Christopher J Hunter

Principal Investigator

Research/ Clinical Expertise:

Investigating diseases of the vertebral column: focusing on understanding how the intervertebral discs degenerate and how to repair them. Research areas include: 1. biological changes after mechanical injury, 2. development of biological therapies to treat disc degeneration, and 3. evaluating the biomechanical aspects of novel spine therapies.

Current Positions:

-Associate Professor, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary -Research Faculty, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Calgary

Academic History:

• Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Calgary, 2002-2004
• Ph.D. in Bioengineering, Georgia Institute of Technology,(1996-2001)
• MSc. in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology,(1996-2000)
• BSc. Engineering & Applied Science, California Institute of Technology (1992-1996).

Publications:

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PhD Dissertation: Mechanical stimulation of an in vitro cartilage defect repair model, Georgia Institute of Technology (2001).