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Current Grant Recipients

As the leading grant-making resource for new investigators, OREF provides important financial support that helps them build a strong foundation for their research careers. Congratulations to everyone who received a grant or award this year.

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2025 Grant Recipients

OREF CLINICAL RESEARCH AWARD

PI: Brian J. Cole, MD
Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush
Optimizing Patient Outcomes Following Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation – The Impact of 25 Years of Translational and Clinical Research

OREF LIFETIME SERVICE AWARDS

Richard D. Coutts, MD
William C. McMaster, MD

ORS/OREF DISTINGUISHED INVESTIGATOR AWARD

Brian Johnstone, PhD
Oregon Health & Science University

RESEARCH GRANTS

CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANT
PI: Nicholas Bedard, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Evaluation on Phage Dosing for Periprosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
Funded in part by The Aircast Foundation

NEW INVESTIGATOR GRANT
PI: Laura Moore, MD, PhD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
The Role of Cellular Senescence in Joint Stiffness

RUTH JACKSON ORTHOPAEDIC DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND DISPARITIES
IN ORTHOPAEDIC HEALTH CARE RESEARCH GRANT
PI: Jaysson Brooks, MD
Scottish Rite for Children
Understanding Factors Influencing Attrition in Orthopedic Surgical Training
Funding provided by The Zimmer Biomet Foundation

MENTORED CLINICIAN SCIENTIST GRANT
PI: Neeraj Patel, MD
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
RED KARD: Reducing Disparities in Knee Arthroscopy for Adolescents

THE ARNOLD I. CAPLAN AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH IN ORTHOBIOLOGICS
PI: Daniel Saris, MD, PhD
RECLAIM: Allogenic MSCs Facilitation of Autologous Cartilage Recycling, Our Multidisciplinary Moonshot to Innovate Patient Care by Leveraging MSC Function, The Bench-to-Bedside Journey

2025 RESIDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM WINNERS

SOUTHEAST REGION RESIDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM WINNERS
View on the Southeast Region Resident Research Symposium page

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