
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.

Meet the team: Paulina Medina
Written by Paulina Medina Hello, everyone! My name is Paulina Medina, and I am a junior majoring in Health and Human Sciences with a minor

Meet the team: Stephen Mendenhall
Written by Stephen Mendenhall My name is Stephen Mendenhall. I am a fifth-year neurosurgery resident interested in spine surgery. I joined Dr. Kacena’s lab in

Meet the team: Bianca Osuna
Written by Bianca Osuna My name is Bianca Osuna. I am in my junior year at IUPUI studying neuroscience and psychology and am pursuing a

Meet the team: Hanisha Bettina
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In my eyes: Ushashi Dadwal
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Read all about it: Rodent research published
Written by Sue Samson A new research paper authored by the Kacena lab about data collected during the Rodent Research spaceflight in 2017 has just

From My Eyes: Rachel Blosser
Written by Rachel Blosser Honestly, it’s hard to believe that the launch is over. When I started working in Dr. Kacena’s lab back in January

Meet the Team: Ariane Zamarioli
Written by Ariane Zamarioli Hello everyone! My name is Ariane Zamarioli and I come from Brazil. I was a visiting assistant professor in Dr. Kacena’s

From My Eyes: Lily Blosser
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Meet the Team: Murad Nazzal
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