Calendar of Events

 Thur., Sept 7th at 9:05am Dr. Henry Kronenberg presenting “Overview of Calcium and Phosphate Homeostasis”.   Objectives: 1)  Understand the roles of PTH, vitamin D, and FGF23 in regulating calcium/phosphate homeostasis 2)  Demonstrate the ways that each of these hormones works at the cellular level

CSR Friday Research Seminar Series Occurs the first or second Friday of every month from 3:30 - 5:00 pm ET   “Exploring TET2-driven clonal hematopoiesis in inflammatory arthritis" Susan MacLauchlan, PhD Instructor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s hospital, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Inflammation & “Bio-inspired Scaffolds for Moderated TGF-beta Delivery During […]

September 13, 2023 from 4-5pm “Directed differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into articular cartilage reveals effects caused by absence of WISP3 , the gene responsible for Progressive Pseudorheumatoid Arthropathy of Childhood” Presented by: Chaochang Li, PhD Click here to view the article on PubMed.

Thur. Sept 14th at 9:05AM EST HYBRID: Thier 10 Email CSRmail@partners.org for Zoom information  Dr. Henry Kronenberg presenting “Overview of Bone Cells and Bone Biology” Objectives: 1)  Identify the major proteins made by bone cells and mechanisms of mineralization 2)  Identify the major cell types in bone and their functions   Email CSRmail@partners.org for Zoom information

Mass General Brigham & Massachusetts General Hospital, Endocrine Division Sponsored by: Endocrine Unit Endocrine Grand Rounds Tuesday, September 19th, 2023    12-1 PM Ether Dome *In-Person Event* Zoom:  email CSRmail@partners.org for link Identifying Renal Phosphate Sensing in the Endocrine Unit   Presented by  Eugene Rhee, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, HMS Nephrology Division Chief, MGH […]

Please join us for this week’s Calcium Rounds session on Thur. Sept 21st at 9:05AM EST when Dr. Elaine Yu will be onsite to present “Osteoporosis Evaluation Part 1: Epidemiology and Evaluation” in Thier-1011.   Objectives: 1)  Discuss the epidemiology of osteoporosis 2)  Review the efficacy of bone density testing as a predictor of fractures […]

Presenter:  Michael Mannstadt Assignment:  JBMR (June-July)   Michael will discuss papers #1-3 and briefly mention the rest if time permits. 1 Monogenetic bone disorders in AFF Dutch 2023 - Zhou 2 Rapid Cortical Bone Loss at the Distal Radius JBMR 2023 - Gunsing 3 scRNAseq parathyroids JBMR 2023 - Chen

Signaling Journal “Inhibiting Fibronectin Attenuates Fibrosis and Improves Cardiac Function in a Model of Heart Failure” will be presented by Dr. Donghai Wen on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. Journal Article:  Signaling Journal Club - Donghai Wen - September 27, 2023  

Please join us for this week’s Calcium Rounds session on Thur. Sept 28th at 9:05AM EST when Dr. Sherri-Ann Burnett-Bowie will be onsite to present “Vitamin D: Extra-Skeletal Effects” in Thier-1011. Objectives: Review the non-skeletal beneficial effects of vitamin D Discuss treatment goals for these non-skeletal benefits   Email CSRmail@partners.org for Zoom information

Phenotyping/Imaging Methods Workshop September 28, 2023     4:00 - 5:00 pm ET . Daniel Brooks, M.S. Sr. Research Associate, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Assistant Core Director, CSR Imaging and Biomechanical Testing Core and Eva Liu, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Director Histology and Histomorphometry Core

September 29, 2023    4:00 - 5:00 PM Dr. Karyn Esser Professor, Associate Director of Myology. University of Florida "Muscle clocks and exercise; partners in health"   Email CSRmail@partners.org for Zoom link Host:  Dr. LaDora Thompson, lvthomp@bu.edu   Dr. Esser Short Bio: Dr. Esser is Professor and Chair of the Physiology and Aging department and co-Director […]