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Faculty Detail |
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Russell J. Fernandes, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
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Specialty:
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| College: | B.Sc. in Life Sciences and Biochemistry, University of Bombay, Bombay, INDIA, 1983
M.Sc. in Biochemistry, University of Bombay, Bombay, INDIA, 1986 | | Medical School: | Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Rush Medical College, Rush University, Chicago, 1993 | | Articles, Videos and Publications: | Scientific Publications (PubMed Listing - Search term: Fernandes, RJ) | | Memberships: | Orthopedic Research Society
International Society of Matrix Biology, founding member | | Research Interests: | My
academic research focuses on collagen in normal and diseased cartilage.
Simply
stated, my research concentrates on how types II, IX and XI collagens are
assembled into the cross-linked heterofibrils that are typical of cartilage.
Turnover of these collagens during growth, development and in pathological
conditions as in the skeletal chondrodysplasias and osteoarthritis are also of
interest to me.
My laboratory efforts aim to
better understand collagen heterofibril formation and fibril growth in normal
cartilage development. This may provide insight into fibrillogenesis in other
pathologic conditions like osteoarthritis.
The knowledge gained
from these studies will help understand why cartilage does not heal well and also
help in the development of tissue-engineered cartilage of sufficient quality to
be used in the treatment of focal cartilage defects and ultimately to resurface
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An Interview with Gregory A. Schmale, M.D.
Greg grew up in Rochester, New York, learning to love the outdoors and a wide variety of sporting activities. A yearning for higher education led him to medical school at the University of Washington and his current career path ultimately into pediatric orthopedics.
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Dr. Beingessner received the Howard Rosen Memorial Teaching Award at the Cincinnati AO Principles Course
Retired orthopaedic surgeon Frank Alvine, UWSOM 1964 and Orthopaedic
Surgery Residency 1972, has been named as an inductee to the South
Dakota Hall of Fame by its Board of Directors.
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