Audrey McAlinden, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Cell Biology & Physiology.
B.Sc (Hons) Biochemistry & Immunology, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland.
Ph.D. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Imperial College, London, UK.
Research Interests: Connective tissue biology, chondrogenesis, stem cell differentiation, transcription, pre-mRNA alternative splicing, osteoarthritis, tissue engineering/regeneration.
Kyu-Hwan Shim, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist
shimk@wudosis.wustl.edu
Tel: 314-454-7517
Yingqiu Du, B.S.
Research Technician II
Email: duy@wudosis.wustl.edu
Tel: 314-454-8810
Soumya Ravindran. M.S.
Research Technician II
ravindrans@wudosis.wustl.edu
Tel: 314-454-7829
Erin Martens, B.S.
Medical student, T32 research program
Northwestern University, BS, 2004
Washington University, MD, 2009
martense@msnotes.wustl.edu
(920)539-0808
Hometown: Waupun, WI
Erin is a 4th year medical student pursuing a career in orthopaedic surgery.
Currently she is working with Drs Martin Boyer and Audrey McAlinden investigating the viability of proximal tibial epiphyseal plates of New Zealand White rabbits that have been harvested and stored ex vivo. She will also be involved in follow-up studies where stored tissue will be transplanted into recipient animals. Erin is also involved in a clinical study comparing outcomes of patients with cubital tunnel syndrome who have been treated with anterior transposition versus decompression of the ulnar nerve.
Tom Hering, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor
heringt@wudosis.wustl.edu
Campus Box 8233
Orthopaedic Surgery
FORMER STUDENTS AND STAFF
Li Liang, B.S.
Research Technician II
B.S., Sichuan Institute of Chemical Technology and Industry
liangl@wudosis.wustl.edu
314-454-8810
Hometown: Leshan, Sichuan Province, P.R.China
Jason T. Rich, MD
Resident Physician, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University
BS of Zoology at Brigham Young University at Provo, UT
M.D. at Ohio State University School of Medicine
jasontrich@gmail.com; richj@ent.wustl.edu
Hometown: Sandy, Utah
My research interests include reconstruction of the head and neck structures following trauma, oncologic resections, and congenital malformations. I was involved in a research project with Audrey McAlinden and Linda Sandell in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery to study differentiation of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells toward chondrocyte, osteoblast and adipocyte lineages.
Ivana Rosova, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral Fellow
Email: rosovai@wudosis.wustl.edu
Tel: 314-454-7517
Deepa Edwin, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Ph.D., Genetics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, INDIA
dedwin@wustl.edu
Yalem Research Building, Room 705
314-454-8923
Hometown: Thrissur, INDIA
My research is focused on understanding the regulation of chondrocyte differentiation from human mesenchymal stromal cells. Of particular interest is the induction of articular cartilage phenotype from mesenchymal stromal cells by altering the expression of specific transcription factors.