ORS Abstracts Accepted!

December 2, 2021. Congratulations to graduate students Anthony and Emma on their abstract acceptances for the 2022 ORS Annual Meeting. Anthony will be presenting "MRL/MpJ Tendon Explants Maintain Greater Matrix Synthesis in Response to Stress Deprivation" and Emma will be presenting "Induction and Characterization of Cellular Senescence in Tendon Explants." We are all looking forward to our first trip and conference as a lab!

New Book Chapter Out!

November 23, 2021. Brianne's latest book chapter regarding "Tendon Extracellular Matrix Assembly, Maintenance and Dysregulation Throughout Life" has been published online and will be out in print later this week.

UROP Symposium 2021

October 22, 2021. Brandon and Felicia presented their summer research today at the annual UROP symposium. Great work and congratulations to both of them!

Lab Apple Picking Trip!

October 3, 2021. The lab headed out to Lookout Farm for our first (and hopefully annual) lab apple picking trip! The gang had a lot of fun picking, judging and eating apples right off the trees. 

Welcome Madelyn!

September 20, 2021. This week we welcomed a new undergraduate in the lab. Learn more about Madelyn and what she'll be working on over at our personnel page!

Congrats to Emma and Anthony!

June 11, 2021. Our graduate students have both successfully passed their oral qualifying exams. Congrats to Emma and Anthony on a fantastic job!

Summer UROPs Arrive!

June 1, 2021. We are very excited to have three undergraduate students joining us in the lab this summer. Welcome Isabelle, Felicia and Brandon!

We Moved!

May 6, 2021. The construction is finally complete and we are officially moving into our brand new lab space! Looking forward to filling the space up over the next 10 years or so. Check out some photos below!

New Lab Members Join Us!

May 1, 2021. The Connizzo lab has officially welcomed its first two Ph.D. students. Read more about our new students, Emma and Anthony, on our personnel page!

Virtual ORS 2021

February 12-16, 2021. The Connizzo lab attended the Orthopaedic Research Society (virtual) Annual Meeting this year. Dr. Connizzo presented in the Tendon Mechanics session regarding her work with explant mechanohomeostasis and aging, and a project led by MIT undergraduate Emily Larson regarding glucose levels in explant health was presented in poster format. In addition, we attended career development sessions, scientific symposia/workshops, and many virtual social events. Looking forward to next year's annual meeting in Tampa!

Welcome to the Lab, Sam Mlawer!

January 13, 2021. Sam comes to us from the University of Rochester, where he completed his Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering. Read more about Sam's background and interests on our personnel page. Welcome, Sam!

The Connizzo Lab Opens!

January 1, 2021. We are officially moved into our lab space and open! Stay tuned for more exciting updates.