2008 ORLAC Summer Research Grant Recipients

The Mr. & Mrs. Kwok-Chong Woo Grant
Andrew Brown
University of Pittsburgh
Project: Measurement of In Vivo Glenohumeral Joint Translations

The Mrs. Ho-Tung Cheong Grant
Heath Henninger
University of Utah
Project: The Role of Elastin in Restoration of Collagen Crimp
 
The Erin McGurk Grant
Carrie Voycheck
University of Pittsburgh
Project: Comparison of Two Isotropic Hyperelastic Constitutive Models for the Glenohumeral Capsule

Previous Awardees and their Final Reports

The three grants and their specifications are:

The Mr. & Mrs. Kwok-Chong Woo Grant
Established in Memory of Dr. Woo's Parents

Designated for an undergraduate student to perform musculoskeletal research during the summer of 2008. Maximum budget of $3,000.

The Mrs. Ho-Tung Cheong Grant
Established in Memory of Mrs. Woo's Mother

Designated for a graduate student or fellow (fellow, resident, or medical student) to perform musculoskeletal research during the summer of 2008. Maximum budget of $3,000.

The Erin McGurk Grant

Designated for a female graduate student to perform musculoskeletal research during the summer of 2008. Maximum budget of $3,000.
 

Previous ORLAC Grant Recipients

Mr. & Mrs. Kwok-Chong Woo Research Grant
1997 - Robert Sviteck (Winter 1998)
1998 - Michael Araj (Spring 1999)
1999 - Karen Reisiger (Spring 2000)
2000 - Sonja Koneczny (Spring 2001)
2001 - Jennifer Mercer (Spring 2002)
2002 - Erdrin Azemi (Spring 2003)
2003 - Eric Rainis (Final Report)
2005 - Pleun Joppe van Duijn
2006 - Matthew Chakan (Final Report)
2007 - Jonathan Suever (Final Report)
 
Mrs. Ho-Tung Cheong Research Grant
1997 - Jamie Pfaeffle (Spring 1999)
1998 - John Gardiner (Spring 2000)
2000 - Joseph Myers (Spring 2001)
2001 - Steven Broglio (Spring 2002)
2002 - Sven Scheffler (Spring 2003)
2003 - Laxminarayanan Krishnan (Final Report)
2004 - Job N. Doornberg (Final Report)
2004 - Sarita Maheedhara (Final Report)
2005 - Pooya Hosseinzadeh
2006 - Noah Papas
2007 - Karin A. Wartella
 
Erin McGurk Research Grant
1997 - Maria Apreleva (Winter 1998)
1998 - Marsie Janaushek (Spring 1999)
1999 - Hina Patel (Spring 2000)
2000 - Ephart Most (Spring 2001)
2001 - Kelly Shields (Spring 2002)
2002 - Cheryl Ferris (Spring 2003)
2003 - Susan M. Moore (Final Report)
2004 - Karin A. Wartella (Final Report)
2005 - Alexis Wickwire
2006 - Sabrina Noorani
2007 - Xiaoyan Zhang (Final Report)
 
Unnamed Clinicians Research Grant
2000 - Markus Tingart (Spring 2001)