2022 Award Winners
BASIC SCIENCE
Joint Winners: Best Basic Science Oral Presentation
Vivek Ramakrishna
Smart orthopaedic implants: A targeted approach for continuous postoperative evaluation in the spine
Ji Tu
Smoking and tetramer tryptase+ Mast Cells accelerate intervertebral disc degeneration by inducing METTL14-mediated DIXDC1 m6 modification
Best Basic Science Poster Presentation
Maryam Alsadat Rad
A clinically relevant 3D in vitro spinal cord injury model using biofabrication techniques
CLINICAL SCIENCE AWARDS
Best Clinical Oral Presentation
Alison Slater
The thoracolumbar fascia and back pain
Best Clinical Poster Presentation
Nashwa Najib
Establishing an Australian Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Patient Registry
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
Best Oral Presentation
Gem Chew
Determining the applicability of research for the ageing population
Best Poster Presentation
Manon Levayer
Characteristics of baseline frequency data in spinal RCTs do not suggest widespread fraud