News
Cara Lewis Awarded for the FastOA Initiative
October 4th, 2024
The Arthritis Foundation has awarded Cara Lewis as part of their Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial Network initiative called FastOA. To carry out this initiative, the Human Adaptation Lab (HAL) at Boston University will be evaluating hip morphology and movement in young female athletes (18 to 30 years old).
PhD Candidate Jing-Sheng Li Successfully Defends Doctoral Dissertation
Jing-Sheng Li, our PhD candidate, successfully defended his doctoral dissertation today on March 29, 2018. His dissertation was titled Knee Joint Kinematics Before and After Body Weight Change and examined the effects of obesity on knee joint biomechanics. He is Dr. Cara Lewis's second PhD candidate to complete a dissertation defense this month alone.
Congratulations, Jing-Sheng!
PhD Candidate Kari Loverro Successfully Defends Her Doctoral Dissertation
Kari Loverro, our PhD candidate, successfully defended her doctoral dissertation yesterday on March 21, 2018. Her dissertation, titled Variability and Local Dynamic Stability During Gait - An Investigation of Military Relevant Load Carriage and Hip Pathology, examined the biomechanical effects of military-relevant loads and speeds on male and female soldiers.
Congratulations, Kari!
PhD Candidate Jing-Sheng Li Awarded Force & Motion/ORS Young Scientist Travel Grant
Jing-Sheng Li was recently awarded the Force & Motion/ORS Young Scientist Travel Grant at the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) 2018 Annual Meeting held in New Orleans, LA from March 10-13, 2018. ORS has partnered with the Force & Motion Foundation to promote and support US and international young investigators in the field of orthopaedics. The award, provided by the Force & Motion Foundation, is presented to an ORS member in good standing with the accepted abstract to be presented at the ORS annual meeting related to multi-axis force measurement and testing.
The awarded abstract was titled, "Obesity Altered Condylar Motion during Gait."
Congratulations, Jing-Sheng!
Jing-Sheng Li with his Force & Motion/ORS Young Scientist Travel Grant award
HAL Welcomes Matt and Nicole
We'd like to welcome and introduce two of our newest lab members! Matt Figucia and Nicole McClellan will be joining HAL as undergraduate research assistants this semester. Matt and Nicole are juniors that are majoring in Biomedical Engineering and Human Physiology, respectively.
Welcome, Matt and Nicole!
Cara Lewis Presents at 2018 CSM Conference
Our lab director, Cara Lewis, recently presented at the 2018 Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) hosted by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). This event, held in New Orleans, LA from February 21-24, drew in a record attendance of 17,000 people. Cara had the opportunity to present a poster titled "Gait Alterations in Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome Differ by Sex" at this conference. Congratulations, Cara!