News 2005

 

[12/17/2005] Hand Lab held Ping Pong Championship. We learned the importance of wrist kinematics in Ping Pong play.

 

 

[12/09/2005] Dr. Tomoko Aoki visited the Hand Lab

 

 

[10/21/2005] Lee Berger, MD, visited our Hand Lab and demonstrated his Balloon Carpal Tunnel Plasty procedure.

 

 

[10/01/2005] Dr. Zong-Ming Li gave a podium presentation at the Joint Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the American Society of Hand Therapists (ASSH/ASHT), San Antonio, TX, September 22-24, 2005.

 

 

[09/07/2005] Dr. Zong-MIng Li was invited to give a lecture in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Beihang University in Beijing.

 

 

[08/22/2005] We welcome Ashish D. Nimbarte to join our Hand Lab. Ashishi started his PhD studies in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh in the Fall of 2005 after receiving his Master's degree from Louisiana State University in the Summer of 2005 .

 

 

[08/15/2005] Our Hand Lab presented 3 papers at the XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics and 29th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Cleveland, Ohio, August 01-05, 2005. Dr. Zong-Ming Li co-chaired two sessions of Hand and Wrist during the conference.

 

 

[07/15/2005] Dr. Zong-Ming Li presented a paper at the Summer Bioengineering Conference, Vail, CO, June 22-26, 2005. Dr. Li also chaired the Hand Mechanics session during the conference.

 

 

[07/10/2005] Our Hand Lab welcomed our youngest researcher, Miss Shan Jin, who was from Jacson High School in Canton, Ohio.

 

 

[05/01/2005] Our Hand Research Laboratory gratefully acknowledges The Whitaker Foundation Transitional Fund for our study of finger coordination.

 

 

[05/01/2005] Our Hand Research Laboratory gratefully acknowledges The Pittsburgh Foundation, Albert B. Ferguson, M.D., Orthopaedic Fund for our study of carpal tunnel syndrome using ultrasound.

 

 

[04/20/2005] Welcome Matthew Chakan, an undergraduate student in Bioengineering, to join us for hand research in the summer.

 

 

[04/20/2005] Dr. Zong-Ming Li features on the annual report of the Aircast Foundation. Click here for a PDF file.

 

 

[03/01/2005] Our Hand Lab presented 2 paper at The 51st Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), February 20-23, 2005, Washington, DC. Dr. Zong-Ming Li also co-chaired the Hand and Wrist session during the conference.

 

 

[02/15/2005] Mr. Jerry Chen, a Pitt medical student, joins us to study the molecular mechanisms of carpal tunnel syndrome.  Welcome to Jerry.

 

 

[02/15/2005] Mr. Chirag Chauhan, a Pitt medical student, joins us to study the mechanical properties of the transverse carpal ligaments.  Welcome to Chriag.

 

 

[02/01/2005] Mr. Eric James, a Pitt medical student, joins us to study thumb biomechanics.  Welcome to Eric.

 

 

[01/25/2005] Our Hand Lab extends warm welcome to Ms. Jie Tang to join us as a Research Associate.