Distinguished Research Mentor Award

Dr. Ines Lohse, co-director of our BMRC Musculoskeletal Oncology Lab, received the Distinguished Research Mentor Award at this year’s Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE) Commencement Ceremony. Learn more

Summer Student Research Program

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 provide students with the opportunity of hands-on laboratory experience and in-classroom learning, guided by our expert mentors in the BMRC Core labs. Classroom topics include communication and networking skills, how to apply to medical/graduate school and how to give an effective “elevator pitch” about their research. Students will then present their findings at the end-of-program symposium in August.

Congratulations once again to Olivia Bartholomew, Alessandro Di Criscio, Santiago Caceres, Liam Klingensmith, Abhi Nadendla, Dhrupad Ponnamaneni, Maria Silvaggio, Evan Sun and Anvi Tatkar, and a thank you to the BMRC faculty and staff mentoring these aspiring, young researchers.

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UPMC Orthopaedic Care and BMRC Host OREF Mid-Atlantic Region Resident Research Day

We were thrilled to host the OREF Mid-Atlantic Region Resident Research Symposium, held Friday, May 2, 2025. In addition to welcoming more than 15 residents from prestigious institutions like The Hospital for Special Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, and University of Maryland, we were proud of our own UPMC/Pitt residents who presented that morning including Zachary J. Herman, MD, Elizabeth O. Clayton, MD and Alexander P. Hoffman, MD.

We welcomed back to Pittsburgh PittOrtho alumni Christian Lattermann, MD, Brigham and Women's Chair, Orthopaedics and Associate Professor, Harvard University as keynote speaker for the event. Dr. Lattermann is an expert in cartilage repair and posttraumatic osteoarthritis.

Congratulations to the winners:

Third Place
Alexandra Lutz, MD
University of Maryland

Alexander Berk, MD
Case Western Reserve University

Margaret Sinkler, MD
Case Western Reserve University

Second Place
Zachary J. Herman, MD
University of Pittsburgh

Alexander E. White, MD
The Hospital for Special Surgery

First Place
Julia Retzky, MD
The Hospital for Special Surgery

Presenter's Choice Award
Alexander P. Hoffman, MD
University of Pittsburgh

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