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Member/Title/Institution	Email	Keywords
Mary Barbe, Ph.D. Professor, Anatomy & Cell Biology Temple University	mbarbe@temple.edu	Repetitive strain injury, overuse injury, muscle fibrosis, bone biology, carpal tunnel syndrome
Evangelia Bellas, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Bioengineering Temple University	evangelia.bellas@temple.edu	Adipose Tissue Engineering, Obesity, In Vitro Disease Models, Angiogenesis, Organs-on-Chip, Soft Tissue Regeneration
Pedro K. Beredjiklian, M.D. Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery Rothman Institute	Pedro.Beredjiklian@rothmaninstitute.com	Tendon injury, scar formation, regenerative healing cytokines, collagen
Jarrett D. Cain, DPM, MSc Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Penn State University New Member	cain1074@gmail.com	Diabetic bone healing, foot & ankle biomechanics, diabetic tendon healing
Xu Cao, Ph.D. Lee Riley Professor Orthopedic Surgery Johns Hopkins Medical Institute New Member	xcao11@jhmi.edu	Bone remodeling, Osteoarthritis
Nicole M. Cattano, M.P.H., A.T.C. Assistant Professor of Sports Medicine West Chester University	ncattano@wcupa.edu	Osteoarthritis, biomarker, knee injury, tissue trauma, meniscus, ligament, pathophysiologybiochemical, disease modifying, interventions
Antonia Chen Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics Rothman Institute New Member	antoniachen1@gmail.com	Periprosthetic joint infection, arthrofibrosis
Lesley Chow, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering / Bioengineering Lehigh University New Member	lesley.chow@lehigh.edu	Biomaterials, 3D printing, spatial organization, peptides, biodegradable polymers, functionalized polymers, self-assembly
Daniel H. Cortes, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Penn State University New Member	dhc13@psu.edu	Soft tissue biomechanics and imaging
Jing Du, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Penn State University New Member	jingdu@psu.edu	Mechanical behaviors of biological tissues and biomedical devices
John, Elfar, M.D. Professor, Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation Penn State Hersey New Member	openelfar@gmail.com	Mangling limb injury atrophy peripheral nerve
Reyad A. Elbarbary, PhD Assistant Professor Penn State College of Medicine New Member	relbarbary@pennstatehealth.psu.edu	Bone healing, obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Osteoarthritis, non-coding RNAs, RNA-binding proteins, Retrotransposons
Dawn Elliott, PhD Department Chair Blue & Gold Distinguished Professor Biomedical Engineering University of Delaware New Member	delliott@udel.edu	Biomechanics, disc, meniscus, tendon
Motomi Enomoto-Iwamoto, DDS, Ph.D Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery University of Maryland New Member	Motomi.iwamoto@som.umaryland.edu	Cartilage development, cartilage pathology, tendon injury
Edward J. Fox, M.D. Professor, Musculoskeletal Oncology Service Penn State University Milton S. Hershey College of Medicine New Member	efox1@pennstatehealth.psu.edu	Musculoskeletal Oncology, Osteoporosis
Theresa Freeman, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery Thomas Jefferson University	Theresa.Freeman@jefferson.edu	Fracture healing, MicroCT and histology, image analysis and processing, osteoarthritis, tissue regeneration, plasma biology
Yury Gogotsi, DSc Distinguished University Professor & Trustee Chair of Materials Science & Engineering Drexel University	Gogotsi@drexel.edu	Novel carbon-based nano materials; CNTs, carbon onions, graphene nanodiamond;CDC; two-dimensional metal carbides, nitrides, carbonitrides(MXenes); nanocomposites.
Lin Han, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health System, Drexel University	lh535@drexel.edu	Osteoarthritis, atomic force microscopy, nanomechanics, meniscus, cartilage\|
Li-Hsin Han, PhD Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics Drexel University	lh573@drexel.edu	Cartilage Repair, Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering, Biopolymer, Scaffold, Microfabrication
Noreen J. Hickok, PhD Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery Thomas Jefferson University	Noreen.Hickok@jefferson.edu	Infection, bone-biomaterial interface, joint environment, spine prosthesis
David Jamison, PhD Visiting Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Villanova University New Member	djamison@icloud.com	Orthopaedics, tissue biomechanics
Jie Jiang, PhD Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery University of Maryland New Member	jie.jiang@som.umaryland.edu	Tendon development, regeneration and mechanotransduction
Fadia Kamal, PhD Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery Penn State Hersey New Member	fkamal@pennstatehealth.psu.edu	Osteoarthritis, chondrocyte hypertrophy, GPCR signaling
Yibin Kang, PhD Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor, Molecular Biology Princeton University	ykang@princeton.edu	Breast cancer, bone metastasis, osteoclastogenesis, tumor-stromal interactions, TGF-b, Notch
Megan Leigh Killian, PhD Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering University of Delaware New Member	killianm@udel.edu	Tendon, enthesis, developmental biology, injury
Eric Klein, PhD Assistant Professor, Biology Rutgers University New Member	eric.a.klein@rutgers.edu	Microbiology, tissue stiffness, pathogenesis
Greg Lewis, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation Penn State Hersey	greglewis@psu.edu	Fracture fixation, Shoulder replacement biomechanics, Computer simulation, Micro-CT analysis
Christopher Li, Ph.D. Professor of Materials Science Drexel University	cyl24@drexel.edu	Structure and morphology of polymeric and hybrid materials for energy and biomedical applications
Kang Li, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Orthopaedics Rutgers University New Member	kang.li.research@gmail.com	Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, Rehabilitation Biomechanics, Data Science, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare, Musculoskeletal Imaging, Medical Image Analysis
David Logerstedt, PT, PhD, MPT,SCS Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy University of the Sciences	d.logerstedt@usciences.edu	Anterior cruciate ligament injury, articular cartilage injury, sports medicine, rehabilitation, physical therapy, biomechanics, clinical outcomes, musculoskeletal
Rich Lovering, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Orthopaedics University of Maryland New Member	Rlovering@som.umaryland.edu	Skeletal muscle injury; muscular dystrophy; sarcopenia; nuclear mechanostransduction; rotator cuff pathology; MRI; NMJ
Thomas Lufkin, PhD Bayard and Virginia Clarkson Endowed Chair in Biology Clarkson University New Member	tlufkin@clarkson.edu	Intervertebral disc, spine, biomarkers, gene expression, developmental biology
Michele Staud Marcolongo, Ph.D. Department Head and Professor of MSE Drexel University New Member	marcolms@drexel.edu	Orthopaedic biomaterials
Rowena McBeath, M.D., Ph.D Assistant Professor/Attending Surgeon Thomas Jefferson University New Member	rowena.mcbeath@gmail.com	Tendon, mechanobiology, signaling
Surena Namdari, MD, MSC Assistant Professor of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery Rothman Institute	Surena.Namdari@rothmaninstitute.com	shoulder arthroplasty, periprosthetic infection, shoulder & elbow surgery, rotator cuff repair, fracture fixation, Osteoporosis, shoulder arthritis
Javad Parvizi, MD Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Thomas Jefferson University	parvj@aol.com	hip & knee arthroplasty, periprosthetic joint infection, femoroacetabular impingment, developmental dysplasia of the hip, primary & revision arthroplasty
Nancy Pleshko, PhD Professor of Bioengineering Temple University	npleshko@temple.edu	cartilage repair; tissue engineering, spectroscopy, imaging, bone mineralization, collagen structure
Makarand V. Risbud, PhD Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery & Cell and Developmental Biology Thomas Jefferson University	Makarand.Risbud@jefferson.edu	intervertebral disc, nucleus pulposus, hypoxia, HIF proteins, osmoregulation, TonEBP, degenerative disc disease, inflammatory cytokines
Joel Rosenbloom, MD, PhD Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Biology Thomas Jefferson University	Joel.Rosenbloom@jefferson.edu	Fibrosis, Fibrotic Diseases, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Keloids, Adhesions, TGF- b, Cardiac Fibrosis, Cytokine Signaling Pathways, Deep burns
James J. Sciote DDS, MS, PhD Professor of Orthodontics Temple University	jjs6@dental.temple.edu	clinical orthodontics, dentofacial deformities, orthognathic surgery, skeletal muscle biology, physiology, human genetics
Irving M. Shapiro BDS, PhD Anthony and Gertrude DePalma Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery Thomas Jefferson University	Irving.Shapiro@jefferson.edu	cartilage, bone, intervertebral disc, osteoarthritis, apoptosis, autophagy, chondrocyte, osteoblast, nucleus, pulposus, hypoxia
Sue Shapses, PhD Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences Acting Chair, Department of Exercise Sciences & Sports Studies Rutgers University	shapese@AESOP.Rutgers.edu	Calcium and vitamin D metabolism, diet, endocrine and obesity.
Karin Grävare Silbernagel Assistant Professor Department of Physical Therapy University of Delaware	kgsilbernagel@gmail.com	Tendon, Achilles tendinopathy, Achilles tendon rupture, clinical outcomes, rehabilitation
Marla J Steinbeck, MT(ASCP), PhD Research Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems, Drexel University	mjs348@drexel.edu	Osteoarthritis, biomarker development, total joint replacement, wear debris characterization, periprosthetic tissue responses, pathophysiology, osteolysis, non-thermal plasma induced skeletal cell differentiation
Spencer Szczesny, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Pennsylvania State University New Member	ses297@engr.psu.edu	Tendon, mechanics, mechanobiology, computational modeling
Gary L. Thompson, PhD Assistant Professor Chemical Engineering Rowan University New Member	thompsong@rowan.edu	Bioelectrics, Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering
Ryan E. Tomlinson, PhD Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Thomas Jefferson University New Member	ryan.tomlinson@jefferson.edu	Bone mechanobiology and skeletal innervation
Ani Ural, PhD Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Villanova University	ani.ural@villanova.edu	Bone Mechanics, Computational Biomechanics, Fracture Mechanics
Sebastian L. Vega, PhD Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Rowan University New Member	vegas@rowan.edu	Biomaterials, Stem Cells, Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering
Bin Wang, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Thomas Jefferson University	bin.wang@jefferson.edu	Parathyroid hormone, parathyroid hormone related protein, parathyroid hormone receptor,bone, cartilage, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis
David Waning, PhD Associate Professor, Cellular & Molecular Physiology Pennsylvania State University New Member	dwaning@psu.edu	Bone-muscle crosstalk, bone metastasis, oxidative stress, muscle Ca2+ dysfunction, metabolism
Zijun Zhang, PhD Senior Investigator MedStar Union Memorial Hospital New Member	zijun.zhang@medstar.net	Regenerative medicine, osteoarthritis, cartilage biology, orthopaedic pathology

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