Moderator: Wellington K. Hsu, MD
Pentosan Polysulfate Primed Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells Mediate Disc Repair Following Microdiscectomy in an Ovine Model
Christopher Daly, MBBS, M.Phil
Histological, Radiological, Immuno-Histochemical and Birefringence Investigation of the Mechanisms of Action of Mesenchymal Progenitor Stem Cells (MPCs) in the Early Repair of Degenerative Disc Disease Using the Ovine Annulotomy Injury Model
Idrees Sher, B.App.Sc.-MRS(DR), B.Med.Sc., MBBS(Hons)
Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease with a Novel Molecular Therapy: Long-Term Evidence in a Preclinical Animal Model of Disc Disease
William Mark Erwin, DC, PhD
Nasal Chondrocytes Are Potential Autologous Cell-Transplant Candidates for Treating Degenerative Disc Disease
Arne Mehrkens, MD
Macrophage Transformation Explains Local Inflammation and Structural Change in the Multifidus Muscle after Intervertebral Disc Injury
Paul Hodges, PhD
Effects of Caffeine on Intervertebral Disc Cell Viability in a Whole Organ Culture Model
Benjamin T. Raines, MD, MA, ATC
Behavioral and Functional Measures of Chronic Discogenic Pain in a Rodent Model of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
Munish C. Gupta, MD
NASS Research Grant Award
2014 Research Award: The Role of Canonical Wnt Signaling in the Development of Spondyloarthritis
Di Chen, MD, PhD
NASS Research Grant Award
2015 Research Award: Treatment with the NFkB Inhibitor Reduces Overloading-Induced MMP Expression in Human Nucleus Pulposus Cells
Juliane D. Glaeser, PhD
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