Program Schedule

“3D Visualization of Nerves in the Joints with Light Sheet Microscopy”Mairobys Socorro, University of Pittsburgh Swanson Engineering, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences

“TMJ Cartilage Progenitor Cells and their Regulatory Niche”
Wakana Kitagawa, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, College of Dental Medicine

“Single-cell Spatial Transcriptomics Reveals Stromal-Immune Crosstalk via an Igf1-IL33 Axis Driving Temporomandibular Joint Arthritis Pain”
Ziying Lin, University of Southern California Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry

“Single Cell RNAseq of Rat TMJ Condyle”
Sara Trbojevic, University of Pittsburgh Swanson Engineering, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences

“Matrix-induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation-based Repair for Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis”
Hagar M. Kenawy, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Pediatrics

“Decellularized Injectable Hydrogel for Temporomandibular Joint Disc Regeneration”
Daniela Trindade, Polytechnic of Leiria, Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development

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“Dual Roles of Synovial Fibroblasts in Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Osteoarthritis and Pain”
Jingyi Chen, University of Southern California Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology

“Recapitulating Native Tissue Complexity Using Progenitor Cells for TMJOA Repair”
Hannah M. Bonelli, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Bioengineering, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Surgery and Department of Pediatrics

“Antibody Validation for Human Innervation Mapping”
Juliane Rolim, University of Pittsburgh Swanson Engineering, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences

“Impacts of Targeted Collagen V Deletion on the Extracellular Matrix Establishment, Progenitor Cell Fate and Signaling in TMJ Condylar Cartilage” Abdulaziz A. Alanazi, Drexel University School of Biomedical Engineering

“Function-Structure Correlation of Temporomandibular Joint Cartilage”
Anne Porter, University of Delaware, Department of Mechanical Engineering

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“CRISPR Epigenome Editing Based Strategies for Treating Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis Pain”
Joshua Stover, University of Pittsburgh Swanson Engineering, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences

“MicroRNA-Embedded Bio-Inks in 3D Bioprinting for TMJ Tissue Engineering”
Dhrtika Bhatia, Temple University, Center for Clinical and Translational Research

“Utilization of AI for TMD Patient EHR Record Summary and Preliminary Assessment”
Eric Granquist, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

“Enhancing TMJ MRI Classification: A 3D Multiclass Deep Learning Framework with Contrastive Learning”
Thomas Holzinger, Medical University of Vienna, University Clinic of Dentistry

“Efficacy of the Hegab Temporomandibular Joint Splint in Treating Patients Diagnosed with Dystonia with or without Systemic Involvement: A Report of 14 Cases”
Ayman Hegab, Al-Azhar University, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

“Adipose Tissue-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Aggravate Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis Associated with Obesity”
Huang Li, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital & The State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology & Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Medical School, Nanjing University, Department of Orthodontics

“CBCT and Cephalometric Analysis of Condylar Morphology in Patients with Hyperdivergent Growth Pattern”
Rutvi Upadhyay, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics

“Longitudinal Insights into TMJ Morphology and Functional Recovery After Orthognathic Surgery”
Suchun Sun, Clemson University, Department of Bioengineering