Lab Directors:
Roy
D. Bloebaum, Ph.D.
(Bone and Joint Research Lab)
Kent
N. Bachus, Ph.D.
(Bioengineering Research Laboratory)
Mission
Statement:
Our laboratory
focuses on
- understanding bone biology
and adaptation for enhancing the treatment and prevention of diseases
related to the skeleton
- the mechanisms and biomechanical
manifestations of normal and abnormal bone development and developmental
adaptation
- clinical applications of
basic research on osteoporosis and related diseases of skeletal senescence
Principal
Investigators:
John G. Skedros, M.D.
Kenneth
J. Hunt, M.D.
Bone & Joint Research Laboratory (151F)
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
500 Foothill Blvd, Salt Lake City, Utah 84148
jskedros@utahboneandjoint.com