Research Summary
The main focus of my research is adaption of musculoskeletal tissues to the mechanical environment, injury, aging, or disease. The musculoskeletal system has an innate ability to repair and optimize itself based on the mechanical demands placed on it. By studying this adaptation, we are able to uncover underlying mechanisms that contribute to diseases such as osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. My laboratory primarily utilizes small animal models and quantifies adaptation using advanced imaging techniques, histology, and mechanical testing. I currently have several active areas of research, including investigation of mechanisms of post-traumatic osteoarthritis and investigation of systemic bone loss following a bone fracture or musculoskeletal injury.
- Benjamin Osipov, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2018-present
- Hailey Cunningham, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student (Ph.D.), 2014-present
- Priscilla Tjandra, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student (M.S.), 2016-present
- Elias Jbeily, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2017-present
- Armaun Emami
- Allison Hsia
- Manali Paralkar
- Erica Ely
- Mollie Heffner
- Kevin Lockwood
- Patrick Satkunananthan
- Mohammad Khorasani
- Fengdong Zhao
- Sindi Diko
- Matthew Anderson
- Bryce Chu
- Gregory Yeh
- Alex Kelemen
- Anisha Gaitonde
- Franklin Tarke
- Joseph Pevec
- Earl Lagmay
2009 – present, Member, Orthopaedic Research Society
2010 – present, Member, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
2012 – present, Member, Osteoarthritis Research Society International
2014 – present, Member, Journal of Orthopaedic Research Editorial Board
2018 – present, Member, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Editorial Board
2005 - ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, 1st Place- Student Paper Competition
2010 - American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Young Investigator Award
2010 - United States Bone and Joint Decade – Young Investigators Initiative
2011 - American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Harold M. Frost Young Investigator Award
2014 - International Bone and Mineral Society, Sun Valley Alice L. Jee Award
2014 - American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Junior Faculty Osteoporosis Research Award
Recent Publications can be viewed on the NCBI website.
