Recent Presentations

  1. Neelima Thottappillil (oral): Transcriptomic mapping of human blood vessels defines spatially restricted adventitial progenitor niche. AHA Scientific Sessions 2023. Philadelphia, PA.
  2. Neelima Thottappillil (oral): Integrated transcriptomics maps a spatially defined adventitial progenitor cell niche in human blood vessel. NAVBO, Vascular Biology 2023. Newport. RI.
  3. Masnsen Cherief (oral): Implicating peripheral neural mediated MAPK signaling in obesity induced alterations in bone mass. ASBMR 2023. Vancouver, Canada.
  4. Sowmya Ramesh (oral): Targeting tumor-innervating neurons via chemical and genetic approaches to improve osteosarcoma disease progression. ASBMR 2023. Vancouver, Canada.
  5. Xin Xing (oral): TrkA signaling dictates sensory nerve ingrowth and bony bar formation after growth plate injury. ASBMR 2023. Vancouver, Canada.
  6. Masnsen Cherief (oral): Skeletal Nerves Induce Tendon Repair via Expansion of Tppp3+ Tendon Sheath Progenitor Cells. MHSRS 2023. Kissimmee, FL.
  7. Aaron James (oral): Neuro-Skeletal Circuitry in Bone Repair. GRC Neurotrophic Mechanisms in Health and Disease. Newport, RI.
  8. Masnsen Cherief (oral) Skeletal nerves modulate tendon sheath progenitor cell proliferation during tendon repair via Tgfβ signaling. ORS 2023 Dallas, TX
  9. Sowmya Ramesh (oral) TrkA+ sensory neurons facilitate osteosarcoma disease progression. ORS 2023, Dallas, TX.
  10. Mario Armando Gomez Salazar (oral): Human blood vessel walls contain a spatially defined niche for mesenchymal precursor cells with distinct differentiation potential defined by CD201 expression. ASBMR 2022, Austin TX.
  11. Qizhi Qin (oral): Sensory innervation modulates osteosarcoma disease progression. ASBMR 2022, Austin, TX.
  12. Masnsen Cherief (oral): Activation of TrkA+ nerves incites heterotopic ossification after trauma. ORS 2022, Tampa, FL.
  13. Qixhi Qin (oral): NELL-1 regulates the matrisome to alter osteosarcoma disease progression. ORS 2022, Tampa FL.
  14. Mario Gomez-Salazar (poster): Human blood vessel walls contain a spatially defined niche for mesenchymal precursor cells. ORS 2022, Tampa, FL.
  15. Jiajia Xu (oral): Comparison of skeletal and soft tissue human pericytes identifies CXCR4 expressing pericytes as osteoblast / non-adipocyte precursors. ORS 2020, Phoenix, AZ.
  16. Jiajia Xu (oral): CD107a negative osteoprogenitor cells induce bone formation across orthopaedic models. ORS 2020, Phoenix, AZ.
  17. Carolyn Meyers (oral): Inflammatory signals upregulate NGF to drive reinnervation during cranial bone repair. ORS 2020, Phoenix, AZ.
  18. Qizhi Qin (oral): Nell1 deletion reduces osteosarcoma disease progression and improves overall survival via pleiotropic cellular effects. ORS 2020, Phoenix, AZ.
  19. Takashi Sono (oral): Platelet derived growth factor receptor-beta (PDGFRbeta) lineage tracing highlights pericyte to myofibroblast transdifferentiation during post-traumatic osteoarthritis. ORS 2020, Phoenix, AZ.
  20. Seungyong Lee (oral): Hyperinnervation driven by NGF-TrkA signaling is required for heterotopic bone. ORS 2020, Phoenix, AZ.
  21. Yiyun Wang (poster): PDGFRa marks distinct perivascular osteoprogenitor populations within adipose tissue. ORS 2020, Phoenix, AZ
  22. Aaron James (oral): Peripheral innervation and bone repair, Carnegie Science Seminar Series, Department of Embryology, Carnegie Institution, 2019, Baltimore, MD.
  23. Aaron James (oral): Peripheral innervation and bone repair, 5th Annual Vail Scientific Summit – Advances in Regenerative Medicine, Vail, Colorado, 2019.
  24. Chuck Hwang (oral): Inhibition of sensory nerve TrkA signaling alters progenitor cell fate after extremity trauma. PSRC, May 2019, Baltimore, MD.
  25. Jiajia Xu (oral): Perivascular exosomes incite bone repair via surface-associated tetraspanins. ORS 2019, Austin, TX.
  26. Jiajia Xu (oral): Adipose tissue derived perivascular vesicular secretome incites bone repair. IFATS 2018, December 2018, Las Vegas, NV.
  27. Aaron James (oral): Perivascular extracellular vesicles in bone repair. UCLA Musculoskeletal Seminar Series, November 2018, Los Angeles, CA.
  28. Aaron James (oral): Use of perivascular stem cell exosomes for bone tissue regeneration, TERM-2018, October 2018, Baltimore, MD.
  29. Jiajia Xu (poster): Divergent stem cell function and differentiation potential between skeletal and soft tissue CD146+ pericytes. MSCRF Stem Cell Symposium, October 2018, Baltimore, MD.
  30. Jiajia Xu (poster): The perivascular vesicular secretome incites bone repair via pleiotropic effects on endogenous skeletal stem cells. ASBMR, October 2018, Montreal, Canada.
  31. Jiajia Xu (poster): Bone repair using human perivascular stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles. MHSRS, August 2018, Kissimmee, FL.
  32. Catherine Ding (poster): Bone regeneration using perivascular stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles. UCLA Dental Research Day, May 2018, Los Angeles, CA.
  33. Catherine Ding (Oral): Bone regeneration using perivascular stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles. American Association of Dental Research, Mar 2018, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  34. Greg Asatrian (Poster): Magnetic bead-based derivation of human perivascular stem/progenitor cells. American Association of Dental Research, Mar 2018, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  35. Leslie Chang (Oral): Dissecting out the relative contributions of human perivascular stem/stromal populations in adult bone repair. Orthopaedic Research Society, Mar 2018, New Orleans, LA.
  36. Leslie Chang (Oral): CRISPR-mediated NELL-1 gene deletion demonstrates essential roles in osteosarcoma cell proliferation, migration, and osteogenic differentiation. Orthopaedic Research Society, Mar 2018, New Orleans, LA.
  37. Leslie Chang (Poster). Isolating human adipose-derived perivascular stem/stromal cells via magnetic activated cell sorting. Orthopaedic Research Society, Mar 2018, New Orleans, LA.
  38. Leslie Chang (Poster): Frontal bone healing is sensitive to lentiviral mediated Beta-catenin shRNA knockdown. Orthopaedic Research Society, Mar 2018, New Orleans, LA.
  39. Carolyn Meyers (Poster): NGF signaling and nerve ingrowth in stress fracture repair. Gordon Research Conference, Feb 2018, Galveston, TX
  40. Carolyn Meyers (Poster): Conservation of perivascular progenitor cell antigens and methods of isolation across mammalian species. American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, Sep 2017, Denver, CO.
  41. Carolyn Meyers (Poster): WISP-1 associated osteochondral differentiation in heterotopic ossification. American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, Sep 2017, Denver, CO.
  42. Carolyn Meyers (Poster): New advances in perivascular progenitor cell directed bone regeneration. Military Health System Research Symposium, Aug 2017, Kissimmee, FL.
  43. Jia Shen (Poster): WNT16 is enriched among perivascular progenitor cells, inducing stem cell proliferation and osteodifferentiation. American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, Sep 2016, Atlanta, GA.
  44. Charles Lee (Poster): Smoothened agonist (SAG) induced mouse calvarial defect healing. American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, Sep 2016, Atlanta, GA.
  45. Greg Asatrian (Poster): WISP-1 promotes osteogenesis of perivascular stem cells via potentiation of Wnt and BMP signaling. UCLA Dental School Research Day, 2016, Los Angeles, CA.
  46. Carolyn Meyers (Poster): The Wnt signaling antagonist Sclerostin in osteosarcoma. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Mar 2016, Seattle, WA.
  47. Jia Shen (Poster): Sclerostin expression and biologic function in skeletal sarcomas. Orthopaedic Research Society, Mar 2016, Lake Buena Vista, FL.
  48. Jia Shen (Poster): Pericyte differentiation within mesenchymal tumors. UCLA STAR Program Annual Symposium. Oct 2015, Los Angeles, CA.
  49. Aaron James: NELL-1 induces expansion of Sca-1+ mesenchymal stem cell population for bone formation from small to large animal models. American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, Apr 2015, Seattle, WA.
  50. Greg LaChaud (Poster): The correlation of malignant potential with NELL-1 expression in benign and malignant bone tumors. Orthopaedic Research Society, Mar 2015, Las Vegas, NV.
  51. Jia Shen (Poster): The osteoinductive protein NELL-1 is associated with Wnt/B-Catenin signaling and osteogenic differentiation in benign but not malignant bone tumors. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Mar 2015, Boston, MA.
  52. Yvonne Yen (Poster): Pericyte antigen expression in human perivascular soft tissue tumors. AAAS, Mar 2014, Washington, DC.
  53. Yvonne Yen (Poster): Investigating the role of perivascular stem cell in the development of human perivascular soft tissue tumor through immunohistological analysis. UCLA Annual Research Day 2015, Los Angeles, CA.
  54. Greg Asatrian: Implanted perivascular stem cells with NELL-1 synergistically promote bone formation. American Association of Dental Research, Feb 2015, Boston, MA.
  55. Aaron James: NELL-1: From pathophysiology to tissue engineering and back. Pathology Grand Rounds, Kansas University Medical Center. Sep 2014, Kansas City, KS.
  56. Jia Shen (Poster): NELL-1 expression in benign and malignant bone tumors and correlation with malignant potential. American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, Sep 2014, Houston, TX.
  57. Yvonne Yen (Poster): Immunophenotypic identification of pericyte markers in perivascular soft tissue tumors. UCLA Annual Research Day 2014, Los Angeles, CA.
  58. Aaron James (Poster): Chemical modification of NELL-1 protein for systemic treatment of osteoporosis in mice. Orthopaedic Research Society, Mar 2014, New Orleans, LA.
  59. Aaron James (Poster): Lentiviral delivered PPARgamma shRNA improves bone microarchictecture after intramedullary injection. Orthopaedic Research Society, Mar 2014, New Orleans, LA.
  60. Greg Asatrian: Systemic delivery of chemically modified NELL-1 promotes bone formation in osteoporotic mice. 9th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Feb 2013, San Diego, CA.
  61. Aaron James: The oral small molecule phenamil regulates BMP signaling and prevents ovariectomy-induced osteoporosis. American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, Oct 2013, Baltimore, MD.
  62. Aaron James: Systemic administration of NELL-1, a Wnt/Beta catenin regulator, induces bone formation in osteoporotic mice via Integrin beta1. American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, Oct 2013, Baltimore, MD.
A circular, full thickness bone defect is created in the mouse parietal bone.