Headshot portrait of James Nishimuta - Bio-X Travel Awardee
Awarded in 2013

Home Department: Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Marc E. Levenston
Talk Title: Extracellular matrix turnover in cartilage and meniscus tissues in response to adipokines
Event: 2013 Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society - James's talk was particularly relevant in context of the current obesity epidemic; as a result, the ORS contacted him prior to the meeting to prepare a press release.