Orthopaedic Biomaterials
The Orthopaedic Biomaterials Special Interest Group is focusing on new technologies and materials advances in orthopaedic surgery. The three immediate goals of this emerging Special Interest Group are: 1) solicitation of new members for the Special Interest Group from current Society membership and from non-members actively engaged in research and development of improved materials for orthopaedics, 2) identification of key issues in orthopaedic materials that should be addressed within the Society, and 3) cooperation between Special Interest Group membership and the chairman of the Program Committee for the Annual Meeting to assist in the coordination of the scientific program.
Officers
Chair: Donghui (Don) Zhu, PhD
SUNY Empire Innovation Professor
Stony Brook University-SUNY
100 Nicolls Rd
Bioengineering Bldg. 113
Stony Brook, NY 11794
t: (631) 632-1911
e: donghui.zhu@stonybrook.edu
Vice Chair: Amandine Impergre, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Bioengineering
Clemson University
68 President Street
Charleston, SC 29425
t: (843) 876-6339
e: aimperg@clemson.edu
Secretary/Treasurer: Amisha Parekh, BDS, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Mineralized Tissue Biology
ADA Forsyth Institute
100 Chestnut St,
Somerville, MA 02143
t: (617) 892-8342
e: aparekh@forsyth.org
Program Chair: Marcin Wekwejt, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Gdańsk University of Technology
Gabriela Narutowicza 11/12
Gdańsk, Poland 80-233
t: +48 58 347 16 78
e: marcin.wekwejt@pg.edu.pl
Biomaterials Forum Reporter: Roche C. de Guzman, PhD
Assistant Professor
Hofstra University
133 Hofstra University,
203 Weed Hall,
Department of Engineering
Hempstead, NY 11549
t: (516) 463-7058
e: roche.c.deguzman@hofstra.edu
Industry Liaison: Sean Peel, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
Red Rock Regeneration Inc
65 International Blvd Ste 202, Etobicoke,
ON, Canada M9W 6H3
e: sean.peel@redrockregen.com
Faculty Representative: Michael Roach, PhD
Lyle D. Zardiackas, PhD, FADM, FASTM Professor
Department of Biomedical Materials Science
University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 N State St,
Jackson, MS 39216
t: (601) 984-6170
e: mroach@umc.edu
Early Career Representative: Haden A. Johnson, PhD
Instructor
Department of Biomedical Materials Science
University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 N State St,
Jackson, MS 39216
t: (601) 984-6004
e: hajohnson@umc.edu
Student Representative: Malvika Singhal
Graduate Student
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Oregon
1585 E 13th Ave,
Eugene, OR 97403
e: msinghal@uoregon.edu
Student Representative: Arunendu Ettuthaiyil Sambasivan, BDS
Graduate Student
Department of Biomedical Materials Science
University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 N State St,
Jackson, MS 39216
t: (601) 496-9600
e: asambasivan@umc.edu
Student Representative: Hwaran Lee, MS, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate,
Department of Biomedical Engineering,
University of Rochester Medicine / Center for MusculoSkeletal Research,
601 Elmwood Ave, Rm 4-8548,
Rochester, NY 14642
t: (843) 469-1514
e: hlee162@bme.rochester.edu
Webinar Coordinator – Media: Riya Titus
Graduate Student
Department of Biomedical Materials Science
University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 N State St,
Jackson, MS 39216
t: (601) 496-9600
e: rtitus@umc.edu
Past Chair: J. Amber Jennings, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Memphis
Biomedical Engineering
330 Engineering Technology
Memphis, TN 38152
t: (205) 310-3153
e: jjnnings@memphis.edu