Tissue Science and Regenerative Medicine

Biography

Ivo Kalajzic has completed his Ph.D studies on Identification of stages of mesenchymal lineage differentiation. He is currently Associate professor at Dept. of Reconstructive Sciences at University of Connecticut Health Center. His laboratory focuses on studies on regulation of mesenchymal progenitor cell differentiation during bone fracture healing, and the role of notch signaling during repair. Other research projects within his group include the studies on progenitor cells within the muscle, and other tissues, including developing transplantation approaches to treat osteogenesis imperfecta. He has published more than 50 papers with focus on bone biology and orthopedics.

Abstract

Abstract : αSMA expressing perivascular and satellite cells contribute to muscle heterotopic ossification