Center Director
Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Research Interests: Skeletal cell differentiation, mechanobiology, TGF-beta, osteocytes, bone quality, bone, cartilage, osteoarthritis.
Admin Core Collaborator & SBB Core Consultant
Professor & Vice Chair
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Research Interests: Intervertebral disc, tissue engineering, biomechanics.
Associate Center Director
Professor
Department of Medicine
Research Interests: Osteoblast differentiation, G protein signaling, heterotopic ossification, fracture healing, osteoporosis.
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Study Design (EBSD) Core
Director, EBSD Core
Professor
Department of Medicine
Research Interests: osteoporosis, bone metabolism, obesity, weight loss, bariatric surgery, diabetes, vitamin D.
Co-Director, EBSD Core
Professor
Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Research Interests: Osteoporosis treatment and risk identification, bone mineral density, hip & vertebral fracture risk reduction, clinical trials.
Co-Director, EBSD Core
Senior Scientist
California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute
Research Interests: Human genetics, osteoporosis, human longevity, translational studies.
Co-Director, EBSD Core
Professor
Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Research Interests: Knee and hip osteoarthritis, epidemiology and risk factors, multicenter studies.
Imaging Core
Director, Imaging Core
Professor
Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Research Interests: Mineralization, bone quality,
Co-Director, Imaging Core
Associate Professor
Departments of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science and Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Research Interests: Lower extremity biomechanics, Motion analysis, Diabetes, Osteoarthritis, Joint arthroplasty, Older adult, Physical therapy, Rehabilitation science, Movement science, Biomedical imaging.
Skeletal Biology and Biomechanics (SBB) Core
Director, SBB Core
Research Interests: Ionic and hormonal regulation of
Co-Director, SBB Core
Research Interests: spine, biomechanics, intervertebral disc degeneration, osteoporosis, low back pain, finite element analysis.
Representatives
Orthopaedic Representative
Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Research Interests: trauma systems, poly-trauma, surgery of the pelvis, global health, causal inference, global surgery
Endocrinology Representative
Professor
Department of Medicine
Research Interests: how major hormonal and regulatory pathways determine the specification, differentiation, and morphogenesis of mesenchymal tissues such as bone, cartilage, muscle, and fat.
External Advisory Board
