadic Surgeons
- Title: Sex and Gender Differences in Knee Osteoarthritis: Impact on Clinical
Practice
- Chair: Barbara Boyan,
PhD
- Speakers:
- Mary O’Connor, MD: Sex and Gender Differences in Knee Osteoarthritis:
Surgeon’s Perspective
- Wendy Kohrt, PhD: Clinical Evidence for Relationships of
Exercise, Obesity, and Gender with OA
- Daniel Nicolella, PhD: The
Relationship between Osteoporosis and Bone Quality and the Development of Knee
Osteoarthritis
June 2009: 3rd Annual
Meeting of the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences
- Title: Sex and Gender
Differences in Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)
- Chair: Barbara Boyan,
PhD
- Speakers:
- Mary O’Connor, MD: Sex and Gender Differences in Knee Osteoarthritis:
Clinical Symptoms and Surgical Outcomes
- Wendy Kohrt, PhD: Clinical Evidence for Relationships of
Exercise, Obesity, and Gender with OA
- Daniel Nicolella, PhD: The
Relationship between Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis
- Amy Lerner, PhD (University of Rochester):
Interactions between Obesity and Sex Differences in Knee Biomechanics and
Osteoarthritis
Members
Karen Berkley, PhD
Florida
State University |
Wendy Kohrt, PhD
University of Colorado |
Barbara Boyan, PhD (Network Chair)
Emory University, Georgia Institute of
Technology
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Kent Kwoh, MD
University of Pittsburgh
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Laurence Bradley, PhD
University of
Alabama at Birmingham
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Daniel Nicolella, PhD
Southwest Biomedical Research
Institute
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Richard Coutts, MD
University of California, San
Diego
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Mary O’Connor, MD
Mayo Clinic
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Roger M. Enoka, PhD
University of Colorado
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Laura Tosi, MD
George Washington University |
David A. Hart, PhD
University of Calgary
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