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PUBLIC LECTURE: Why Do We Get Osteoarthritis: Can We Fix Our Arthritic Cartilage?

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Today's date is Thursday, March 28, 2024
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A public lecture by Alan Grodzinsky, Director, Center for Biomedical Engineering, MIT.

It is widely accepted that Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disorder in the world, causing major health problems, pain and disability for adults young and old. Yet today, there are still no disease modifying Osteoarthritis drugs (“DMOADS”) that can halt or reverse the progression of disease, only drugs that may temporarily alleviate painful symptoms in knees, hips or other affected joints. Osteoarthritis is a disease of the whole joint, including cartilage, bone and other soft tissues.

In this lecture, Dr Grodzinsky, UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Visiting Professor-at-Large, will discuss current challenges to diagnosis, tissue degradation, and drug discovery for Osteoarthritis.
Location Webb Lecture Theatre (G21), Ground Floor, Geography Building, UWA
Contact Institute of Advanced Studies <[email protected]> : 6488 1340
URL http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/alan-grodzinsky
Start Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:00
End Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:00
Submitted by Audrey Barton <[email protected]>
Last Updated Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:25
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