REGIS J. O’KEEFE, MD, PhD
Curriculum Vitae
Personal
Office address: Washington University School of Medicine
660 South Euclid, Campus Box 8233
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone:314-747-8414
Fax:314-747-2599
Email:
Home address: 4545 Forest Park Avenue, Apt B209, St. Louis, MO 63108
Born: August 4, 1959, Pittsburgh, PA
Married: July 23, 1983, Carol Lee Gabardine
Children:
Patrick Regis, born June 26, 1990
Daniel Eugene, born April 2, 1992
Kaylin Marie, born October 18, 1994
Abigail Lee, born December 16, 1997
Education and Training
Baldwin High School, Pittsburgh, PA 1973 – 1977
Highest Honors
Class President
Student Council President
Yale University, 1977 – 1981, B.A.
Phi Beta Kappa
Magna Cum Laude
Distinction in Major (Philosophy and Religious Studies)
Varsity basketball letter, 197 – 81, Captain 1980 – 81
Freshman Counselor, 1980 – 81
Harvard Medical School, 1981-1985, M.D.
Admissions Committee, 1982 – 83
Cardiovascular Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, 6/83 to 8/83 and 1/85 to 5/85
University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2000, Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Biophysics
New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1985 – 86
Surgical Internship
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Instructor and Fellow in Research,Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, 6/86 to 6/88Endocrinology Training Grant, 1986 – 1988
Resident in Orthopaedics, The University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 7/88 - 6/92
Fellowship in Orthopaedic Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 7/92 – 6/93
Academic Appointments
Instructor, Orthopaedics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, 7/93 – 3/94
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedics and Oncology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, 4/94 – 04/97
Associate Professor, Orthopaedics and Oncology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, 4/97 – 6/00
Professor, Orthopaedics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, 6/00 – 09/14
Director, Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, 7/05 – 11/11
Chair, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, 3/07 – 09/14
Marjorie Strong Wehle Professor in Orthopaedics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, 03/07 – 09/14
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester School of Dentistry, Rochester, NY, 07/09 – 09/14
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester School of Dentistry, Rochester, NY, 07/10 – 09/14
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs - Department of Dean's Office, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, 07/11 – 09/14
Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 10/1/14 - present
Society Memberships
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Inc.
American Orthopaedic Association
American Society of Bone and Mineral Research
Association of American Physicians
Association of Osteobiology
Interurban Orthopaedic Society
Monroe Medical Society
Musculoskeletal Tumor Society
New York Academy of Science
New York State Medical Society
Orthopaedic Research Society
Committees
University of Rochester
University of Rochester Research Core Facility Review Committee, 4/2003 – 6/2006
University of Rochester Executive Medical Scientist Training Program (“MSTP”) Program Committee, Chairman, 5/2003 – 2014
University of Rochester Incentives Committee, 2003 – 2005
University of Rochester Scientific Publishing Committee, 2005 – 2014
University of Rochester Medical School Advisory Council (MEDSAC) Committee, 2005 – 2014
University of Rochester Medical School Advisory Council (MEDSAC) Steering Committee, 2005 – 2008
University of Rochester Medical Center Research CEO Research Advisory Group, 2005 – 2014
University of Rochester Medical Center Retention Policy Committee, 2006 – 2008
University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group Executive Committee, 2006 – 2014
University of Rochester Medical Center Clinical CEO Advisory Group, 2007 – 2014
University of Rochester Medical Center Lymphoma Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) Advisory Board, 2007 – 2014
University of Rochester Medical Center CEO Strategic Group, 2011 – 2014
Washington University:
Executive Faculty, 2014 – present
Executive Faculty Administration and Finance Committee, 2014 – present
Faculty Practice Plan Board of Directors, 2014 - present
Governance Committee, 2014 – present
Research Affairs Committee, 2014 – present
Siteman Cancer Center, 2014 - present
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Medical Executive Committee
Peri-Operative Steering Committee
Search committees
Chair of the Hematology/Oncology Division Director Search Committee, University of Rochester Medical Center, 2007
Chair of the Anesthesiology Department Chair Search Committee, University of Rochester Medical Center, 2010 – 2011
University of Rochester Scientist Development Committee, 2010 – 2014
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Basic Science SubcommitteeMember1996 – 2002
Council on Research and Scientific Affairs Member1999 – 2001
Academic Affairs Project Team Member2001
Council on Academic Affairs Member2001 – 2006
Clinician-Scientist Program CommitteeChair2001 – 2006
United States Bone and Joint Decade Project Team Chair 2003 – 2007
Orthopaedic Basic Science Text, 3rd EditionCo-Chair2005 – 2007
Molecular Biology and Therapeutics in
Musculoskeletal Oncology SymposiumCo-Chair2007 – 2008
AAOS Annual Meeting Task ForceMember2008
Orthopaedic Research Society
Program Committee, Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Adjunct Reviewer, 1998
Program Committee, Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting Anaheim, CA, Adjunct Reviewer,1999
Program Committee, Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting Orlando, FL, Full Member, 2000
Treasurer, 2004–2007
Mentoring Committee, 2005–present
Program Committee, 2007–2010
Executive Committee, 2007–present
President-elect, 2008
President, February 2009 – March 2010
Immediate Past President, March 2010 – January 2011
American Orthopaedic Association
Resident’s Conference Committee, 1999
Member, 1999 – present
Executive Committee, 1999 – 2001
Membership Committee, 1999 – 2001
Finance Committee, 1999 – 2001
Board of Directors, 1999 – 2001
Publication Committee, 2000 – 2003
Critical Issues Committee, 2002 – 2004
ABC Traveling Fellowship Committee, 2003 – 2006
Emerging Leaders Program Guide, 2004 – 2006
Critical Issues Committee, 2009 – 2012; Committee Chair 2012-present
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Director, 2008 – present
Chair, Written Examination Committee, 2009 – present
Orthopaedic Research Education Foundation
Board of Trustees, 2003 – 2011
Chair, Grant Writing Workshop, 2006 – 2010
Executive Committee, 2007 – 2011
Secretary, 2007 – 2011
Awards
AOA Resident Traveling Research Award, “Differential expression of transforming growth factor-ß receptors and biological effects in maturationally distinct subpopulations of growth plate chondrocytes.” 1988
Kappa Delta Award, Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, 1995
The Dane and Mary Louise Miller Endowed Research Grant, Orthopaedic Research and Educational Foundation, 1997
Dean’s Endowed Chair, Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, University of Rochester
School of Medicine, 1998
American Orthopaedic Association ABC Traveling Fellowship, 1999
Dean’s Endowed Chair, Professor of Orthopaedics and Oncology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, 2000
Fifth Annual Dr. Marvin J. Hoffman Award in the Area of Faculty Mentoring to Medical Students, Awarded at the Annual Hoffman Awards Ceremony, April 25, 2003
Best Doctors in America for Cancerous Tumor Surgery, 2009
Orthopaedic Research Society and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation 2013 Distinguished Investigator Award. Received on March 16, 2014
Research Support
Career Development Award, Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, “Proto-oncogene expression and the regulation of chondrocyte metabolism.” Principal Investigator, 7/93 – 6/95
Wilmot Cancer Research Fellowship, James P. Wilmot Foundation, University of Rochester, 7/93–6/96
Orthopaedic Research and Educational Foundation, “Identification and characterization of an operant anti-inflammatory mechanism for the control of wear debris osteolysis.” 7/97 – 7/99
Wear Debris Osteolysis: New Strategies for Prevention, NIH R29 AR44220, Principal Investigator, 9/97–8/02
Autocrine and Ionic Regulation of Chondrocyte Phenotype, NIH AR40325, Co-Investigator, (R. Rosier, Principal Investigator) 9/97–08/02
Growth Factors and Epiphyseal Chondrocyte Maturation. NIH RO1 AR38945, Principal Investigator, 5/98 – 4/07
Prostaglandin Signaling in Wear Debris-induced Osteolysis,Principal Investigator, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease, R01 AR46545, 7/00 – 6/10
Gene therapy for Prosthetic Loosening, NIH R01 AR46545, Principal Investigator, 9/00–8/04
Acetabular Bone Loss Following Prosthetic Hip Arthroplasty, RO1 AR48149 Co-Principal Investigator 4/02–3/05
Cellular and Molecular Effects of Lead on Chondrogenesis and Cartilage Differentiation, P01 ES11854, 8/02–8/06. Principal Investigator, Project 2 in Lead Toxicity in the Skeleton and its Role in Osteoporosis. Program Project, J.E. Puzas, PI, 8/02–8/06
Prostaglandin Signaling in Wear Debris–Induced Osteolysis, NIH R01 AR46545, Principal Investigator,07/00– 06/11
Training in Orthopaedic Research, NIH T32 AR053459, Principal Investigator, 05/06–04/11
The use of genetic models to define the role of beta-catenin in post-natal growth, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease, R01 AR 05371, Principal Investigator, 9/07 – 8/12
Cyclooxygenases and Bone Repair, NIH RO1 AR48681, Principal Investigator RO1 7/09 – 6/14
Translating Molecular Signal Pathways to Orthopaedic Trauma Care, Dr. Randy Rosier, ProgramDirector, NIH P50, AR054041, Principal Investigator of Project 2, 8/06 – 7/11
The Mechanism through which TGF-beta Maintains Chondrocytes in Proliferating Stage
Principal Investigator: Di Chen; Role: Co-Investigator, NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease, R01 AR054465,2/07 – 1/11
Molecular Biology and Therapeutics in Musculoskeletal Oncology (MBTMO) Research, NIH R13 CA135939, Awarded with Priority Score 150, Principal investigator, 9/08
Allografts and Gene Therapy in Flexor Tendon Tissue Engineering, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease, Co-Investigator, R01AR056696, 7/09 – 6/14
Improving Orthopaedic Outcomes through a National TJR Registry, NIH, CO-PI, Prime Award No. 5-P50-HS0189-10-02 (Subaward No.6127964/RFS2011171), 4/10 – 03/14
Notch Signaling in Cartilage Development, NIH, Co-Investigator, R01AR057022, 7/10 – 06/15
Development of siRNA Technology to Prevent Scar Formation in Tendon Repair, Department of Defense, Principal Investigator, W81XWH–10-1-0841, 10/10 – 09/13
The University of Rochester Core Center for Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine, NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease, Advisory Committee Member, P30AR061307-01, 08/11 – 06/16
DKK1-Ab Regulation of the Stem Cell Responses to Skeletal Injury, AMGEN, Principal Investigator, 12/12 – 11/15
Promoting MSC-mediated Musculoskeletal tissue regeneration using sustained, localized SIRNA delivery, NYSTEM, Co-Investigator, 3/13 – 02/15
Translating Molecular Signal Pathways to Orthopaedic Trauma Care,Program Director and PI of Project 1; NIH P50, AR054041, 09/12 – 08/17
National Research Review Committees
National Institutes of Health Review Panels
Study Section Member, National Institutes of Health RFA-HD-93-011 “Biomaterials to restore function in people with physical disabilities.” NIH, December 1 – 3, 1993
Orthopaedic Study Section, National Institutes of Health, Ad Hoc Reviewer, February 21 – 23, 1999
Orthopaedic Study Section, National Institutes of Health, Ad Hoc Reviewer, June 26 – 27, 2000
Orthopaedic Study Section, National Institutes of Health, Permanent Member, October 2000 – 2003
Orthopaedic Study Section, National Institutes of Health, Chair, October 2003 – 2004
NIH GCRC Grant Reviewer, General Clinical Research Center Grant Review, Duke University, Durham, NC, September, 16 – 17, 2003
NIH Skeletal Biology and Skeletal Regeneration Study Section, Chair, 2004 – 2005
NIH Electronic Review, Chair, ZRG1 MOSS-A (02) Skeletal Biology Structure and Disease Special Emphasis Panel, November 2005
NIH Electronic Review, Chair, ZRG1 MOSS-A (02) Musculoskeletal Hard Tissue Special Emphasis Panel, April 2006
National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (“NIAMS”),
Musculoskeletal Injury and Trauma Roundtable, Advisory Panel, January 22, 2007
NIH Skeletal Biology Structure & Regeneration Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, Washington, DC, June 4, 2007
Proteus Syndrome Skeletal Biology (PSSB) Workshop, (Co-Organizer), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, September 26 – 28, 2007
National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health Review R03 Grants, July 2008
NIAMS Roundtable on Enhancing Clinical Trials in Orthopaedics and Osteoarthritis, Bethesda, MD, December 14, 2009
NIAMS Advisory Council (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin
Diseases NIH, DHHS), Bethesda, MD, February 2010– February 2012
NIH Council Service
National Institutes of Health Council of Councils (CoC) Advisory Committee - November 1,2010 –2013
National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease Advisory Council - March 30, 2010 –2013
NIAMS Advisory Council Working Group on Clinical Trials - June 15, 2010 –2013
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Review Panels
HHMI Research Training Fellowships Review Committee Information, Washington, DC,
February 18, 2010
HHMI Research Training Fellowships Review Committee Information, Washington, DC,
February 17, 2011
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Training Fellowships Review Committee,
January 2010 – February 2012
NASA Review Panels
American Institute of Biological Sciences, NASA Life and Biomedical Sciences Division Peer Review Committee, July 1994
American Institute of Biological Sciences, NASA Bone Health and Military Medical Readiness, Committee on genetics and stress fracture, Washington, DC, November 1997
Shriners Hospitals Research Panels
Shriners Hospitals for Children Research Advisory Board, Member, 2006 – present.
United States Military Review Panels
United States Army Review Panel, Chair, July 2006
Orthopaedic Trauma Research Program (OTRP) US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Panel Chair, San Antonio, Houston, Texas, September 2007
Other Review Panels
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Scientific Grant Award Committee, October 1996, October 1997, and October 1998
Reviewer, Whitaker Foundation Grants, April 1998
Bristol Meyers Squibb Zimmer Annual Distinguished Award in Orthopaedic Research Selection Committee, Vail, CO, January 2001
The Bone and Joint Decade, Scientific Grant Award Committee, April 2006
Reviewer, Pilot/Feasibility Study, Dermatology and Immunobiology, Yale University, January 2007
US Bone & Joint Decade Scientific Committee, Review and Select Awardees for the 2nd BJD Award and Scholarships, March 2008
Merck & Co., Osteoporosis Orthopaedic Expert Input Forum, New Brunswick, New Jersey,June 26 – 27, 2008
DoD Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program Stakeholders Meeting, Washington, DC, March 26 – 27, 2009
All Hands Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM), St. Petersburg, FL, January 12 – 15, 2010
University of Iowa, Consultant to the Carver College of Medicine for the Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Cedar Rapids, IA, July 15, 2010
All Hands Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM), Washington, DC,
December 9-10, 2010
BIDMC Orthopedic Surgery Review, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, March 16 – 17, 2011
Hospital for Special Surgery (“HSS”) Scientific Advisory Board External Review,
New York, NY, April 11, 2011
Research Lobbying Activities
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Research Lobby Day Participant, February 11 – 13, 2004
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Research Lobby Day Participant, March 16 – 18, 2005
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Research Lobby Day Participant, March 2007
Board Memberships
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Question Writing Task Force, 2001 – present
Aircast Foundation, Scientific Board, 2002- 2006; Chair, 2005 – 2006
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, Executive Committee 2003 – 2011, Secretary, 2007 – 2011
Orthopaedic Research Society, Board of Directors 2003 – 2011, President 2010 – 2011,
Treasurer 2004 – 2007; Program Committee Member, 2007 – 2010
United States Bone and Joint Decade, President 2003 – 2005, Chair 2003 – 2007, Board member, 2005 – present
Aircast Foundation, Extremity War Trauma Research Foundation Board of Directors, 2008 – 2009
Hospital for Special Surgery Scientific Advisory Board, 2006
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chair, Written Examinations Committee, Committee Member of Research Committee, Oral Examinations Committee and Maintenance of Certification Committee, February 2008 – present
Thesis Committees
Daniel Jang, The University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia, “Studies on nitric oxide in cartilage metabolism and septic arthritis.” Thesis Examiner, 1999
Christopher Grimsrud, University of Rochester School of Medicine, “Bone morphogenetic proteins and chondrocyte maturation.” Ph.D. Research Advisor, 1995 – 1999
Andreia Ionescu, University of Rochester School of Medicine, “The role of CREB and c-Fos in PTHrP signaling in chondrocytes.” Ph.D. Research Advisor, 1998 – 2003
Andrew Gordon, University of Rochester School of Medicine, “The role of NFkB in tumor metastasis.” Ph.D. Research Committee, 1998 – 2003
Dongwei Zhang, University of Rochester School of Medicine, “BMP receptors in skeletal development and repair.” Ph.D. Research Advisor, 1999 – 2003
Lea Gunnell, University of Rochester School of Medicine, “ATF-2 in skeletal development.” Ph.D. Research Advisor, 2002 – present
David Reynolds, University of Rochester School of Medicine, “Analysis of grafted bone strength and structure and the effects of targeted gene therapy.” Ph.D. Research Advisor, 2002 – 2009
Xiaochao Wei, University of Rochester School of Medicine, “The role of the synovial fibroblast in periprosthetic loosening.” Ph.D. Research Advisor, 2002 – present
Yu Zhang, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, “Growth factors and cell cycle regulation in endochondral ossification.” Ph.D. Research Advisor, 2003 – 2008
Christine Clark, University of Rochester School of Medicine, “Cyclooxygenases and the regulation of chondrocyte maturation.” Ph.D. Research Advisor, 2003 – 2008
MoChen, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Department of Genetics, "B-Catenin Signaling in Postnatal Cartilage Development.” Ph.D. Research Advisor, 2004 – 2007
Alayna Loiselle, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, “Molecular events of tendon repair in an in vivo murine intra-synovial tendon healing model.” Ph.D. Research Advisor, 2004 – 2009
Debbie Dao, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, “The role of axin 2 and beta-catenin on skeletal development and cartilage metabolism.” Ph.D. Research Advisor, 2006 – 2011
Ming Kung, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Department of Environmental Medicine, “Mechanisms through which cigarette smoke regulates bone formation.” Thesis co-Advisor (with Michael Zuscik, Ph.D.), 2006 – present
Minjie Zhang, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Genetics, “The role of the various EP receptors in stem cell differentiation and bone repair.” Thesis Advisor, 2007 – 2011
Yang Gao, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Genetics, Thesis Committee Member, 2007 – present
ShanShan Shi, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, “Tendon healing and scar formation: Modulation of TGF-beta signaling” June 2009 – present
Marina Feigenson, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, “The role of Prostaglandin E Receptor 1 in bone homeostasis and fracture repair.” Thesis Advisor, 2010 – present.
Yongchun Zhang, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, “Investigating the roles of Bmp-2/Smad and Ihh signaling in Beta-catenin-mediated endochondral bone formation.” Thesis Advisor, 2011 – present.
Post Doctoral Trainees
Theodore H. Blaine, MD: “The role of cAMP/CREB signaling in macrophage activation secondary to particulate debris.” 07/94 – 07/95
Paul Pollice, MD: The role of IL-10 as a natural inhibitor of peri-prosthetic osteolysis.” 07/95 – 07/96
Susan Bukata, MD: Hydroxyapatite particles induce monocyte production of TNF-alpha and bone resorption in vitro and in vivo.” 07/96 – 07/98
Allen P. Lu, MD: “The role of NFkB in the macrophage response to particulate debris.” 07/98 – 07/99
Xeufeng Li, MD, “The regulation of chondrocyte maturation by BMP’s and interaction with other growth factors.” 06/98 – 02/03
Cristin Ferguson, MD, “The regulation of chondrocyte maturation through SMAD signaling.” 04/99 – 07/00
Alexander Soloviev, PhD, “Mechanisms of activation of NFkB by debris particles and regulation of TNF-alpha in macrophages.” 08/99 – 06/01
Jill-Marie Gelinas, MD, “The role of IL-6 in periprosthetic osteolysis.” 08/01 – 09/02
Michael Darowish, MD, “The role of IL-6 in wear debris mediates osteolysis.” 06/04 – 06/05
Tian-fang Li, MD, “Smad3 regulation of chondrocyte maturation.” 06/02 – 6/06
Yufeng Dong, MD, “Wnt expression and signaling in endochondral bone formation.” 09/02 – 09/07
Jennifer Jonason, PhD, “Mechanisms involved in VEGF regulation by beta-cateinin.” 9/07 – present
Calvin Hu, MD, Post doctoral fellow, “The development of a non-union model in murine fracture healing.” 07/08 – 6/09
Sarah Offley, MD, Post doctoral fellow, “The development of a non-union model in murine fracture healing.” 07/09 – 06/10
Kiminori Yukata, PhD, “Intracellular signals regulating stem cell population recruitment and expansion in fracture young and aged bone repair.” 06/09 – 05/11
Zaneb Yaseen, MD, “The development of a non-union model in murine fracture healing.” 07/10 – 06/11
Medical Student Trainee
James Hsu, B.A., “Effect of IL-10 on macrophage responses to wear particles” 06/97 – 06/98
Dhruv Pateder, B.S., “Regulation of PTHrP expression by chondrocytes, role of TGF-beta and Smad-mediated signaling.” 6/99 – 6/00
Emily Carmody, B.S., “IL-10 mediated gene therapy prevents wear debris induced bone resorption. 6/00 – 6/01
Ra’Kerry Rahman, B.S., “IL-6 regulation by debris particles and a role in periprosthetic osteolysis.” 6/02 – 6/03
Ankur Chawla, B.S. “Distraction osteogenesis in the setting of chronic inflammation.” 8/03 – 8/04 (Awarded a Howard Hughes Medical Student Fellowship)