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Member/Title/Institution	Email	Keywords
Allison Altman Singles, PhD Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Mechanical Engineering Penn State Berks New Member	ara5093@psu.edu	Biomechanics, gait, bone, running injury
Ugur M Ayturk Assistant Scientist, Department of Musculoskeletal Integrity Hospital for Special Surgery New Member	ayturku@hss.edu	Bone Biology, Osteoblasts, Orthopaedics
Mary Barbe, PhD Professor, Anatomy & Cell Biology Temple University	mbarbe@temple.edu	Repetitive strain injury, overuse injury, muscle fibrosis, bone biology, carpal tunnel syndrome
Evangelia Bellas, PhD 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, MD Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery Rothman Institute	Pedro.Beredjiklian@rothmaninstitute.com	Tendon injury, scar formation, regenerative healing cytokines, collagen
Benjamin Binder-Markey, PhD Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences Drexel University New Member	bb983@drexel.edu	Muscle mechanics, biomechanics, muscle adaptation, stroke, cancer
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, PhD Lee Riley Professor Orthopedic Surgery Johns Hopkins Medical Institute New Member	xcao11@jhmi.edu	Bone remodeling, Osteoarthritis
Nicole M. Cattano, MPH, ATC Assistant Professor of Sports Medicine West Chester University	NCattano@wcupa.edu	Osteoarthritis, biomarker, knee injury, tissue trauma, meniscus, ligament, pathophysiologybiochemical, disease modifying, interventions
Qing Chen, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Immunology, Microenvironment & Metastasis Program, The Wistar Institute Cancer Center New Member	qichen@wistar.org	Cancer metastasis
Lesley Chow, PhD 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, PhD Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Penn State University New Member	dhc13@psu.edu	Soft tissue biomechanics and imaging
Hannah L. Dailey, PhD Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics Lehigh University New Member	hlr3@lehigh.edu	Orthopaedic trauma, fracture healing, computational mechanics
Jing Du, PhD Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Penn State University New Member	jingdu@psu.edu	Mechanical behaviors of biological tissues and biomedical devices
John Elfar, MD Professor, Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation Penn State Hersey New Member	jxe263@psu.edu	Mangling limb injury atrophy peripheral nerve
Reyad A. Elbarbary, PhD Assistant Professor Penn State College of Medicine New Member	rae19@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, PhD 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, PhD 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
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
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
Eric Klein, PhD Assistant Professor, Biology Rutgers University New Member	eric.a.klein@rutgers.edu	Microbiology, tissue stiffness, pathogenesis
Greg Lewis, PhD Assistant Professor, Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation Penn State Hersey	greglewis@psu.edu	Fracture fixation, Shoulder replacement biomechanics, Computer simulation, Micro-CT analysis
Christopher Li, PhD Professor of Materials Science Drexel University	cyl24@drexel.edu	Structure and morphology of polymeric and hybrid materials for energy and biomedical applications
Kang Li, PhD 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, PhD 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
Michele Staud Marcolongo, PhD Department Head and Professor of MSE Drexel University New Member	marcolms@drexel.edu	Orthopaedic biomaterials
Rowena McBeath, MD, PhD Assistant Professor/Attending Surgeon Thomas Jefferson University New Member	rowena.mcbeath@gmail.com	Tendon, mechanobiology, signaling
Patricia Miguez, DDS, MS, PhD Assistant Professor, Adams School of Dentistry University of North Carolina New Member	miguezp@unc.edu	Extracellular matrix, proteoglycan, glycosaminoglycan, ECM biomodification via phytochemicals, bone homeostasis, bone regeneration
Sarah Millar, PhD Director, Black Family Stem Cell Institute Professor, Cell, Developmental & Regenerative Biology, and Dermatology and Oncological Sciences Icahn Mount Sinai	sarah.millar@mssm.edu	Skin, hair follicles, teeth, mammary gland, Wnt signaling, epigenetics
Clare Milner, PhD Associate Professor Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences Drexel University New Member	milner@drexel.edu	Gait analysis, lower extremity, wearables, rehabilitation science, biomechanics
Surena Namdari, MD, MSC Assistant Professor of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery Rothman Institute	Surena.Namdari@rothmanortho.com	shoulder arthroplasty, periprosthetic infection, shoulder & elbow surgery, rotator cuff repair, fracture fixation, Osteoporosis, shoulder arthritis
David Paglia, PhD RBHS Instructor New Member	pagliada@njms.rutgers.edu	Fracture Healing, Disc Degeneration
Javad Parvizi, MD Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Thomas Jefferson University	javadparvizi@gmail.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@gmail.com	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; Center Director of Nutr/Exercise Metabolism at NJ-IFNH; Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, Rutgers-RWJ Medical School Rutgers University	shapese@Rutgers.edu	Calcium and vitamin D metabolism, diet, endocrine and obesity and osteoporosis
Karin Grävare Silbernagel, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Physical Therapy University of Delaware	kgsilbernagel@gmail.com	Tendon, Achilles tendinopathy, Achilles tendon rupture, clinical outcomes, rehabilitation
Joseph Stains, PhD Professor Department of Orthopaedics University of Maryland New Member	jstains@som.umaryland.edu	Osteoblast, Osteocyte, Signaling, Mechanotransduction, Intercellular Communication, Sclerostin
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
Marco Tizzano, PhD Assistant Member, Monell Chemical Senses Center New Member	mtizzano@monell.org	Solitary chemosensory cells, taste receptors, immunity type 2, rhino sinusitis, periodontitis
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
Liyun Wang, PhD Professor of Mechanical Engineering University of Delaware New Member	lywang@udel.edu	Biomechanics, osteocyte mechanobiology, bone-cancer interactions
David Waning, PhD Associate Professor, Cellular & Molecular Physiology Pennsylvania State University New Member	dlw83@psu.edu	Bone-muscle crosstalk, bone metastasis, oxidative stress, muscle Ca2+ dysfunction, metabolism
David B. Weiner, PhD Professor, Executive V.P. Vaccine Center Wistar Institute New Member	dweiner@wistar.org	Vaccine; DNA; immunotherapy
Zijun Zhang, PhD Senior Investigator Mercy Medical Center New Member	zzhang@mdmercy.com	Regenerative medicine, osteoarthritis, cartilage biology, orthopaedic pathology

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