The Guilak Lab

Just in case you thought he was done with just one national academy…today our fearless leader @Farsh_G got inducted into the @theNAMedicine!!! #NAE #NAM

Join us in congratulating Amy L. McNulty, PhD, the inaugural #ORS2026 Meniscus Momentum Award recipient! 🎉 As a leader at Duke University, her research advances #meniscus & cartilage repair to help prevent osteoarthritis. Learn more: ors.org/meniscusmoment…

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. 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…

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

Check out our "Year on Review" on nanoparticle-based RNA delivery for arthritis treatment - with Dr. Christine Pham

⏰ Don’t forget! Nominations for the Farshid Guilak Outstanding Achievement in Mentoring Award are due September 26. Celebrate an exceptional mentor in the #ORScommunity who has guided and inspired your #orthopaedic research journey: ors.org/farshid-guilak…

Congrats to Amanda Cimino and team on her latest paper in @JCRnEDITORS - she developed new synthetic chronogenetic gene circuits that allow controlled drug delivery at precise times day using various elements of the circadian clock! doi.org/10.1016/j.jcon…

Congrats to Amanda Cimino for her latest paper creating a chronogenetic gene circuit that automatically delivers anti-inflammatory biologic drugs in response to inflammation or circadian signal! jbioleng.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Join us today for our AOC Thought Leaders Webinar: Managing the Research Enterprise — for anyone navigating the evolving landscape of academic orthopaedics. April 24 | 4:00 PM ET Register Here: lnkd.in/eTrzEem6 Joint the AOC at myaocconnect.com!

Obesity has a distinct impact on the progression of OA. We showed significant loss of protective synovial lining macrophages in the synovium 3 days after joint injury, with a significant restoration in normal-weight but not in obese mice ard.eular.org/article/S0003-… @Farsh_G

A tip of the fez to the Edgar County Shrine Club for their incredible donation to the research department at @ShrinersStLouis. #Shriners #donation

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Proud and excited to be part of @shrinershosp @ShrinersStLouis!

Congrats to Gabi Marushack and @AliSavadipour & team for our latest @Guilak_Lab paper showing that polyunsaturated fatty acids alter cell membrane properties & inhibit chondrocyte #mechanotransduction by #Piezo1 and #TRPV4. faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1096/fj…

Huge congrats on an amazing dissertation and defense, Dr. Erica Ely @erica__ely! It's #Piezo month at @Guilak_Lab!

Members of the Guilak Lab have been hard at work this holiday season! 🎄 The team decorated gingerbread houses with their special signature - a mustache, in honor of their leader, Farshid Guilak, Ph.D. #ThankYouDonors #ShrinersChildrens @shrinershosp @Guilak_Lab @Farsh_G

Ph-done! Congrats Dr Daniel Palmer on an amazing PhD and defense!

I've been many things, but this is a first... 🥸

🎉New publication🎉 Ever wondered how cells transduce mechanical signals to the nucleus? Check out our latest publication from the @Guilak_Lab in collaboration with Dr. @MarinaDanalache lab: doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc…

Yes, it's the time of year for Farshoween...