MechanoBiology Lab Advancing Topical Metformin Lotion for Tendinopathy Prevention

The MechanoBiology Lab, a BMRC Core Lab directed by Dr. James H-C. Wang, is advancing innovative strategies to prevent overuse tendon injuries. Recent preclinical research from the lab demonstrates that a topical metformin lotion can prevent the onset of tendinopathy...

Ferguson Spine Lab and BMRC Core Lab Investigators Awarded NIH UC2 Grant

Congratulations to Dr. Gwendolyn Sowa and Dr. Nam Vo on their UC2 grant, “Whole person experience of pain: Novel integration with low back pain phenotypes”, which was recently funded for $20 million by NIAMS and NINDS. This project builds on the NIH HEAL Initiative...

BMRC Welcomes Associate Dean of AI in Medicine Dr. Hooman Rashidi

We were honored to welcome Hooman H. Rashidi, MD, MS, FCAP, to the Bethel Musculoskeletal Research Center (BMRC) as a guest speaker at our monthly research seminar. As the Associate Dean of AI in Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, Executive Vice Chair of...
Dr. Ines Lohse Receives ICRE Distinguished Research Mentor Award

Dr. Ines Lohse Receives ICRE Distinguished Research Mentor Award

The Bethel Musculoskeletal Research Center (BMRC) is thrilled to congratulate Dr. Ines Lohse, co-director of the Musculoskeletal Oncology Lab, on receiving the Distinguished Research Mentor Award at this year’s Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE)...

2025 SSRP Students Announced

2025 SSRP Students Announced

Congratulations to this year’s cohort of BMRC Summer Student Research Program (SSRP) participants, which includes nine students from both inside and outside the University of Pittsburgh. Following on the heels of last year’s successful inaugural season, SSRP will...

BMRC Ferguson Lab Highlighted at 1st Annual Pitt Pain Day

BMRC Ferguson Lab Highlighted at 1st Annual Pitt Pain Day

The Pittsburgh Pain Consortium (PPC) held their inaugural Pain Day on Wednesday, May 7 highlighting scholarship, innovation and engagement in pain research and care. The PPC comprises of multiple centers at the University of Pittsburgh, including Pittsburgh LB3P in...

BMRC Hosts First Community Outreach Program, Sports2STEM

BMRC Hosts First Community Outreach Program, Sports2STEM

The BMRC hosted its first community outreach program, Sports2STEM, a two-hour basketball program, at the UPMC Cooper Field House at Duquesne University on Tuesday, April 8. The BMRC partnered with Dr. John Drazan, assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering,...

2025 BMRC/ORS Fellowship – Apply Today!

2025 BMRC/ORS Fellowship – Apply Today!

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...