Meet the Thompson Laboratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics team.

Meet the Thompson Laboratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics team.
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Team Members

  • James P. Stannard, MD
    Hansjörg Wyss Distinguished Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery
    Medical Director, Missouri Orthopaedic Institute
  • James L. Cook, DVM, PHD, OTSC
    William & Kathryn Allen Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery
    Orthopaedic Research Division Chief
    Director, Joint and Limb Preservation Center
    Director, Mizzou Sports Science
  • Dana L. Duren, PHD
    Director, Orthopaedic Research
    Director, Skeletal Morphology Laboratory
  • Aaron Stoker, MS, PHD
    Director, Thompson Laboratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics
  • Keiichi Kuroki, DVM, PHD
    Associate Director, Thompson Laboratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics
  • Cristi Reeves Cook, DVM, MS
    Head, Diagnostic Imaging Research
  • Richard J. Sherwood, PHD
    Adjunct Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery,
    Professor of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences
  • Chantelle Bozynski, DVM, MS
    Head, Pathology and Translational Research
  • Lisa A. Royse, PHD
    Assistant Research Professor
  • Melanie Boeyer, PHD
    Assistant Research Professor
  • Kylee Rucinski, PHD, MHA
    Assistant Research Professor
  • Vicki Jones, MEd
    Director, Research Operations and Planning
  • Adelina Colbert, MHA, MSHI 
    Sr. Grants and Publications Coordinator
  • Monica Wierzbicki
    Certified Medical Illustrator
  • Maria Luisa Suzzarini, MD, IBCLC
    Patient Outcomes Manager

Clinical Research Team

  • Kyle Blecha
  • Andrew Monhollen
  • Nash Kolb
  • Sandra Kuphaldt
  • Ty Simon

Translational Orthopaedics Research Team

  • Abel Vega
  • Mindie Roush

Bioengineering Research Engineer

  • Will Bezold

Biostatistics Team

  • Jinpu Li, PHD, Statistician

Graduate Students

  • Richard Ma, MD
  • Ana Belzarena-Genovese, MD
  • Abdoulie Njai, MD
  • Samuel Gieg, MD
  • Kathleen Harris

Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Bryce Rizvanovic, PHD
  • Jacob Kramer, PHD