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Frank C. Ko, PhD

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Frank C. Ko, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology

RUSH Medical College

Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

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

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PhD, Cornell University
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.
- 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”

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