Program
Newport Bridge
You are encouraged to submit an abstract by July 1, 2013.
Program Highlights:
Matt Tocheri PhD, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC
Dr. Tocheri is a paleoanthropologist whose research interests focus on the evolutionary history and functional morphology of the human and great ape family, the Hominidae. His work on the wrist of Homo floresiensis, the so-called 'hobbits' of human evolution, received worldwide attention after it was published in 2007 in the journal Science.
David Felson MD, MPH, Boston University
Boston, MA
Dr. Felson is a Professor of Medicine and Public Health, and Principal Investigator of the NIH-funded Boston University Multipurpose Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Center and the Boston University Multidisciplinary Research Center. An expert on the epidemiology and pathophysiology of osteoarthritis, Dr. Felson has led numerous large cohort studies in osteoarthritis, with the goal of elucidating risk factors for the disease, as well as its natural history.
Thursday, October 24, 2013
| 6:00 pm | Welcome Reception |
Friday, October 25, 2013
| 8:00 am – 6:00 pm | Podium Presentations and Keynote Lectures |
| 6:30 pm | Lobster and Clam Bake Banquet |
Saturday, October 26, 2013
| 8:00 am – 2:00 pm |
Podim Presentation & Keynote Lecture |

