Winners were selected by the NASS Research Project Management Committee and Research Council and approved by the executive Committee. The winners include:
• Carl Gregory, PhD, of Texas: Cryopreserved Stem Cell-Derived Live Bone Mimics for Superior Spinal Arthrodesis;
• Adam H. Hsieh, PhD, of Maryland: Deciphering the Role of Annulus Fibrosus Cells in Neuronal Ingrowth into Collagen Matrices;
• Tong-Chuan He, PhD, MD, of Illinois: The Role of BMP9 in Regulating the Proliferation and Survival of the Intervertebral Nucleus Pulposus Cells;
• Yejia Zhang, MD, PhD, of Pennsylvania: Inhibition of ADAM-8 (a Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase-8) to Delay Intervertebral Disc Degeneration;
• Helen Gruber, PhD, of North Carolina: Do Human Annulus Cells Actively Try to Repel Nerve Ingrowth into the Disc?;
• Srinivasu Kallakuri, PhD, of Michigan: Overpressure Induced Spinal Neuronal and Glial Reactivity Changes;
• Xudong Joshua Li, MD, PhD, of Virginia: Inflammatory Nano-Fullerene Replace Steroids for Treatment of Disc Degeneration?
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