November, 2024
Event Details
Monday, November 18, 2024
12–1 p.m. CT
The TC CFAR will host a hybrid seminar, “The Dynamic Interplay Between Bone and Metabolic Health in People Living with HIV,” featuring Ryan Ross, PhD, at RUSH University. Jessica Ridgway, MD, associate professor of medicine at the University of Chicago and director of the TC CFAR’s Clinical Sciences Core, will moderate the seminar.
Description
Dr. Ross will discuss his ongoing research efforts in the area of bone and metabolic health, including in the context of HIV and antiretroviral treatment. The discussion will also include new data collection initiatives within the Chicago Cook County site of the MWCCS related to musculoskeletal health and aging in people with HIV.
About the Presenter
Ryan Ross, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology with conjoint appointments in the Departments of Microbial Pathogens and Immunity and Orthopedic Surgery at RUSH University. His research focuses on the skeleton with an emphasis on musculoskeletal health in people living with HIV and the potential hormonal role of bone. Dr. Ross started working with the Chicago Cook County Clinical Research Site of the MWCCS in 2015 and become an MPI in 2024.
Ongoing projects within the laboratory of Dr. Ross include: (1) disentangling the relative contributions of HIV and antiretroviral therapies to bone loss in people living with HIV, (2) assessing the effects of bone-fat organ crosstalk on anthropometric changes in people living with HIV initiating and switching antiretroviral therapies, (3) determining the prevalence and severity of musculoskeletal pain in people aging with HIV, and (4) determining the link between age-related bone loss and cognitive decline.