Milestone Achievements for the Musculoskeletal Oncology Lab: Major DoD Award, MSTS Record, and New Home

Our Musculoskeletal Oncology Lab (MOL) ended the year strong by achieving some big milestones.Starting off, the MOL was awarded a Community Resource Development Award from the DoD Rare Cancers Research Program - the largest award offered through this program. This...

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...