News
New publication in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
Rhodora Torres, a 2nd year PhD student in our group, published her 1st manuscript in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open. This work compare markerless and marker-based motion capture for study of biomechanics in people with knee osteoarthritis. Read open access here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665913126001111
Dr. Kumar visited Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dr. Kumar visited the Rehabilitation Research Institute of Singapore (RRIS) at Nanyang Technological University Singapore and share our work on digital health technologies in osteoarthritis.
Welcome Dr. Natasha Yamane
Dr. Natasha Yamane joined our group as a T32 postdoctoral researcher. Dr. Yamane brings expertise in physiological sensing and will advance our research on multimodal wearable biosensing in knee osteoarthritis.
Summer Outing!
We went out for kayaking and dinner on July 10. It was wonderful to be out on the water with the team for a lab outing! Beautiful Boston summer day on the Charles. Thanks to everyone who could make it. We missed those who couldn't join.
Thank you Dr. Marco Caruso from Politecnico di Torino
It has been a hectic and productive couple of weeks with Dr. Marco Caruso from Politecnico di Torino visiting with us and providing training in the use of INertial module with DIstance sensors and Pressure insoles (INDIP) device for use in MODES study. INDIP will serve as the ground truth for real-world validation of digital mobility outcomes in our study, similar to the Mobilise-D initiative.
Thank you Dr. Caruso and Dr. Andrea Cereatti for supporting our work and sharing your expertise. Thanks also to our wonderful patient partners to serving as pilot participants!!
Hosea receives the ACR Graduate Student Preceptorship
Hosea Boakye has been awarded the American College of Rheumatology Graduate Student Preceptorship! Congratulations Hosea!
Prof. Dawson Kidgell visited our lab
Prof. Dawson Kidgell visited our lab today. Prof. Kidgell is an Associate Professor at Monash University, Australia. He shared his work on non-invasive assessment of the functional properties (neuroplasticity) of the human brain in the context of exercise and strength training. Thanks Delsys Inc for facilitating this visit!
Hosea receives the Sargent Student Research Grant
Hosea Boakye, a 3rd year Phd student, has received the Sargent Student Research Grant to support qualitative studies related to his work on telehealth mental and physical health interventions for Black adults with chronic knee pain. Congratulations Hosea!
New publication Journal of Pain
This study was led by Dr. Soyoung Lee, a recent PhD graduate from our lab. Dr. Lee reports that in people with painful knee osteoarthritis, central pain sensitization is associated with greater recruitment of prefrontal cortex during walking and when challenged with dual-task conditions. Central sensitization may represent a therapeutic target to reduce executive control demands and improve gait in people with knee OA.
Read full text here.
Rhodora has been awarded a 2-year Predoctoral Fellowship from PhRMA Foundation!
Rhodora Therese Gumabao Torres is a 2nd year PhD student in our lab and has received the highly prestigious and competitive PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship for her project "Real-World Assessment of Gait and Sleep for Early Identification of Pain Flares in People With Knee Osteoarthritis ". Congratulations Rhodora!
Read the official announcement from PhRMA Foundation here.
