Hometown:
York, Pennsylvania

College:
BA (Biochemistry), BS (Biomedical Engineering), Columbia University, 1998

Graduate School:
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2003

Year Appointed to Penn Faculty:
2005

Areas of Expertise:
Orthopaedic Tissue Engineering
Orthopaedic Biomechanics
Stem Cell Biology

Areas of Special Interest:

• Engineering functional equivalents for musculoskeletal tissue engineering applications with particular focus on articular cartilage and meniscus
• Mesenchymal stem cell mechanobiology and signal transduction in chondrogenic differentiation
• Design of novel bioreactor systems to recapitulate the complex loading environment of diarthrodial joints
• Fabrication and application of anisotropic nanofibrous scaffolds for directed tissue growth

Ongoing Research Projects:

• Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Cartilage Tissue Engineering
• Meniscus Tissue Engineering with Biodegradable Anisotropic Polymer Scaffolds
• Bioreactor Development for Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering

Publications:
For a listing of recent publications, refer to PubMed, a service provided by the National Library of Medicine.