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Funding
- Division of Musculoskeletal Diseases Overview
- Basic Bone Biology Program
- Integrated Physiology and Genetics of Bone Program
- Bone Diseases Program
- Cartilage and Connective Tissue Program
- Orthopaedic Research Program
- Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Program
- Clinical Osteoarthritis and Diagnostic Imaging Program
- Muscle Development and Physiology Program
- Muscle Disorders and Therapies Program
Integrated Physiology and Genetics of Bone Program
Reviewed February 29, 2012
Research Areas
- Interactions and communication between bone and other tissues and organ systems
- Mechanisms of bone mineralization and mineral homeostasis
- Response of bone to mechanical loading and unloading
- Consequences for bone of malignancy and skeletal metastasis
- Genetics/genomics/epigenetics/proteomics studies related to bone mass and fracture risk
- Pathophysiology of bone diseases and pre-clinical development of novel therapeutic interventions
Staff Contact
William Sharrock, Ph.D.
Program Director
Integrated Physiology and Genetics of Bone Program
Division of Musculoskeletal Diseases
NIAMS, NIH, DHHS
One Democracy Plaza
6701 Democracy Blvd. Ste. 800
Bethesda, MD 20892-4872
Email: sharrocw@mail.nih.gov
