Topic: Diversity in skeletal stem cells and osteoblasts
Organised by the ECTS Academy
Chair: Biagio Palmisano, PhD, Institute for Complex Systems, Italy
Speaker: Matt Greenblatt, MD PhD, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, USA
Date & Time: Thursday, 22 January 2026 from 16.00-17.00hrs CET
Format: Live Interactive Webinar. On-demand recording to be available for ECTS full tier members after the event

Registration

The live webinar is free and open to everyone with an interest in the field.

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Learning objectives:

1. Participants will become familiar with recent work identifying a series of anatomically restricted stem cells in the skeleton and how these cells each account for the signature pathologies of their respective locations.
2. Participants will become familiar with core methods used to study skeletal stem cells.
3. Participants will become familiar with how the principles derived from work on skletal stem cells can be applied to identify other related cell types, such as tendon and ligament stem cells.

Agenda:

Introduction by Biagio Palmisano, PhD  (3 min)
Presentation on “Diversity in skeletal stem cells and osteoblasts” by Matt Greenblatt, MD PhD (35 min)
Live Q&A from the audience, moderated by Biagio Palmisano, PhD (20 min)
Conclusion and key messages by Biagio Palmisano, PhD (2 min)