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Frank C. Ko, PhD

Frank Ko, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, RUSH Medical College
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Education

PhD, Cornell University

Research Areas

Musculoskeletal homeostasis, disease, and repair

Contact Info:

1735 W. Harrison St.
Cohn Building, Suite 514
Chicago IL 60612
Phone: (312) 942-8294
frank_ko@rush.edu
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Biography

Frank C. Ko, PhD, completed his graduate training in musculoskeletal biomechanics at Cornell University. He subsequently pursued postdoctoral training at Massachusetts General Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in musculoskeletal biology and mechanics. Ko’s current interest is in determining the molecular basis of intramembranous bone regeneration. He is a member of Orthopaedic Research Society and American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.

Publications

Complete list of published work on PubMed

Grants
  • NIH K01AR077679 (PI): “Role of periostin expressing cells in intramembranous bone regeneration”
  • NIH K01AR077679 -supp (PI): “Role of periostin expressing cells in intramembranous bone regeneration”
  • NIH R01AR079179 (Co-Investigator (Rick Sumner, PI)): “Systems Genetics of Bone Regeneration”
  • NIH R21HD102026 (Co-Investigator (Rick Sumner, PI)): “Establishing a New Model of Bone Health in Formerly Premature Individuals”
  • NIH UC2AR082186 (Co-Investigator (Anne-Marie Malfait, PI)): “Mapping the joint-nerve interactome of the knee”
  • Searle Innovator Award (PI): “Examining periostin-integrin receptor signaling in intramembranous bone regeneration”