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Stress fractures in military recruits

Working in partnership with USARIEM through the ARMI study, we investigate why some recruits are more vulnerable to stress​ fractures during basic training. Our research combines state-of-the-art imaging, physical performance testing, and biomarker analysis to pinpoint risk factors and guide...

Musculoskeletal health in Indigenous populations

Our team collaborates on the Tsimane Health and Life History Project to investigate how lifestyle, physical activity, and diet influence musculoskeletal health across the lifespan. Studying the Tsimane—an Indigenous forager-horticulturalist population in the Bolivian Amazon—provides unique insights...

Advanced imaging techniques for assessing skeletal fragility

Osteoporosis remains underdiagnosed and undertreated. Current clinical standards have low sensitivity because half of all fracturesoccur in individuals without osteoporosis based on bone density testing and/or with few clinical risk factors. Photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) is an emerging...