This laboratory is part of the Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design at UT San Antonio.
Hugo Giambini, Ph.D.
Our Mission
The long-term goal and mission of the lab is threefold:
- To improve our understanding of the pathological changes in tissues due to disease or injury.
- To develop clinical tools to enable earlier diagnosis, prescribe effective interventions, and assess outcomes for individuals with musculoskeletal disorders.
- To provide education and training to the next generation of scientists.
Join
The Musculoskeletal & Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory (MOBL) provides several types of opportunities for students at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as postdoctoral fellows.
About the Lab
The Musculoskeletal & Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory (MOBL) was founded in 2018 within the Department of Biomedical Engineering. The labs’s biomedical engineering and orthopedic research addresses the mechanical and biomechanical factors influencing hard and soft tissue integrity and performance, as well as non-invasive tissue assessment and modeling using medical imaging. The lab implements biomechanics and imaging tools to improve predictive methods and better understand pathogenesis of musculoskeletal conditions.
Our Team
The laboratory personnel and collaborators consists of undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, therapists, engineers, physicians from the Departments of Orthopedics and Radiology at UT San Antonio, as well as basic scientists from the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Research and Focus Areas
MOBL conducts research in various areas while training young scientists. The P.I. provides daily guidance on projects, writing, and data analysis. This fosters hands-on learning and skill development.
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