Graphical Abstracts presented at the 2020 Mizzou Musculoskeletal Symposium.
![Dr. Bree Baker, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/2020-06/headshot-Baker_700.jpg_0.jpg?itok=ySeUfd1x)
Efficacy of an Eight-week Resistance Training Program in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Dr. Bree Baker, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Missouri-Columbia
![Alec Beeve](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/2020-06/Alec%20Beeve.jpg?itok=6gTc5q-R)
Evaluation of Bioelectric Stimulation of the Sciatic Nerve as a Therapeutic Option for Diabetic Bone Disease and Neuropathy
Alec Beeve
Graduate Student
Neuroskeletal Biology Laboratory
Washington University
![Dr. Melanie Boeyer, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/2020-06/Boeyer.jpg?itok=R6W0h5EI)
The Adolescent Maturational Spurt in Children from Different Racial and/or Ethnic Backgrounds
Dr. Melanie Boeyer, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Missouri-Columbia
![Dr. Jennifer Brazill, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/2020-06/Brazille.jpg?itok=Y1epy9M8)
Sarm1 Promotes Diabetic Bone Disease
Dr. Jennifer Brazill, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Department of Medicine
Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases
Washington University
![Dr. Sebastian Cardona-Ramirez, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/2020-06/Cardona-700.jpg?itok=OJw2Zwib)
Differences in ECM Markers between Canine and Human Tendon Graft Fibroblasts in Response to Cyclic Strains
Dr. Sebastian Cardona-Ramirez, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Missouri-Columbia
![Rebecca Dirkes](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/2020-06/Dirkes_HeadShot_sq.jpg?itok=XvWM1d92)
Gestational Bisphenol-A Exposure Negatively Impacts Trabecular Microarchitecture and Cortical Geometry in Male, but not Female, Adult Offspring
Rebecca Dirkes
Doctoral Student
Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
University of Missouri-Columbia
![Victoria Gremminger](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/2020-06/Gremminger-700.jpg?itok=MxiJ-qpz)
Skeletal Muscle Weakness and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Osteogenesis Imperfecta Exhibiting Severe Bone Fragility
Victoria Gremminger
Doctoral Student
Department of Biochemistry
University of Missouri-Columbia
![Dr. Anna Hardin, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/2020-06/Hardin-700.jpg?itok=ssXTrGdx)
Estimated Growth Cessation: Strengths and Limitations of Size- and Rate-based Methods
Dr. Anna M. Hardin, PhD
NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences
University of Missouri-Columbia
![Dr. Ryan P. Knigge, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/2020-06/Knigge.jpg?itok=KXFTXusK)
Multivariate Prediction of Craniofacial Growth
Dr. Ryan P. Knigge, PhD
American Association of Anatomy Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Missouri-Columbia
![Jacob Kramer](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/2020-06/Kramer-700.jpg?itok=W4_0n3Hr)
Characterization of Basal and Cytokine Stimulated Biomarker Profiles of Degenerative Cervical and Lumbar Fusion Explants Ex-vivo
Jacob Kramer
Doctoral Student
Department of Pathobiology
University of Missouri-Columbia
![Austin Lawrence](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/2020-06/Lawrence-700.jpg?itok=ipJkLqq7)
Hip Joint Orientation and Human Evolution: Using Clinical Tools to Address Evolutionary Questions
Austin B. Lawrence
Doctoral Student
Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences
University of Missouri-Columbia
![Dr. Naomi Lee, DVM](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/2020-06/Lee.jpg?itok=6cYq46_H)
Development of a Translational Canine Model of Human Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
Dr. Naomi Lee, DVM
Doctoral Candidate
Department of Pathobiology
University of Missouri-Columbia
![Catherine Omosule](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/2020-06/Omosule-700.jpg?itok=4rVYlakG)
Genetic Myostatin(GDF8) Deficiency Improves Musculoskeletal Integrity in Two COL1A2 Mouse Model of Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Catherine Omosule
Doctoral Candidate
Department of Biochemistry
University of Missouri-Columbia
![Preston Wolfe](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/2020-06/Wolfe-700.jpg?itok=8obMYB30)
Comparative Analysis of Intra-articular Tissue Obtained from Osteoarthritic Hips during Culture
Preston Wolfe
Doctoral Student
Department of Pathobiology
University of Missouri-Columbia
![Dr. Anna Schreiner, MD](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/2020-06/Anna-updated.jpg?itok=NNtq_uGC)
Comparison of Meniscal Allograft Transplantation Techniques using a Preclinical Canine Model
Dr. Anna Schreiner, MD
Orthopaedic and Trauma Resident
University of Tuebingen’s BG Trauma Center
![Xiao Zhang](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/2020-06/Zhang-700.jpg?itok=-ZwSOtQn)
Neural Contributions to Leptin-mediated Bone Marrow Adipocyte Catabolism
Xiao Zhang
Graduate Student
Neuroskeletal Biology Laboratory
Washington University