Congratulations, New Grant Recipients!

OREF's Research Grants Committee has selected the recipients of the second round of research grants to be awarded in 2026. 

OREF GOLDBERG ARTHRITIS RESEARCH GRANT
PI: Alan Wilson, MD
Co-PI: William Anderst, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Biodynamics of Total Knee Arthroplasty with Preserved CPAK Class
Funding made possible by the Dr. Victor and Mrs. Harriet Goldberg Endowment Fund

OREF/ASES/ROCKWOOD CLINICAL SHOULDER RESEARCH GRANT
PI: Michael Davies, MD
Co-PI: Brian Feeley, MD
Co-PI: Xuhui Liu, MD
Co-PI: Robert Raffai PhD
The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
An Endogenous Exosomal Treatment for Rotator Cuff Muscle Degeneration
Funding provided by the Dr. and Mrs. Charles Rockwood Family Endowment Fund

OREF MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION (MTF) BIOLOGICS RESEARCH GRANT
PI: Sophie Morgani PhD
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Skeletal Stem Cell Rejuvenation to Improve Bone Repair in the Elderly
Funding provided by Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Biologics

OREF OSTEOARTHRITIS RESEARCH GRANT
PI: Matthew Harkey, PhD
Co-PI: Toufic Julden, MD
Michigan State University
Ultrasound Detection of Infrapatellar Fat Pad Fibrosis After ACLR
Funding made possible by the American Arthritis Society