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Capacity Building - 2004


Research Career Scientist Awards

Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
Gary S. Beaupré, PhD
Dennis R. Carter, PhD
Christopher R. Jacobs, PhD
R. Lane Smith, PhD


Post-Doctoral Students

Angelie Agarwal, PhD
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Gary S. Beaupré, PhD
Project: Repair and Rehabilitation of Skeletal Tissues by Mechanical Loading

Thor Besier, PhD
Academic Advisor: Scott L. Delp, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Gary S. Beaupré, PhD
Area of Study: Patellofemoral Joint Biomechanics and Rehabilitation

Ajit Chaudhari, PhD
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
Areas of Study:
  1. Stair-climbing Patterns in ACL-deficient Subjects
  2. Influence of Patellar Ligament Insertion Angle (PLIA) on Gait Kinetics, Strength, and Laxity
  3. Estimating the Deformation of Body Segments Due to Position and Muscle Activation for Markerless Motion Capture
  4. How does body mass distribution vary between people and how does it influence joint loading?

Stefano Corazza, PhD
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
Areas of Study: Estimating the Deformation of Body Segments Due to Position and Muscle Activation for Markerless Motion Capture

Ilse Jonkers, PhD
Academic Advisor: Scott L. Delp, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Carolynn Patten, PhD, PT
Areas of Study: Biomechanics, Gait, Post-stroke Hemiparesis

Chi-Hyun Kim, PhD
Academic Advisor: Christopher R. Jacobs, PhD
Area of Study: Mechanical Regulation of Bone Cell Progenitor Differentiation and Proliferation

Kelvin W. Li, PhD
RR&D Advisors: Gary S. Beaupré, PhD and R. Lane Smith, PhD
Areas of Study:
  1. Repair and Rehabilitation of Skeletal Tissues by Mechanical Loading
  2. Cartilage Repair in Arthritis

Anne Muendermann, PhD
RR&D Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
Areas of Study:
  1. Pressure mat evaluation for non-surgical OA interventions
  2. Effect of Immobilization on Cartilage Health and Morphology

Lars Muendermann, PhD
RR&D Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
Area of Study: Estimating the Deformation of Body Segments Due to Position and Muscle Activation for Markerless Motion Capture

Lidan You, PhD
Academic Advisor: Christopher R. Jacobs, PhD
Area of Study: Microfabrication, Mechanotransduction, and Bone Tissue Engineering


Post-Doctoral Fellows

Taro Mawatari, MD, PhD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyushu University, Japan
Academic Advisor: R. Lane Smith, PhD
Project: Cartilage Repair in Arthritis                                        

Keita Miyanishi, MD, PhD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyushu University, Japan
Academic Advisor: R. Lane Smith, PhD
Project: Cartilage Repair in Arthritis                                        


PhD Candidates

Paul Briant - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
Area of Study: How Does Addition of Meniscus Affect Results of IE Rotation Offset in FEM Simulations?

Dana Carpenter - Stanford University
Funding Source: Stanford Graduate Fellowship
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Gary S. Beaupré, PhD
Area of Study: Development of New Algorithms for Predicting Femoral Strength from Bone Densitometry Data

Emily Clowes - Stanford University
Funding Source: NSF Fellowship
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD
RR&D Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD
Area of Study: Role of the Periosteum in Mechanically Regulated Bone Morphogesesis and Adaptation

Julia Chen - Stanford University
Funding Source: Bioengineering Department Fellowship
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD
RR&D Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD
Area of Study: Mechanobiology on Skeletal Development and Regeneration

David Fisher - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
RR&D Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
Areas of Study:
  1. Separating Stimulus Response from Geometry Changes
  2. New Custom-made Subject-specific Shoe Interventions

Joseph Haemer - School of Engineering, Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD
RR&D Mentors: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
Area of Study: Mechanical Consequences of Meniscectomy

Kate Holzbaur - Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Scott L. Delp, PhD
RR&D Mentors: Wendy M. Murray, PhD
Area of Study: Mechanical Engineering, Biomechanics

Seungbum Koo - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
Area of Study: Effect of Immobilization on Cartilage Health and Morphology

Ronald Kwon - Stanford University
Funding Source: NSF Fellowship
Academic Advisor: Christopher R. Jacobs, PhD
Area of Study: Cellular Mechanotransduction in Bone

Julie Litzenberger - Stanford University
Funding Source: NSF Graduate Fellowship
Academic Advisor: Christopher R. Jacobs, PhD
Area of Study: Cellular Mechanotransduction in Bone

Amanda Malone - Stanford University
Funding Source: NSF Graduate Fellowship
Academic Advisor: Christopher R. Jacobs, PhD
Area of Study: Cellular Mechanotransduction in Bone

Joshua Rodriguez - Stanford University
Funding Source: Diversity Fellowship
Academic Advisor: Christopher R. Jacobs, PhD
Area of Study: Cellular Mechanotransduction in Bone

Choongsoo Shin - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
Areas of Study:
  1. Stair-climbing Patterns in ACL-deficient Subjects
  2. Influence of Patellar Ligament Insertion Angle (PLIA) on Gait Kinetics, Strength, and Laxity

Robert Siston - School of Engineering, Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Scott L. Delp, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
Area of Study: Computer Assisted Knee Surgery  

Niels Smaby - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Mark R. Cutkosky, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Wendy M. Murray, PhD
Area of Study: Mechanical Engineering, Design, and Biomechanics

Yong Nam Song - Stanford University
Funding Source: Whitaker Foundation Research Grant
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD
RR&D Mentors: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD and Dennis R. Carter, PhD
Area of Study: Influence of Meniscectomy on Joint Pressure Distributions


Medical Students

Bill Bragg - Stanford University School of Medicine
Academic Advisor: R. Lane Smith, PhD                                        

Noah Epstein - Stanford University School of Medicine
Academic Advisor: R. Lane Smith, PhD                                        

Bryan Warme - Stanford University School of Medicine
Academic Advisor: R. Lane Smith, PhD                                        


Graduate Students

Scott Bevill - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

Joe Centeno, MD - Stanford Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery Resident
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD                                                            
Area of Study: Elbow Ligament Reconstruction

Ih-Min Chan - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD

Lillian Chang - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD

Elizabeth G. Condliffe, MS - Boston University, Biomedical Engineering
Master's Degree awarded June 2004
Advisor: Carolynn Patten, PhD, PT                                        

David J. Clark - Boston University, Rehabilitation Sciences
Academic Advisor: Carolynn Patten, PhD, PT                                        

Elizabeth Ellington - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD

Jenny Erhart - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

Adrian Gale - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

Aaron Grogan - Boston University, Biomedical Engineering
Academic Advisor: Carolynn Patten, PhD, PT                                        

Kyle Hammerick - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: R. Lane Smith, PhD

Peter Jurczynski - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

John Kang - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

Kevin Khajavi, MD - Stanford Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery Resident
Academic Advisor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD                                        
Area of Study: Pelvic Fracture Plating

Suhas Krishna - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD

Karen Lai - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD

Lise Leveille - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

Kumar Madhu - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD

Alvin Mok, MD - Stanford Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery Resident
Academic Advisor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD                                        
Area of Study: Trochanteric Entry Nails

Ajay Nayak - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

Nathan Netravali - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

Sean Scanlan - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

Karen Schuyler - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

David Sohn, MD - Stanford Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery Resident
Academic Advisor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
Area of Study: Cementing of Suture Anchors                                        

Yong-Nam Song, MS - Stanford Department of Mechanical Engineering
Academic Advisor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
Area of Study: Mechanical Consequences of Meniscectomy                                        

Anat Sudarshan - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD

Michael Vaninetti - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

Richard Vecchiotti - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD


Undergraduate Students

Anny Hsu - Stanford Department of Mechanical Engineering
Academic Advisor: R. Lane Smith, PhD                                        

Nicolas Prionas - Stanford Department of Mechanical Engineering
Academic Advisor: R. Lane Smith, PhD                                        



Capacity Building - 2003