Mary B. Goldring, PhD Named President of ORS

Orthopedics This Week—March 26, 2014

Mary B. Goldring, Ph.D., senior scientist at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City, has been named president of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS).  The inauguration took place at the organization’s annual meeting on March 17th, in New Orleans, with more than 2,600 attendees.

Dr. Goldring is co-director of the Tissue Engineering Regeneration and Repair Program in the Research Division at HSS. She is credited with developing models for the study of human cartilage cell biology.  Her research has identified molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying cartilage loss and changes involved in osteoarthritis and inflammatory joint disorders.

The mission of the Orthopaedic Research Society is to advance the global orthopedic research agenda through excellence in research, education, collaboration, communication and advocacy. The ORS has more than 2,800 members, including orthopedic surgeons, research scientists, engineers and biologists.

“It is an honor to be named president of an organization that strives to be the world’s leading forum for the dissemination of new musculoskeletal research findings,” Dr. Goldring said in the March 17th news release.

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