Musculoskeletal Seminar Schedule

The Interdisciplinary Musculoskeletal Research Seminar (IMSKR) meets weekly on Fridays throughout the academic year. Each meeting is held in person at the McGuire Translational Research Facility (Room 1-110, view map). For more details regarding each meeting, please view the information below. This webpage is updated on a regular basis. 

Date/Time Speaker Topic
2025
January 3, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Ashton Amann
PhD/DVM Student, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
From Research to the Clinic: Is QIBA the Answer for Experimental MRI Techniques?
January 10, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Alexandra Armstrong, PhD
Assistant Professor, Veterinary Clinical Sciences Department, University of Minnesota
Growth Disturbances: Developing a New Direction of Investigation in Pediatric Orthopaedics
January 17, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Vincent M. Wang, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics; Director, Industry Partners Program, Virginia Tech
Therapeutic Strategies for the Treatment of Tendinopathy
January 24, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Hugo Giambini, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering; Director, Musculoskeletal & Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory 
How can we help clinicians better predict MSK injuries and improve treatment outcomes?
January 31, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
ORS Practice Session  
February 14, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Angela Bruzina, MS, RD, CCSD
PhD Candidate, Reserch Assistant, School of Kinesiology, SMPRL, University of Minnesota
TBA
Topic Details Coming Soon
February 21, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Rachel Clark
Speaker Details Coming Soon
TBA
Topic Details Coming Soon
February 28, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Rachel Miller, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University
TBA
Topic Details Coming Soon
March 7, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Laura Stone, PhD
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota
TBA
Topic Details Coming Soon
March 14, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Dmitriy Sheyn, PhD
Associate Professor, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
TBA
Topic Details Coming Soon
March 21, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Aaron Hellem, PT, DPT, CSCS
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, PhD Candidate, Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Science, University of Minnesota
TBA
Topic Details Coming Soon
March 28, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Kim Mansky, PhD
Professor, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota
TBA
Topic Details Coming Soon

Stay tuned: More meetings for 2025 to be added at a later date.