Irving M. Shapiro, BDS, PhD
Anthony F. and Gertrude M. DePalma Professor in Orthopaedic Research
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia

Project Title: Microenvironmental regulation on NP cell function

Ernestina Schipani, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Project Title: Role of HIF signaling in the intervertebral disc    

Brian Diekman, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Project Title: Role of senescence in intervertebral disc aging and degeneration

Koen van de Wetering, DVM, PhD
Associate Professor of Dermatology & Cutaneous Biology
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia

Project Title: Mechanisms of ectopic mineralization of the intervertebral disc

Anyonya Guntur, PhD
Faculty Scientist I
Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Maine

Project Title: Role of autophagy in skeletal tissue