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SRM 3335H Master’s Seminar Series and SRD 4445H Doctoral Seminar Series

For students enrolled in the Collaborative Specialization in Musculoskeletal Sciences (CSMS).

A credit/non-credit (CR/NCR) course required for students enrolled in the Collaborative Program in Musculoskeletal Sciences.

Format

  • 1 hour seminars either by faculty experts or students in the program presenting their research
  • Master's students must attend a minimum of 12 sessions, presenting at one, to complete the program.
  • PhD candidates must attend a minimum of 18 sessions, presenting at one, to complete the program.

Fall 2025 schedule

For the SRM 3335H Master’s Seminar Series and SRD 4445H Doctoral Seminar Series

Date and time Speaker and topic Format / location

Friday, September 12, 2025

9 - 10 am

Christopher Little, PhD 

Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Kolling Institute, The University of Sydney  

Talk Title: Joint injury: new insights from animal models on injury risk and long-term consequences 

In-person faculty seminar 

CSMS in Collaboration with the Schroeder Arthritis Institute 

Krembil Discovery Tower Research seminar room, 4th floor 4KD503, 60 Leonard Avenue

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

8 - 9 am

Manuela Ferreira, PhD 

Program Head, Musculoskeletal Health, The George Institute for Global Health 

Talk Title: Latest insights in Low Back Pain and Spinal OA Research

Virtual faculty seminar.

Location: via zoom

CSMS in Collaboration with the Schroeder Arthritis Institute Web Seminar Series

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

4 - 5 pm

Arunan Selvarajah  

  • PhD candidate supervised by Anne Stevenson 

Isabel Li  

  • MSc candidate supervised by Karina Carneiro  

Virtual student seminar.

Location: via zoom

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

4 - 5 pm

Annemarie Lang, PhD  

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan 

Talk title: The Interface of Erythropoiesis and Bone Regeneration in Fracture Repair 

Virtual faculty seminar.

Location: via zoom

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

8 - 9 am

Sarah Snelling, PhD 

Senior Scientific Officer, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford 

Talk Title: Human Musculoskeletal Cell Atlas 

Virtual faculty seminar.

Location: via Zoom

CSMS in Collaboration with the Schroeder Arthritis Institute Web Seminar Series

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

4 - 5 pm

Andrea Pambis  

  • PhD candidate supervised by Anne Stevenson 

Rachel Leung 

  • MSc candidate supervised by Michael Hardisty 

Virtual student seminar.

Location: via Zoom

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

4 - 5 pm

Timothy Kwok, MD 

Associate Scientist, Holland Bone and Joint Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute 

Talk title: Quality of Care Assessment in Gout 

Virtual faculty seminar.

Location: via Zoom

Wednesday, November 25, 2025

8 - 9 am

Thomas Link, MD, PhD 

Professor, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, UCSF School of Medicine  

Talk Title: MSK Imaging: How far we have come? 

Virtual faculty seminar.

Location: via Zoom

CSMS in Collaboration the Schroeder Arthritis Institute Web Seminar Series

Tuesday, December 3, 2025

4 - 5 pm

Aazad Abbas 

  • MSc candidate supervised by Cari Whyne 

Virtual student seminar.

Location: via Zoom

CSMS in Collaboration the Schroeder Arthritis Institute Web Seminar Series