From Injury to Insight: Activating Progenitors in Zebrafish Joint Regeneration
- February 10, 2026
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
- A-106 (enter through A-108), WCM, 1300 York Ave.
Event Details
- Type
- Cell Biology Seminars
- Speaker(s)
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Joanna Smeeton, Ph.D., H. K. Corning Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine Research, Columbia University
- Speaker bio(s)
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Dr. Joanna Smeeton is a member of the Columbia Stem Cell Initiative and an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Rehabilitation & Regenerative Medicine and Genetics & Development at Columbia University. Joanna obtained her BSc from McGill University and her PhD training from the University of Toronto in the laboratory of Norman Rosenblum at the SickKids Research Institute. As a postdoctoral fellow with Gage Crump at the University of Southern California in USC Stem Cell, she developed genetic and surgical injury models for osteoarthritis and joint tissue regeneration in zebrafish. In addition to the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, Joanna is also a recipient of the NIH Pathway to Independence Award. The Smeeton lab aims to uncover the cellular and molecular mechanisms driving the development and regeneration of synovial joint tissues, including ligaments and articular cartilage.
- Open to
- Public
- Host
- Dr. Michael Harrison
- Phone
- (646) 962-2754
- Sponsor
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Fay Bellamy
(646) 962-2754
fab2013@med.cornell.edu