Department of Bioengineering
The Willett Lab
Musculoskeletal Regenerative and Rehabilitation Engineering
Principal Investigator
Nick Willett
Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering
Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
Department of Bioengineering
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Lab Members
Sanique South, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Developing PTOA in vivo models for testing strategies to optimize the host environment (knee joint) for intra-articular osteoarthritis therapies. Currently developing new regenerative medicine approaches to treat Osteoarthritis.
Kait Link, D.V.M.
Research Associate, Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance
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Oversees and coordinates pre-clinical model use in the Knight Campus with a focus on musculoskeletal conditions
David Johnson, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Co-Advised with Danielle Benoit
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Fabricating functional synthetic biomaterial therapies for musculoskeletal tissue injuries
Grace Privett, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Modeling skeletal muscle aging using microphysiological systems.
Jessica Aldrich, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Co-Advised with Bob Guldberg
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Investigating bone like organoids as a treatment for traumatic bone injury and a model system for bone-related diseases.
Yan Carlos Pacheco
Graduate Student, Co-Advised with Marian Hettiaratchi
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Studying the early immune response in segmental bone defects for affibody mediated protein delivery through Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels
Torie Duke
Graduate Student, Co-Advised with Karina Nakayama
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Researching the prevalence and impact of iron deficiency anemia on bone regeneration after fracture
Jarod Forer
Graduate Student, Co-Advised with Mike Hahn
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Investigating fluid transport mechanics in the Achilles tendon and how it relates to disease and injury
Nick Pancheri
Graduate Student, Co-advised with Bob Guldberg
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Leveraging comprehensive preclinical models of post-traumatic osteoarthritis to identify and target novel disease-modifying therapeutic mechanisms
Frank Pittman
Graduate Student
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Engineering the cellular response to large muscle injuries through immunomodulation and exercise rehabilitation
Dominique Granville
Graduate Student
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Examining the neuro-muscular-immune crosstalk to assess sensory innervation and inform pain modulation
Cora Ferguson
Graduate Student, Co-Advised with Gabrielle Lindberg
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Investigating musculoskeletal disease and injury dynamics through organoid modeling
Samantha Watson
Graduate Student, Co-Advised with Bob Guldberg
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Investigating effect of regenerative rehabilitation techniques on post-traumatic osteoarthritis utilizing therapeutic and rehabilitation regimens
Simon Aguilar Auld
Undergraduate Researcher
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Human Physiology major, mentored by Jarod Forer.
Sophia Foerster
Undergraduate Researcher
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Multidisciplinary Sciences Undergraduate, mentored by Cora Ferguson.
Investigating the role of estrogen in cartilage matrix homeostasis, focusing on age- and sex-specific differences in osteoarthritis pathogenesis and collagen composition
The Lindberg Lab
Founded in 2022, the Lindberg lab is a bioengineering research group within the University of Oregon's Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact. Based in the Department of Bioengineering in Eugene, Oregon, the Lindberg lab bridges the gap between engineered and native tissues.