Research expertise:

• Connective Tissue Repair and Regeneration
• Repair of ligaments, tendons, cartilage, menisci, and skin
• Sex differences in wound healing and tissue repair
• Use of Mesenchymal stem cells in tissue repair
• Biomarkers of tissue repair and abnormal healing
• Molecular and cell biology of wound healing

Current Position:

• Calgary Foundation-Grace Glaum Professor
• Professor, Departments of Surgery, Medicine, and Microbiology & ID/ University of Calgary
• Adjunct Professor, Biochemisty/University of Limpopo/South Africa
• Associate Member, Centre for Hip Health & Mobility/VGH Research Institute/Vancouver – Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

Academic History:

• Associate Professor, Southwestern Medical School/Dallas TX. 1978-1983
• Assistant Professor, Southwestern Medical School/Dallas TX. 1972-1978
• Post-Doctoral Fellow, Immunology/University of Illinois Medical Centre, 1969-1972
• Ph.D, Biochemistry/Michigan State University, 1964-1969
• BA, Chemistry/Physics/Math/Literature/ Northern Michigan University, 1961-1964.

Publications

• Publication List