Pfaudler Lecture Series: RIT's Role in a Better Model to Diagnose and Treat Osteoarthritis

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Presented by Moumita Das, Associate Professor, RIT School of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science

Collaborating with scientists from RIT and Cornell, Professor Moumita Das will present findings from her research exploring cartilage tissue's unique properties. Knee and elbow cartilage is only a few millimeters thick yet it can bear loads ten times the body's weight and withstand over 100,000 loads throughout a person's lifespan. However, this tissue does not regenerate and damage can lead to osteoarthritis. The goal is to map the properties of healthy and damaged cartilage tissue, allowing doctors to predict when surgical intervention is necessary - just from imaging.