Musculoskeletal center's new leader 'ready to launch' innovative science for better patient care
Melissa Kacena, PhD, is the new director for a team of more than 100 bone and muscle scientists at the Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health. She aims to bring researchers' discoveries to market to help patients with bone, muscle and cartilage disorders.
Faculty members honored by musculoskeletal research society
A pair of investigators from Indiana University School of Medicine recently received prestigious awards from the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR), recognizing
Members of the Orthopaedic Surgery Department spend a day volunteering at Gleaners Food Bank
About a dozen members of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery’s basic science faculty and staff spent a day volunteering at Gleaners Food Bank recently, helping
Grad Student Earns F31 Grant
A PhD student in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery earned a grant from the National Institutes of Health that will allow her to continue researching
IU researchers study long-term effects of COVID-19 on bone growth
SARS-CoV-2 can cause quick and significant bone loss—even when infections of the virus that causes COVID-19 appear to be mild. Researchers in the Department of Orthopaedic
IMPRS students take on summer research
Fourteen medical students are experiencing medical innovation first-hand as they work alongside several orthopaedic faculty members and conduct research as part of the Indiana University
Megakaryocytes link researcher's bone-healing work to COVID-19
One Indiana University School of Medicine researcher is using her study of bone and fracture healing to better understand the effects of COVID-19 on the
Record space flight inspires bone research at IU School of Medicine
NASA astronaut Christina Koch returned to Earth recently after a record-setting 328-day stay on the International Space Station. The feat is an important milestone for
Meet the team: Mustufa Shaiek
Written by Mustufa Shaiek My name is Mustufa Shaikh, and I am 25 years old. I recently graduated from IUPUI in 2017. During my undergraduate