Focusing on developing patient-specific interventions, the investigators of the Trauma, Regeneration and Rehabilitation research team are working to treat patients sustaining musculoskeletal injuries, specifically injuries that result in acute and chronic musculoskeletal disease. These treatment goals include acute interventions, regenerative interventions for both bone and muscle, and eventually identifying the optimal means of rehabilitation for the patient to resume a normal lifestyle.
Who We Are
To pioneer patient-specific interventions for acute and chronic musculoskeletal injuries — employing regenerative therapies for bone and muscle and optimized rehabilitation strategies — to help individuals resume healthy, active lives.
A future in which every individual with a musculoskeletal injury regains full function — where personalized technologies and targeted therapies for musculoskeletal trauma set the global standard for patient recovery and long-term quality of life.
In 2024, team members authored 100 total publications. Ten of these were in journals with an impact factor greater than or equal to 10.
Members of the Trauma, Regeneration and Rehabilitation research team have held prestigious leadership roles and received nationally recognized awards:
- Director, Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health
- President, AIMM (2025)
- Stephen M. Krane Award
- Fuller Albright Award
- Frederic C. Bartter Award
- Named Chancellor’s Professor
- Fellow of the ASBMR
- President, Orthopaedic Research Society
- Gideon A. Rodan Mentorship Award
- Named Fellow of the ORS
- IU Trustees Teaching Award
Team Leaders
Indiana University School of Medicine Investigators
Tarah J. Ballinger, MD
Vera Bradley Foundation Scholar in Breast Cancer Research
Angela Bruzzaniti, PhD
Director, PhD Training Program and Research Development, School of Dentistry
Joshua S. Everhart, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery
Jill C. Fehrenbacher, PhD
Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Pharmacology
Uma Sankar, PhD
L. Kenneth & Paula D. Knoebel Professor of Cellular & Integrative Physiology
Edward F. Srour, PhD, MS
Robert J. and Annie S. Rohn Professor Emeritus of Leukemia Research
Stuart J. Warden, PhD
Professor of Physical Therapy, School of Health & Human Sciences
Carol A. Witczak, PhD
Associate Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology
Indiana University Members — Other Schools
Thomas Fisher, PhD
Dean Vera Z. Dwyer College of Health Sciences
Terry Loghmani, PhD
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Alexandru Movila, PhD
Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Comprehensive Care
Niki Munk, PhD, LMT
Interim Chair; Associate Professor of Health Sciences
Purdue University Members
Deva Chan, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Dianne Little, PhD
Assistant Professor of Basic Medical Sciences
Julie Liu, PhD
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
Philip Low, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Russell Main, PhD
Associate Professor, Basic Medical Sciences
Sarah Malek, DVM, PhD
Assistant Professor, Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery
Marion University Members
Jonathan Lowery, PhD
Associate Professor of Physiology