BMRC Orthopaedic BioBank Reaches Milestone

Just weeks after the Orland Bethel Musculoskeletal Research Center (BMRC) received an $18.5 million gift to create a first-of-its-kind biobank, it has started gathering specimens. The first tissue was collected on Oct. 30, and by mid-November the BMRC Orthopaedic...

2025 BMRC/ORS Fellowship – Apply Today!

Get up to $30,000 in funds to support your translational basic science or clinical musculoskeletal research project in 2025. Become a Bethel Fellow and apply today to the BMRC/ORS Fellowship, now open for applications.  The BMRC aims to support the next...

Apply Now – BMRC/Orthopaedic Surgery Research Fellowship Applications Now Open

Deadline: March 1, 2025 (Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis) Apply here or paste this URL into your browser: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5ZMB-OSL_Plisesx6rk5vkwOesKmeXiezMvOx8m7LvDwKcQ/viewform?usp=sf_link Application Requirements Cover...
2024 Bethel Fellows Announced

2024 Bethel Fellows Announced

We are thrilled to announce the selection of the first class of Bethel Fellows of the Bethel Musculoskeletal Research Center (BMRC), part of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. After a rigorous search process, five...

Meet The Researcher – Michael Spitnale, MD

Meet The Researcher – Michael Spitnale, MD

Can you share a bit about your early life and what sparked your interest in research, medicine and orthopaedics/bioengineering? What were some pivotal moments or influences during your education that shaped your research interests? During my senior year of high...