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Pathways of Human Disease Student with model of human skeleton

Research Opportunities by Human Disease:

Cancer | Cardiovascular Disease | Endocrine Disorders |
Genetic Diseases | Immunology and Hematology |
Musculoskeletal Diseases | Neurologic Disorders


Musculoskeletal Diseases

Faculty investigating skeletomuscular diseases:

Brendan Boyce
Laura Calvi
Di Chen
Roman Eliseev
Wei Hsu
Rulang Jiang
Yi-Fen Lee
Regis O'Keefe
J. Edward Puzas
Randy Rosier
Edward Schwarz
Lianping Xing
Xinping Zhang
Michael Zuscik


 

 

Drawing of spine with osteoporosis

Dysregulation of bone cell activity leads of loss of skeletal mass resulting in osteoporosis and pathologic fractures.

Elucidation of cellular signaling pathways in osteoblasts and osteoclasts provides new approaches for curing bone diseases.

Illustrations courtesy of Dr. J. Edward Puzas


Diagram of bone remodeling showing stromal cells and pre-osteoblasts

 

 


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