Congratulations, OREF Grant Recipients!
OREF announces recipients of first round of 2026 grant funding
03-09-2026 | Updated: 6-05-2026
OREF's Research Grants Committee has selected the recipients of the first four research grants to be awarded in 2026.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANT
PI: Alvin Su, MD, PhD
Co- PI: Justin Parreno, PhD
Co-PI: Xinqiao Jia, PhD
Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware
Bioengineering Stratified Cartilage Through Bioinspired Matrick Stiffening
Funding made possible by The Aircast Foundation
NEW INVESTIGATOR GRANT
PI: Kyle Morse, MD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
A Stem Cellular Basis for Scoliosis and Spine Fusion
OREF/JOHN W. BROWN EARLY-STAGE INVESTIGATOR ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES IN MUSCULOSKELETAL CARE RESEARCH GRANT
PI: Maria Menendez Montes, DVM, PhD
Co-PI: Robert H. Brophy, MD
Washington University in St. Louis
Advancing Precision Imaging in Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis
Funding made possible by Stryker Corporation in honor of John W. Brown
OREF MULTIMODAL MUSCULOSKELETAL PERIOPERATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT GRANT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS FOUNDATION
PI: Brendan Patterson, MD
Co-PI: Christine McNair, BSN, MSN
University of Iowa
The Impact of Interactive Modules on Opioid Consumption and Pain Management
Funding made possible by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Foundation
Visit the Grant Recipients page for a complete list of funded studies for the current year and past years.
