Dr Ashish Diwan

Director, Bone Biology
Orthopaedic Research Institute
St George Hospital 

Related Website: http://www.ori.org.au/ori.htm

Expertise by Technology/Scientific Area:
- Biomaterial synthesis, degradation, toxicology, biocompatability
- Developmental biology related to regenerative medicine
- Stem cell biology, manipulation & differentiation
- Cell culture, cell manipulation
- Cell-biomaterial surface interactions
- Maintenance of phenotype in 3D scaffolds
- Molecular signalling, including growth factors
- Gene transfection
- Implantation of tissue engineered constructs
- Inflammation
- Imaging & diagnosis of relevant disease states
- Anatomical & functional imaging of regenerating tissue
- Animal models for tissue engineering
 

Clinical areas:
- Musculoskeletal disease and conditions (Intervertebral disc conditions)
 

Lab members:

• Boijang Shen