The Plotkin laboratory focuses on the role of connexins on bone cell function and on skeletal homeostasis.
Dr. Plotkin’s research focuses on the role of connexins 43 and 37 and pannexins as regulators of intracellular signaling activated by pharmacotherapeutic, hormonal and mechanical stimuli in bone.
Subject areas:
- Cancer in Bone and Muscle
- Muscle/Bone Crosstalk
- Mechanobiology
- Pediatric Musculoskeletal Disease
