About Us:

The Orthopedic Mechanobiology Laboratory at Virginia Tech was established in 2015. Our laboratory mission is to improve the diagnosis and treatment of skeletal soft tissue injuries through translational research studies. Musculoskeletal soft tissues such as tendon, ligament, muscle, and cartilage are composite biological structures that serve vital mechanical functions during activities of daily living.

Ongoing research investigations can be broadly categorized as follows:

• - Quantifying structure-function relationships in tendon using knockout mice and injury models
• - In vivo studies of tendon injury and healing
• - Developing integrative approaches to examine muscle-tendon interactions
• - Development and application of non-invasive imaging techniques for quantitative assessment of tissue integrity