Get up to $30,000 in funds to support your translational basic science or clinical musculoskeletal research project in 2025. Become a Bethel Fellow and apply today to the BMRC/ORS Fellowship, now open for applications. The BMRC aims to support the next...
Apply Now – BMRC/Orthopaedic Surgery Research Fellowship Applications Now Open
Deadline: March 1, 2025 (Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis) Apply here or paste this URL into your browser: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5ZMB-OSL_Plisesx6rk5vkwOesKmeXiezMvOx8m7LvDwKcQ/viewform?usp=sf_link Application Requirements Cover...
Pioneering BioBank Launched with $18.5M Investment to Revolutionize Musculoskeletal Disease Research
The Orland Bethel Family Foundation has announced a significant investment of $18.5 million to establish a biological specimen repository within the Orland Bethel Family Musculoskeletal Research Center (BMRC) at the University of Pittsburgh. This initiative aims to...
2024 Bethel Fellows Announced
We are thrilled to announce the selection of the first class of Bethel Fellows of the Bethel Musculoskeletal Research Center (BMRC), part of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. After a rigorous search process, five...
Meet The Researcher – Michael Spitnale, MD
Can you share a bit about your early life and what sparked your interest in research, medicine and orthopaedics/bioengineering? What were some pivotal moments or influences during your education that shaped your research interests? During my senior year of high...
Meet The Researcher – Clarissa LeVasseur Lees, MS
Can you share a bit about your early life and what sparked your interest in research, medicine and orthopaedics/bioengineering? I really have my parents to thank for gently (and sometimes not so gently) guiding me to where I am today. Growing up, we were always...
Meet The Researcher – Albert Lin, MD
Can you share a bit about your early life and what sparked your interest in research, medicine and orthopaedics? I’m a native Pittsburgher through and through. I was born in West Penn Hospital, grew up in Monroeville and went to Shady Side Academy. My...
Meet The Researcher – John R. Fowler Jr., MD
Can you share a bit about your early life and what sparked your interest in research, medicine and orthopaedics? I was born in Pittsburgh and grew up in Plum until about 3rd grade when my family moved to Erie. I have always been interested in science and started to...
100+ Applications For First Year of Bethel Fellowship Grants
Today we are celebrating a highly successful first round of applications for our inaugural class of Bethel Fellows! We received an outstanding amount of interest from the MSK research community, and it proves to us that grants for early- and mid-career scientists are...
Meet The Researcher – Mark W. Rodosky, MD
Tell us a little about your early life and what sparked your interest in research. I grew up in a small Midwestern farming town surrounded by animals and plants. From the time I was a small boy, I enjoyed using all my senses to explore all of the biology that...