Mission

As a team, we will establish a strong research program focused on skeletal repair incorporating the biology, mechanics, and transplantation of stem cell-derived bone and cartilage progeny, and we will measure the efficiency of repair approaches through sophisticated and quantitative longitudinal studies in animal and human models.  This will involve:

• The development of a unique, trans-disciplinary research program involving cell and animal biologists, cell and tissue engineers, imaging physicists/mathematicians, and clinical scientists that are focused on exploring novel approaches in intrinsic and extrinsic skeletal repair;


• Building collaborations among team members which will increase through the acquisition of new trainees and grant support, and through the development of new knowledge that will be translated to both clinical and commercial entities;


• The development and validation of model systems for the transplantation of ESC-derived osteoblasts and chondrocytes into animal and human models.