Medical scientists affiliated with the Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health, located at IU School of Medicine—Indianapolis, focus on the discovery and development of new treatments, cures, diagnostic tools, new technologies and preventative strategies to address the increasing burden of musculoskeletal diseases and disorders of bone, muscle, tendon, ligament and cartilage affecting patients of all ages. Faculty investigators from universities throughout Indiana who share an interest in bone and muscle research collaborate at the center to address the unknowns and issues of musculoskeletal diseases and disorders.
Director
Melissa A. Kacena
Director, Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health
Chancellor's Professor
Edward H. and Yvonne J. Boseker Professor of Orthopeadics
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Adjunct Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology
Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology
Vice Chair for Research
primary investigators, IU School of Medicine
Tarah J. Ballinger, MD
Vera Bradley Foundation Scholar in Breast Cancer Research
Erica L. Clinkenbeard, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics
Joshua S. Everhart, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery
Jill C. Fehrenbacher, PhD
Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Pharmacology
Tatiana Y. Kostrominova, PhD
Associate Professor of Anatomy,Cell Biology & Physiology
Bruce T. Lamb, PhD
Executive Director, Paul and Carole Stark Neurosciences Research Institute
Charalampos Lyssikatos, MD
Assistant Research Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Margaret A. McNulty, PhD
Associate Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology
Tesfaye B. Mersha, PhD
Director, Precision Pulmonary Medicine Research Program
Ranjani N. Moorthi, M.D., MPH
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Harikrishna Nakshatri, PhD
Marian J. Morrison Professor of Breast Cancer Research
Christopher L. Newman, MD, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology & Imaging Sciences
Thomas M. O'Connell, PhD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Lilian I. Plotkin, PhD
Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development
Uma Sankar, PhD
L. Kenneth & Paula D. Knoebel Professor of Cellular & Integrative Physiology
Attaya Suvannasankha, MD
Harry and Edith Gladstein Professor of Cancer Research
Francesco Vetrini, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medical & Molecular Genetics
Jennifer F. Waljee, MD, MPH
Dr. Sanford and Thelma E. Glanz Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Carol A. Witczak, PhD
Associate Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology
primary investigators, IU Indianapolis
Mangilal Argarwal, PhD
Director of the Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute (INDI), Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Keith Avin, PhD, DPT
Associate Dean of the IU Graduate School Indianapolis
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, School of Health & Human Sciences
Rafael Bahamonde, PhD, FACSM, FISBS
Founding Dean; Professor of Kinesiology; IPREP Program Director, School of Health & Human Sciences
Angela Bruzzaniti, PhD
Director of PhD Program and Research Development; Director of Dental Student Research; Professor of Biomedical and Applied Sciences, School of Dentistry
Adjunct Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology - School of Medicine
Mark Ming-Cheng Cheng, PhD
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Tien-Min Chu, PhD, DDS
Associate Dean for Research; Director of Graduate Dental Materials Program; Professor of Biomedical and Applied Sciences, School of Dentistry
Andrew Coggan, PhD
Associate Professor of Kinesiology, School of Health & Human Sciences
William Fountain, PhD, ACSM-EP
Associate Professor of Health Sciences, School of Health & Human Sciences
Monica Hubal, PhD, FACSM
Associate Professor of Kinesiology, School of Health & Human Sciences
Jiliang Li, MD, PhD
Professor of Biology, School of Science
Chia-Ying James Lin, PhD
Executive Director of the Convergent Bioscience and Technology Institute
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Terry Loghmani, PhD, PT
Director of the Applied Regenerative Medicine Lab
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, School of Health & Human Sciences
Gary Long, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies, School of Health & Human Sciences
Alexandru Movila, PhD
Associate Professor of Biomedical and Applied Sciences, School of Dentistry
Niki Munk, PhD, LMT
Chair; Associate Professor of Health Sciences, School of Health & Human Sciences
Kelly Naugle, PhD
Associate Professor of Kinesiology, School of Health & Human Sciences
Randall Roper, PhD
Professor of Genetics, School of Science
Rishma Shah, BDS, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor of Orthodontics and Oral Facial Genetics, School of Dentistry
William R. Thompson, PT, DPT, PhD
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, School of Health & Human Sciences
Thankam Thyvalikakath, DMD, MDS, PhD, FACMI
Associate Dean of Dental Informatics and Digital Health; Director of the Dental Informatics Program; Professor of Dental Public Health and Dental Informatics, School of Dentistry
Yasuyoshi Ueki, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Biomedical and Applied Sciences, School of Dentistry
Chandler Walker, PhD
Associate Professor of Biomedical and Applied Sciences, School of Dentistry
Adjunct Associate Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology, School of Medicine
Stuart Warden, PhD, PT, FACSM, FASBMR
Associate Dean for Research; Chancellor's Professor, School of Health & Human Sciences
Primary Investigators, IU Bloomington
Stephen Carter, PhD
Associate Professor of Kinesiology, School of Public Health
Pei-Shiun Chang, PhDPhD, RN, ACNP-BC
Associate Professor of Community & Health Systems, School of Nursing
NiCole Keith, PhD, FACSM
Executive Associate Dean; Professor of Kinesiology, School of Public Health
primary investigators, Purdue University
Annabel Biruete, PhD, RD
Assistant Professor of Nutrition Science, College of Health and Human Sciences
Adjunct Faculty, IU School of Medicine - Division of Nephrology
Wayne Campbell, PhD
Professor of Nutrition Science, College of Health and Human Sciences
Chad Carroll, PhD
Director of Graduate Studies; Associate Professor of Health and Kinesiology, College of Health & Human Sciences
Deva Chan, PhD
Director of Graduate Programs; Director, Purdue Small Animal and Engineering (3T) MRI Facilities; Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
Jie Chen, PhD
Chair; Professor of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Industrial Training and Assessment Center (ITAC)
Li-Shan Chou, PhD
Professor and Department Head of Health and Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Sciences
Marxa Figueiredo, PhD
Dean’s Fellow for Graduate Programs; Associate Professor of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine
Tim Gavin, PhD
Professor of Health and Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Sciences
Sherry Harbin, PhD
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Basic Medical Sciences, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
Natasha Jaiswal, PhD
Assistant Professor of Health and Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Sciences
Shihuan Kuang, PhD
Professor of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture
Dianne Little, PhD
Associate Professor of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine
Julie Liu, PhD
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Davidson School of Chemical Engineering
Philip Low, PhD
Presidential Scholar for Drug Discovery and Ralph C. Corley Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, James Tarpo Jr. and Margaret Tarpo Department of Chemistry
Sarah Malek, PhD
Associate Professor of Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine
James F. Markworth, PhD
Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture
Kevin Otto, PhD
Dane A. Miller Head and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
Bruno Roseguini, PhD
Associate Professor of Health and Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Sciences
Michael Sturek, PhD
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering (Courtesy)
Chief Scientific Officer, CorVus Biomedical, LLC and CorVus Foundation, Inc.
Rachel Surowiec, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
Diane Wagner, PhD
Associate Professor of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
Joseph Wallace, PhD
Associate Vice President for Research Development; Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
Matthew Waninger, PhD
Managing Director, Crossroads Pediatric Device Consortium
Professor of Practice, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
Hiroki Yokota, PhD
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
primary investigators, Marian University
Robyn Fuchs, PhD
Faculty Association President; Professor of Physiology, Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine
Julia Hum, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physiology, Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine
Jonathan Lowery, PhD
Assistant Provost for Research and Scholarship; Professor of Physiology, Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine
Niladri Mahato, MBBS, MS, DNB, PhD
Assistant Professor of Anatomy, Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine
William Moscoso, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Witchger School of Engineering
Primary investigators, Ball State University
Scott Trappe, PhD
John and Janice Fisher Endowed Professor of Human Bioenergetics and Director of the Human Performance Laboratory
Primary investigators, University of Notre Dame
Glen Niebur, PhD
Chair; Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Ryan Roeder, PhD
Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
John Wagle, PhD
Pat & Jana Eilers Associate Athletics Director, Sports Performance
Primary investigators, Emeriti
Kathryn J. Jones, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology
Fredrick M. Pavalko, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology
Edward F. Srour, PhD, MS
Robert J. and Annie S. Rohn Professor Emeritus of Leukemia Research
