Newsroom

Welcome to the OREF Newsroom where you'll find news and announcements by and about OREF. Contact our Communications team with questions or media requests.

Karen Pubentz
Vice President, Communications
pubentz@oref.org

Amy Kile
Marketing Communications Manager
kile@oref.org

Stephanie Vazquez
Marketing Communications Specialist
vazquez@oref.org

News & Press Releases

Featured Articles

OREF Presents Lifetime Service Award

Ramon L. Jimenez, MD, FAAOS, receives 2024 Award

3-19-2024

links to OREF Presents Lifetime Service Award
More than $100,000 in Funding Opens March 7!

Apply now for pain management, skeletal metastases, resident funding and support for NIH K Awards.

03-07-2024

links to More than $100,000 in Funding Opens March 7!
Joshua Jacobs, MD, Named OREF President

Respected clinician scientist to drive foundation's research mission forward

03-06-2024

links to Joshua Jacobs, MD, Named OREF President
$150,000 in Funding Now Open

Apply now for arthritis, osteoarthritis and shoulder research funding

11-9-2023

links to $150,000 in Funding Now Open
$200,000+ in Funding Available!

Apply now for biologics, youth sports and resident funding, and support for NIH K Awards

11-9-2023

links to $200,000+ in Funding Available!
OREF/UConn Collaboration to Support The Cato T. Laurencin Institute

The organizations will work together to promote and raise funds for The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering.

11-02-2023

links to OREF/UConn Collaboration to Support The Cato T. Laurencin Institute
$2 Million Research Award Announced

OREF, MTEC, DOD Select Recipients of $2 Million Research Award Collaboration.

10-24-2023

links to $2 Million Research Award Announced
2022 OREF Annual Report

Now available! View the 2022 OREF Annual Report.

08-06-2023

links to 2022 OREF Annual Report
Mary Lloyd Ireland, MD, Honored by AOSSM

Dr. Mary Lloyd Ireland inducted into AOSSM Hall of Fame.

07-15-2023

links to Mary Lloyd Ireland, MD, Honored by AOSSM
$500,000 in OREF Opportunities

Grant applications are now available for Career Development, New Investigator and Trauma research.

07-13-2023

links to $500,000 in OREF Opportunities
OREF Clinical Research Award

Apply by July 1 for the OREF Clinical Research Award

07-05-2023

links to OREF Clinical Research Award
Join OREF at a 2023 Symposium!

View the 2023 Resident Research Symposium schedule

06-16-2023

links to Join OREF at a 2023 Symposium!
$150k DEI Research Grant Open

Apply for research funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion in orthopaedics

06-09-2023

links to $150k DEI Research Grant Open
$90,000 in New Grant Funding

Apply for skeletal metastases, recovery and resident research funding

03-15-2023

links to $90,000 in New Grant Funding
Apply for $1.5 Million in Funding

Apply now for OREF/MTEC Solutions to Accelerate Return-to-Readiness following Musculoskeletal Injuries Grant

12-14-2022

links to Apply for $1.5 Million in Funding
Sculco Research Award winners!

Congratulations, winners of Thomas P. and Cynthia Sculco Research Awards!

12-14-2022

links to Sculco Research Award winners!
Apply for $250,000 in funding

Allograft, orthobiologics, osteoarthritis and pain management funding available

11-15-2022

links to Apply for $250,000 in funding
Congratulations, Symposium Champion!

Kyle Morse named 2022 National Resident Research Symposium Champion

11-14-2022

links to Congratulations, Symposium Champion!
National Resident Symposium

Watch the second Annual OREF Resident Research Symposium on OREF TV

11-10-2022

links to National Resident Symposium
$120,000 in Funding Available!

Apply for arthritis, shoulder and resident research funding from OREF

11-10-2022

links to $120,000 in Funding Available!

Orthopaedic Partner News

OREF is pleased to share news from our orthopaedic partners.