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