Institute for Biology, Engineering and Medicine (I-BEAM)

Mechanobiology and Biomechanics

Multidisciplinary research at the interface of treatment and fundamental science

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Mechanobiology and Biomechanics

Multidisciplinary research at the interface of treatment and fundamental science

With recent technological advances, motion sciences and biomechanics are finding new translational opportunities such as virtual reality to aid rehabilitation. At the molecular and cellular level, motion sciences and biomechanics are using new tools to measure the forces and kinematics of molecules and cells—determining how these entities facilitate such fundamental processes as cell migration or contribute to diseases such as arthritis.

Research Projects

Mechanobiology and Biomechanics Affiliated Faculty

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    Jillian Beveridge

    Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics
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    Qian Chen

    Michael G. Ehrlich, MD Professor of Orthopedic Research, Professor of Medical Science, Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Orthopaedics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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    Kareen Coulombe

    Associate Professor of Engineering
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    J.J. Trey Crisco

    Henry F. Lippitt Professor of Orthopedics, Professor of Engineering (Research)
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    Braden Fleming

    Lucy Lippitt Professor of Orthopedics, Professor of Engineering
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    Gregory Jay

    John and Mary Panton and Emergency Medicine Professor of Translational Science, Professor of Orthopaedics and Professor of Medicine and Professor of Engineering (Research)
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    George Karniadakis

    Charles Pitts Robinson and John Palmer Barstow Professor of Applied Mathematics, Professor of Engineering
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    Celinda Kofron

    Associate Dean, Educational Initiatives for Engineering, Senior Lecturer of Engineering
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    Monica Martinez Wilhelmus

    Thomas J. and Alice M. Tisch Assistant Professor of Engineering
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    Brett Owens

    Professor of Orthopaedics, Professor of Epidemiology, Chief of Sports Medicine at Miram Hospital
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    Thomas Roberts

    Senior Associate Dean for the Program in Biology, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
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    Vikas Srivastava

    Associate Professor of Engineering, Director of Graduate Studies, Biomedical Engineering
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    Anubhav Tripathi

    Professor of Engineering, Director of Engineering Undergraduate Program, Director of Biomedical Engineering