Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health

Investigators

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Experts in bone and muscle research

Medical scientists affiliated with the Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health 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

Motasem Al Maaieh, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery

Imranul Alam, PhD

Associate Research Professor of Medicine

Matthew R. Allen, PhD

Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

Tarah J. Ballinger, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Jiang Bian, PhD

Associate Dean of Data Science

Joseph P. Bidwell, PhD

Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

Cynthia L. Bodkin, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology

Jeff Brault, PhD

Associate Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

David B. Burr, PhD

Distinguished Professor Emeritus

Neal X. Chen, MD, PhD

Associate Research Professor of Medicine

Zhenhui Chen, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Erica L. Clinkenbeard, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medical & Molecular Genetics

Christopher Collier, MD

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Adam D. Comer, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology

Erin Conboy, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medical & Molecular Genetics

Lingxiao Deng, BMED, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery

Linda A. DiMeglio, MD, MPH

Edwin Letzter Professor of Pediatrics

Mark T. Dillon, MD

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Michael J. Econs, MD

Distinguished Professor

Joshua S. Everhart, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery

Jill C. Fehrenbacher, PhD

Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Pharmacology

Anthony B. Firulli, PhD

Carleton Buehl McCulloch Professor of Pediatrics

Tatiana Foroud, PhD

Executive Associate Dean for Research Affairs

Clair A. Francomano, MD

Professor of Medical & Molecular Genetics

Yann Gibert, PhD

Professor of Medical & Molecular Genetics

Brett A. Graham, MD

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

Ed Greenfield, PhD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Laurie Gutmann, MD

Chair, Department of Neurology

Stacey L. Halum, MD

Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Renzhi Han, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics

Xing He, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Health Data Science

T G. Hornby, PhD

Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Kun Huang, PhD

Chair, Department of Biostatistics & Health Data Science

Yu Huang, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Health Data Science

Joshua R. Huot, PhD

Assistant Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

Gary D. Hutchins, PhD

Research Professor of Radiology & Imaging Sciences

Erik A. Imel, MD

J.O. Ritchey, M.D. Professor of Medicine

Babar A. Khan, MB,BS

Professor of Medicine

Tatiana Y. Kostrominova, PhD

Associate Professor of Anatomy,Cell Biology & Physiology

Noriyoshi Kurihara, DDS, PhD

Research Professor of Medicine

Bruce T. Lamb, PhD

Executive Director, Paul and Carole Stark Neurosciences Research Institute

Kenneth Lim, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Yunlong Liu, PhD

Director, Center for Computational Biology & Bioinformatics

Ziyue Liu, BMED

Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Health Data Science

Charalampos Lyssikatos, MD

Assistant Research Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Milos Marinkovic, PhD

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Todd O. McKinley, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Margaret A. McNulty, PhD

Associate Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

Patrice Mimche, PhD

Associate Professor of Dermatology

Sharon M. Moe, MD

Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research

Ranjani N. Moorthi, MB,BS, MPH

Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Brian H. Mullis, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Harikrishna Nakshatri, PhD

Marian J. Morrison Professor of Breast Cancer Research

Roman M. Natoli, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Christopher L. Newman, MD, MS, PhD

Assistant Professor of Radiology & Imaging Sciences

Christopher Njeh, PhD

Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology

Thomas M. O'Connell, PhD

Associate Research Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Dillon C. O'Neill, MD

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Jason Organ, PhD

Executive Director, FACET

Gang Peng, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medical & Molecular Genetics

Brian Pierchala, PhD

Sherry Sonneborn Professor of ALS Research

Fabrizio Pin, PhD

Assistant Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

Lilian I. Plotkin, PhD

Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development

Arpan Prabhu, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology

Anne Rietz, PhD, MSc

Assistant Research Professor of Dermatology

Alexander G. Robling, PhD

Chair, Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

Tammy J. Sajdyk, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Bryan M. Saltzman, MD

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Uma Sankar, PhD

L. Kenneth & Paula D. Knoebel Professor of Cellular & Integrative Physiology

Stephen Schlecht, PhD

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Viral Shah, MBBS

Professor of Medicine

Roman Shrestha, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology & Imaging Sciences

Mithun Sinha, PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Brenda J. Smith, PhD

Barbara F. Kampen Professor of Women's Health

Lester J. Smith, PhD

Assistant Professor of Radiology & Imaging Sciences

David W. Stockwell, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery

Jennifer A. Stone, MSOM

Adjunct Lecturer in Orthopaedic Surgery

Attaya Suvannasankha, MD

Harry and Edith Gladstein Professor of Cancer Research

Jan P. Szatkowski, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery

Stacey E. Tarvin, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

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

Michael E. Weisman, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology

Steven S. Welc, PhD

Assistant Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

Fletcher A. White, PhD

Vergil K. Stoelting Professor of Anesthesia

Kenneth E. White, PhD

Chancellor's Professor

Carol A. Witczak, PhD

Associate Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

L D. Wurtz, MD

Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Xue Yuan, PhD

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Rich C. Zellars, MD

Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology

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)
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