Dr. Marie Badalemente is a current professor of Orthopaedics at Stony Brook University and a member of the National Academy of Inventors. Her research focuses on studying and developing alternative non-invasive treatment options. Her research on collagenase clostridium histolyticum (CCH) was the first FDA-approved non-surgical injection treatment for Dupuytren’s contracture, Xiaflex. Collagenase for treating cellulite …
Dr. Cory Abate-Shen is the current chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Professor of Urology, Medicine, Systems Biology and Pathology and Cell Biology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She received her Ph.D. from Cornell University Medical College. Her research focuses on the changes of gene expression and cell identity during cancer initiation. Dr. …
Dr. Kathryn Uhrich is currently the Dean of the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at University of California, Riverside. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Chemistry at University of North Dakota and her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry at Cornell University. Her research focuses on creating bioactive and biodegradable polymers for use in drug delivery, …
Dr. Helen Lu is currently the Vice Chair and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University. She obtained her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Bioengineering from University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on Orthopedic Tissue Interface Engineering to achieve successful soft-tissue repairs in the long-term. Dr. Lu is affiliated with the Orthopaedic Research Society, Society …