Pepper Center Rounds

Northwestern Pepper Center, OAIC National Coordinating Center, and the Aging Initiative are pleased to present Pepper Center Rounds. Pepper Center Rounds are a venue to showcase high-quality research from scholars across the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers network. Please, join us!

March 21, 2025, 12pm CT

“Exercise as a Biological Medicine for Knee Osteoarthritis”

Prakash Jayabalan MD, PhD

Physician Scientist Director,

Nancy W. Knowles Strength and Endurance Lab,

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Associate Professor,

Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Dr. Prakash Jayabalan is Physician Scientist Director of the Nancy W. Knowles Strength and Endurance Lab at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Associate Professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA. His lab’s work focuses on using biological markers to develop novel, individualized rehabilitation, and exercise strategies for individuals with knee osteoarthritis. He is a Pepper Scholar and has received multiple federal and foundation grants. His significant contributions to his field have been recognized in the past year in him receiving both the Early Career Awards from his national specialty organizations, the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R).