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At a major orthopaedics meeting this weekend, researchers from the  are showcasing studies that merge some of the most significant modern health problems - obesity and type 2 diabetes, infections, and joint degeneration, for example -- with the latest musculoskeletal science.

URMC presentations include a breakthrough in the development of a vaccine to prevent life-threatening methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus () infections following bone and joint surgery, and the identification of a drug that might act on bone stem cells to enhance fracture healing. All are taking place at the , in San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 26 to 29.

The strong showing from the  continues a tradition of national leadership and innovation, said , the Burton Professor of at URMC. He also directs the CMSR, which is among the top funded orthopaedics research programs in the country.