Ron Zernicke

Principal Investigator

Research:

Bone Biomechanics: Focused on: 1. adaptation of bone to exercise, disuse, diet, and disease, and 2. joint injury and osteoarthritis.

Current Positions:

  • Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical School; Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering; Kinesiology, School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan.
  • Adjunct Professor, Kinesiology, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, and Surgery, University of Calgary.

Academic History:

  • Ph.D. in Biomechanics and Anatomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1974)
  • MSc in Biomechanics, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1972)
  • BA in Liberal Arts, Concordia University Chicago (1970)

Administrative History:

  • Director, Bone & Joint Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation Center, University of Michigan
  • Executive Director, Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute
  • Dean, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary
  • Chair, Joint Injury and Arthritis Research Group, University of Calgary
  • Chair, Department of Kinesiology, University of California, Los Angeles

Publications:

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Ron Zernicke

Ron Zernicke


Contact Details:

TEL: 1.734.615.4824
FAX: 1.734.647.0003
Email: zernicke@umich.edu

Office Location:

Orthopaedic Research Laboratories
Room 2019, Biomedical Science Research Building
University of Michigan
109 Zina Pitcher Place, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200