Farshid Guilak, PhD, named Kappa Delta Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award recipient for research in functional cartilage engineering for total joint resurfacing
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ROSEMONT, Ill., Feb. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The 2021 Kappa Delta Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award was presented to Farshid Guilak, PhD and his co-authors, Bradley T. Estes, PhD, and Franklin T. Moutos, PhD, for their research and development of technology to grow bioartificial cartilage using a patient s own donor cells and seeding them on a novel scaffold that can be molded to match the shape of a patient s joint. Following a successful preclinical trial on canines with hip osteoarthritis (OA), the research is soon expected to begin a Phase I clinical trial. Additionally, Dr. Guilak s work in gene therapy to protect against joint inflammation has the potential to advance the treatment of patients with arthritis and some orthopaedic conditions. The Kappa Delta Awards recog
February 28, 2021.
The AO Trauma Middle East and Northern Africa (AO TMENA) Research Grants are funded by the AO TMENA Region of the AO Foundation, a Switzerland-based nonprofit organization.
The AO TMENA Research Grants have an independent review committee and support projects dealing with trauma, surgery of the locomotor system, and related clinical research. The research grants are
intended to provide young investigators (40 years old or younger) projects with seed money and are not intended as an ongoing funding source for established laboratories.
AO Trauma Middle East and Northern Africa (AO TMENA) is offering the following type of grant:
Up to CHF 8,000 funding per AO TMENA Research Grant for research projects up to one year in length