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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Orthopaedics, Traumatology, Reconstructive Surgery |
| Keywords | Spine, Cartilage, Intervertebral disc |
| Honours and awards | 2026: Provost Prize for Basic Research 2025: Fellow of International Orthopaedic Reseaech (FIOR) 2025: Fellow of the Orthopaedic Research Society (FORS) 2017: The Professor Fredric Rieders Faculty Prize in Graduate Education 2016: Henry Farfan Award by North American Spine Society 2016: James J. Maguire Jr. Professorship for Spine Research |
Current contact address
| Country | United States of America |
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| City | Philadelphia |
| Institution | Thomas Jefferson University |
| Institute | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Wilke | Universität Ulm, Ulm |
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Programme(s)
| 2026 | Humboldt Research Award Programme (Global Minds Initiative Germany) |
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Nominator's project description
| Professor Risbud is a leading international authority in intervertebral disc biology and the molecular mechanisms underlying disc degeneration. His pioneering work has established fundamental paradigms linking cellular metabolism, hypoxia, inflammation, and senescence to disc health and disease. In Germany, Professor Risbud’s research will focus on the mechanisms that drive early onset disc degeneration and chronic back pain, advancing biologically based strategies for degenerative spine disorders. |