Expertise

Research focuses on the biology and function of the osteocyte. At present there are two major focus areas, the first is on crosstalk between osteocyte and muscle. Muscle secretes factors that maintain osteocyte viability and function and conversely osteocytes produce factors that support myogenesis and muscle function.


Subject areas:

  • Cancer in Bone and Muscle
  • Muscle/Bone Crosstalk
  • Lifestyle Modification: Physical Activity and Nutrition
  • Mechanobiology
  • Pediatric Musculoskeletal Disease
  • Precision Medicine
  • Trauma Regeneration and Rehabilitation
Past Affiliations

Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine

Lee M. and William Lefkowitz Professor, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City (past)

Curators’ Professor, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City (past)

Professor Emeritus, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City (past)

Communities
Oncology, Surgery, Orthopaedics, Human Anatomy, Cell Biology
Degrees
BA, University of Texas, Biology, 2016
PhD, Medical University of South Carolina, Immunology and Microbiology, 1984