Orthopedics at University of Pennsylvania

Leads a grant in this department

16 contact PIs of these awards, by the funding they lead. Other principal investigators on an award are listed with it and under Co-investigators.

1. Robert L Mauck

   Leads 2 awards · $1,086,536

   • 5R01AR075418-07Department: NIH department code

     Mechanical Regulation of Cell Fate and Multi-Scale Function in the Developing Meniscus

     Principal investigators: Robert L Mauck (contact PI), Lin Han, Nathaniel A. Dyment

     $560,176

     award amount
   • 2R01AR056624-16Department: NIH department code

     Dynamic Acellular Materials for Repairing Dense Connective Tissues

     Principal investigators: Robert L Mauck (contact PI), Jason A Burdick

     $526,360

     award amount

   Also a principal investigator on 5R01AR079875-03, led by Ling Qin; 5R01AR077435-05, led by Lachlan James Smith; 5T32AR007132-49, led by Louis J Soslowsky.

2. Ling Qin

   Leads 2 awards · $977,623

   • 5R01AR079875-03Department: NIH department code

     Activation of endogenous progenitors via a nanoparticle-conjugated fibrous system to enhance meniscus repair

     Principal investigators: Ling Qin (contact PI), Robert L Mauck

     $526,632

     award amount
   • 5R01AG069401-05Department: NIH department code

     Control of bone physiology by a novel type of adipose cells
     $450,991

     award amount

3. Joel D Boerckel

   Leads 3 awards · $960,731

   • 5R01HD113596-02Department: NIH department code

     Effects of maternal exercise on fetal akinesia-impaired bone and joint development

     Principal investigators: Joel D Boerckel (contact PI), Nathaniel A. Dyment

     $522,257

     award amount
   • 5R01GM143400-04Department: NIH department code

     Single-component optogenetic tools to bidirectionally control RhoA in mechanotransduction
     $346,770

     award amount
   • 3R01GM143400-04S1Department: NIH department code

     Single-component optogenetic tools to bidirectionally control RhoA in mechanotransduction
     $91,704

     award amount

4. Louis J Soslowsky

   Leads 3 awards · $948,976

   • 5R01AR078790-05Department: NIH department code

     Critical role of collagen XII in cell- and matrix-mediated mechanisms regulating acquisition of tendon structure and function in development and the injury response

     Principal investigators: Louis J Soslowsky (contact PI), Nathaniel A. Dyment

     $337,466

     award amount
   • 5R01AR080029-04Department: NIH department code

     Collagen III differential roles in temporal regulation of tendon healing across ages

     Principal investigators: Louis J Soslowsky (contact PI), Susan W Volk

     $312,823

     award amount
   • 5T32AR007132-49Department: NIH department code

     Training Program in Musculoskeletal Research

     Principal investigators: Louis J Soslowsky (contact PI), Robert L Mauck

     $298,687

     award amount

5. Nathaniel A. Dyment

   Leads 2 awards · $858,263

   • 5R01AR082810-02Department: NIH department code

     Localized small molecule delivery to improve tendon-to-bone integration following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

     Principal investigators: Nathaniel A. Dyment (contact PI), Andrew Frederic Kuntz

     $511,488

     award amount
   • 5R01AR079486-04Department: NIH department code

     The function of mTORC1/Stat3 signaling in the regulation of fibrovascular scar formation during tendon healing
     $346,775

     award amount

   Also a principal investigator on 5R01AR075418-07, led by Robert L Mauck; 5R01HD113596-02, led by Joel D Boerckel; 5R01AR078790-05, led by Louis J Soslowsky.

6. Josh Baxter

   Leads 3 awards · $834,576

   • 5R01AR078898-04Department: NIH department code

     Tendon loading profiles that promote healing in Achilles tendinopathy
     $435,674

     award amount
   • 5R01AR081062-04Department: NIH department code

     Defining neuromechanical mechanisms of Achilles tendinopathy

     Principal investigators: Josh Baxter (contact PI), Flavia Vitale

     $317,115

     award amount
   • 3R01AR078898-04S1Department: NIH department code

     Tendon loading profiles that promote healing in Achilles tendinopathy
     $81,787

     award amount

7. Ernestina Schipani

   Leads 2 awards · $809,195

   • 1R01AR084536-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Mitochondrial Respiration and The Biology of Growth Plate Chondrocytes
     $459,820

     award amount
   • 5R01HD112003-03Department: NIH department code

     Hypoxia and mitochondria in spine development and congenital scoliosis
     $349,375

     award amount

8. Sarah E Gullbrand

   Leads 1 award · $538,257

   • 5R01AR083007-02Department: NIH department code

     Disc-Facet Crosstalk During Spinal Degeneration and Repair
     $538,257

     award amount

   Also a principal investigator on 1R01AR085626-01, led by Harvey E. Smith.

9. Lachlan James Smith

   Leads 2 awards · $512,674

   • 5R01AR077435-05Department: NIH department code

     Neutralizing the degenerate disc microenvironment to enhance the efficacy of therapeutic stem cells

     Principal investigators: Lachlan James Smith (contact PI), Neil Malhotra, Robert L Mauck

     $500,264

     award amount
   • 5R13AR082272-03Department: NIH department code

     ORS Spine Section Symposia: Enhancing Spine Research throughMentoring, Diversity and Collaboration
     $12,410

     award amount

10. Harvey E. Smith

    Leads 1 award · $507,738

    • 1R01AR085626-01Department: NIH department code

      Accelerating AF repair with a multi-factor mechanoactive patch

      Principal investigators: Harvey E. Smith (contact PI), Sarah E Gullbrand

      $507,738

      award amount

11. Xiaowei Sherry Liu

    Leads 1 award · $382,226

    • 5R01AR077598-05Department: NIH department code

      Leveraging modeling-based bone formation for osteoporosis treatment
      $382,226

      award amount

12. Su Chin Heo

    Leads 1 award · $374,179

    • 5R01AR079224-04Department: NIH department code

      Preserving chromatin nano-structure to enhance chondrocyte therapeutic potential for cartilage repair

      Principal investigators: Su Chin Heo (contact PI), Melike Lakadamyali

      $374,179

      award amount

13. Michael P Duffy

    Leads 1 award · $81,040

    • 1F32HL178083-01Department: NIH department code

      Unraveling the cell networks in bone marrow through transcriptomic and epigenetic profiling
      $81,040

      award amount

14. Jonathon Blank

    Leads 1 award · $76,520

    • 5F32AR082671-02Department: NIH department code

      Glycosaminoglycan-mediated fibril sliding and its role in fatigue-induced microdamage and rupture in aged and healing Achilles tendons
      $76,520

      award amount

15. Meghan Elizabeth Kupratis

    Leads 1 award · $75,520

    • 5F32AR084906-02Department: NIH department code

      Multiscale mechano-metabolic regulation of fibrous tissue homeostasis
      $75,520

      award amount

16. Jacob Casimir Nixon

    Leads 1 award · $49,538

    • 1F31AG091964-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Defining the Role of Collagen XII in Regulating Skeletal Muscle and Tendon during Aging
      $49,538

      award amount

Co-investigators

Named as principal investigators on these awards, which someone else leads. They may belong to another department or institution: their own, below, comes from the awards they lead.

• Lin Han

  Co-investigator on 5R01AR075418-07, led by Robert L Mauck

  From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • Drexel University · Engineering (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Jason A Burdick

  Co-investigator on 2R01AR056624-16, led by Robert L Mauck

  From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • University of Colorado · Miscellaneous (NIH department code, 2 awards)

• Andrew Frederic Kuntz

  Co-investigator on 5R01AR082810-02, led by Nathaniel A. Dyment

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Neil Malhotra

  Co-investigator on 5R01AR077435-05, led by Lachlan James Smith

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Melike Lakadamyali

  Co-investigator on 5R01AR079224-04, led by Su Chin Heo

  From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • University of Pennsylvania · Physiology (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Flavia Vitale

  Co-investigator on 5R01AR081062-04, led by Josh Baxter

  From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • University of Pennsylvania · Neurology (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Susan W Volk

  Co-investigator on 5R01AR080029-04, led by Louis J Soslowsky

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.