Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Orthopaedic Biomedical Engineering Laboratory
Led by Kyle D. Allen · Biomedical Engineering
What we study
The lab studies joint diseases and treatments, using rodent models, magnetic nanoparticles, and tissue engineering to improve diagnostics and therapies. They develop behavioral tests and analyze molecular changes in joints.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 3
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
New behavioral assays for rodent models of joint disease
Developing tests to examine symptoms in rodent models of joint disease.
Magnetic nanoparticles to measure joint-level molecular changes
Using nanoparticles to collect and analyze molecular changes inside joints.
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Tissue engineering and cell therapy for joint tissue
Creating replacements for tissue function using tissue engineering and cell therapy.
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Recent papers, explained
- A single intra-articular injection of IDO-Gal3 shifts synovial fluid metabolic profiles for up to six weeks in male rats with knee instability
2026 · Biochimie
- Opportunities for deep learning techniques to advance the histological analysis of preclinical models of osteoarthritis beyond ordinal rank systems
2026 · JBMR Plus
Reviews how deep learning can improve analysis of rodent knee histology in osteoarthritis models.
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- Neurodegeneration and inflammation in a novel spinocerebellar ataxia 13 preclinical model
2026 · Acta Neuropathologica Communications
Tests whether a human mutation in KCNC3 causes neurodegeneration and inflammation in a mouse model of SCA13.
- Post-traumatic osteoarthritis in aged rodents is associated with brain changes that correlate with joint remodeling
2025 · Journal of Pain
- Evaluating Intracellular Location and ROS Scavenging by Manganese Dioxide Nanoparticles in Chondrocytes
2025 · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Shows how manganese dioxide nanoparticles enter and reduce oxidative stress in chondrocytes.
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