# ORS Musculoskeletal Biology Workshop at Snowbird

> **NIH NIH R13** · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · 2021 · $15,000

## Abstract

Description
This application requests support for the 49th annual meeting of the ORS Musculoskeletal
Biology Workshop, which has been held at Sun Valley, Idaho, for the past 20+ years. The 2021
Workshop will be held in Snowbird, Utah, from July 24-28. The Workshop was moved to the
new location in response to feedback from attendees over the past several years, who
expressed a desire to have the meeting at a venue that was less expensive and easier to get to.
We have achieved both of those improvements with the new location. The conference itself will
maintain the same spirit it has enjoyed for several decades: it emphasizes active participation of
junior faculty and students; promotes interdisciplinary communication; and is unusual in that
discussion time equals or exceeds time allotted for formal presentation. The goals of the
Workshop are to (1) work toward a multidisciplinary basic and clinical synthesis of molecular,
tissue and biomechanical processes in musculoskeletal tissues that help us to understand the
pathogenesis of bone, muscle, and cartilage disease as well as its prevention and treatment; (2)
apply basic science concepts to clinical problems; develop a dialogue between basic and
clinical investigators that leads to interdisciplinary collaboration; (3) identify significant problems
in musculoskeletal disease, and identify experimental approaches that provide solutions to them
and (4) provide a forum for student training and the opportunity in a small group setting for junior
scientists to talk with more senior scientists. A partnership between the Workshop and the
Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) provides maximum visibility through broadcast emails and
links on the ORS website. This year we continue our newly-instituted focus on problem solving,
with the theme for the Workshop being “Musculoskeletal immunology and
mechanotransduction: biology and disease from stem to senescent cells.” Six sessions address
relevant and significant current problems, including next-generation musculoskeletal therapies
focusing on senolytics and autologous/autogenous approaches, imaging of musculoskeletal
tissues, osteoimmunology and mechanotransduction, and a focused session on osteocyte
biology. Opportunities are provided for junior investigators to interact with more senior
investigators. A Career Development Workshop specifically geared toward young investigators
will be conducted. Nine ASBMR/Frost Young Investigator Awardees will present their work from
the podium. Ten Jee Young Investigator Awardees, and up to five additional Jee Awards for
under-represented minorities will be presented.
Performance Site
Snowbird, Utah
Key Personnel
Name Organization Role on Project
Robling, Alexander G. Indiana University Workshop Co-Director, PI
Bellido, Teresita University of Arkansas Workshop Co-Director, Co-I

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10237524
- **Project number:** 1R13AR079271-01
- **Recipient organization:** INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS
- **Principal Investigator:** ALEXANDER G ROBLING
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $15,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2021-07-01 → 2022-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10237524

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10237524, ORS Musculoskeletal Biology Workshop at Snowbird (1R13AR079271-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10237524. Licensed CC0.

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