Areas of Research

1. Tissue engineering of articuloskeletal tissues including articular cartilage and intervertebral disc.

2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine.

3. Mechanisms regulating articular cartilage and intervertebral disc tissue formation.

4. Development of novel biomaterials for bone and joint repair.

5. Evaluation of new therapeutics for joint damage and arthritis.

6. Investigation of mechanisms regulating intervertebral disc degeneration.

7. Development of animal models for investigation of new methods for joint repair and replacement.

8. Imaging of skeletal and joint tissues radiologically and microscopically.