Expertise

The Robling laboratory focuses on anabolic pathways for bone tissue, including discovery of the molecular mechanisms by which bone tissue senses mechanical loading. Dr. Robling studies how proteins involved in the Wnt signaling cascade affect bone accumulation, and how signal transduction originating from mechanical stimulation is altered by this pathway.


Subject areas:

  • Muscle/Bone Crosstalk
  • Mechanobiology
  • Pediatric Musculoskeletal Disease
Past Affiliations

Postdoctoral Fellow, Anatomy & Cell Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, School of Medicine (past)

Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, School of Medicine (past)

Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, School of Medicine (past)

Communities
Human Anatomy, Cell Biology
Degrees
PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia, Biological Anthropology, 1998
MA, George Washington University, Anthropology, 1995
BA, St. Mary's College of Maryland, Anthropology, 1992
Keywords
bone biomechanics osteoporosis & other bone diseases anatomy cell & developmental biology
Honors

Young Investigator Award (Bone Physiology), Advances in Mineral Metabolism, 2003-2003

New Investigator Recognition Award (NIRA) (Bone Physiology), Orthopaedic Research Society, 2002-2002

Young Investigator Award (Bone Physiology), American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, 2002-2002

Travel Award (Bone Physiology), Orthopaedic Research Society and Alice M. Jee Memorial Fund, 2002-2002

Travel Award (Bone Physiology), Orthopaedic Research Society and Alice M. Jee Memorial Fund, 2000-2000

Donald K. Anderson Award for Excellence in Teaching (Teaching), University of Missouri, 1998-1998

Associations
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research