Farshid Guilak

Sleep matters for joint health! In our new paper led by Dr Liz Rowlands, we studied sleep habits of 500,000 people. Osteoarthritis risk was highest with <6 hours of nightly sleep and significantly increased by shift work. acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ac… @washu_ortho_res @WashU_MRC

Congrats to Dr. @ArinOestreich for her new NIH-funded project studying osteogenesis imperfecta!

Help us celebrate the 10th birthday of Guilak Lab - housed right here at Shriners Children's St. Louis. Their leader, Farshid Guilak, PhD, is famous for his leadership, mentorship and ... his mustache. #osteoarthritis #OrthoTwitter #juvenileathritis

As we head into #FinalFour 🏀 weekend, I had a lot of fun discussing where we've been and where it's going - have a 🎧 if you get a minute: youtu.be/O-cKedeyx5c?si…

Day 2 of #ORS2026 kicked off with our Opening Plenary Session. Presentation Address: Suzanne Maher, PhD; Guest Nation: Italy (Gabriella Graziani & Gianluca Vadalà); Guest Clinical Society: SOMOS (Jennifer Smith); Award recipients; Deepak Vashishth, PhD, and Walter Herzog, PhD.

Honored and privileged to join the fellowship of current, past and future presidents of @ORSsociety at #ORS2026. I am in awe of the individual and collective accomplishments of this amazing group of leaders.

Excited to share the Collins Lab Lineup for #ORS2026 🎉 From spatial transcriptomics to fat-joint crosstalk in #osteoarthritis, our team is presenting talks & posters all weekend long Stop by my NIRA poster & podium on Sunday AM to learn more about the role of fat in OA & aging

False posts have circulated online about Alec and Kaleb. Here’s the truth: They are alive, well, and valued members of the Shriners Children’s community. PSA: If you see misinformation, please report it instead of sharing it. shrinerschildrens.org/en/news-and-me…

Osteoarthritis is Not Just a Joint Problem. It’s a System. adamloiacono.com/osteoarthritis… @KelseyHCollins @Tuhina_Neogi @NatRevRheumatol

Looking forward to this Friday's Avioli Musculoskeletal Research Seminar: "From Prenatal to Postmenopausal: Comprehensive Strategies for Improving Bone and Joint Health Across the Lifespan" Info: bit.ly/3ejT7tz @WashU_BMD,@WUSTLdbbs,@washu_ortho_res,@WashUBME,@dveislab

Happy Labiversary! @guilak_lab at @WashUMedOrtho and @ShrinersStLouis is 10 years old!

Once again my team “Science Saves Lives” is fundraising for the @GallatinNF Avalanche Center. GNFAC places and monitors sensors and other weather data to provide avalanche forecasts for southwest MT. If you ski @BridgerBowl or @bigskyresort , you are safer because of them.

On this episode of Pediatric Frontlines, Farshid Guilak, Ph.D., director of research at @ShrinersStLouis, explains the science behind how diet, inflammation, and joint health are connected, and shares how researchers are exploring new ways to protect children’s long-term health. 🎧 Listen to the full episode at ow.ly/mN2Z50Y4pvU and subscribe wherever you get your #. @Farsh_G #podcast-ShrinersChildrens #arthritis

Farshid Guilak, Ph.D., director of research at Shriners Children's St. Louis, discusses turning bad fats into good and how gene therapy could protect children from obesity and arthritis. PODCAST: shrinerschildrens.org/en/news-and-me… #Kids #Hope #Research

🎟️ Tickets are selling fast! Don't miss the 2026 Inflammatory Arthritis Research Summit. Join us to discuss pain pathways & the pain experience of those living with inflammatory arthritis. 📅 February 20-21 📍Onsite at @HSpecialSurgery & Virtual 🔗:…oryarthritisresearchsummit.vfairs.com/?utm_campaign=…

🦠🔬 How does the microbiome influence biomaterial outcomes? Two new studies from the lab reveal that the gut microbiota fundamentally shapes immune responses to tissue engineering scaffolds and implants. 1. Enteric dysbiosis alters the foreign body response to biomaterials.

🌟 Congrats to Dr. Shirley (Nina) Tang, recipient of the 2026 Stryker/ORS Women’s Research Fellowship! Supporting #womeninSTEM, her work advances translational #orthoresearch. Learn more: ors.org/stryker-ors-fe… Recognized at #ORS2026: ors.org/2026annualmeet…

In this clip, @teri_ktm shares why she waited to launch Herzog & Schindler, and how her experiences with the Olympics and the birth of the WNBA fueled her need to work at scale and create real, lasting impact. 🎥 Watch the full episode now on YouTube: youtu.be/aWKhflFBdOA?si…

Can we do more together and and identify shared goals? @Farsh_G discusses the combine power of @AAOS1, @ORSsociety, @NIH_NIAMS and @OREFtoday #mskresearch #Musculoskeletal #researchfunding

Excited for our new paper led by @KelseyHCollins. For years, we've been studying the role of systemic influences on OA and the effects of OA systemically. Here we review the concept of Osteoarthritis as a Systemic Disease. @washu_ortho_res @ShrinersStLouis @WashUMedOrtho