Boston University · EngineeringThe Bone Regeneration Lab
Elise F Morgan · Boston, Massachusetts
Research Focus
Dr. Elise F. Morgan's lab at Boston University focuses on understanding how aging affects the healing of bone injuries. The lab investigates how manipulating the mechanical environment around bone cells can enhance the ability of aged cells to regenerate bone effectively. By designing advanced scaffolds that mimic these mechanical cues, the research aims to develop new treatments for improved bone healing in older adults.
bone healingmechanical microenvironmentagingstem cellsbiomaterialsosteogenesis3D printingbone regenerationmechanosensitivity
Research Aims
3AIM 01Investigate how mechanical microenvironments affect the bone healing response in young and aged murine MSCs.
AIM 02Tailor the architecture of bioceramic scaffolds to enhance bone regeneration in aged mice.
AIM 03Compare osteogenic differentiation of marrow stromal cells across different ages in vitro and in vivo.
Skills the Lab Values
cell culture3D bioprintingmechanical testingfinite element modelingfluorescence microscopyhistology techniquesanimal modelsimmunohistochemistrydata analysis using Python
Output against the department
Publications183bottom 47% of dept.145th of 278
this lab
most publishedleast published
Citations12ktop 32% of dept.89th of 278
this lab
most citedleast cited
Career totals from OpenAlex, compared against labs that share a department. A department spans everything from one paper to tens of thousands, so bar heights are on a log scale — otherwise the largest lab would flatten every other bar to a line.