People

	Amy L. McNulty, Ph.D. Associate Professor Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Pathology Duke University School of Medicine Department of Biomedical Engineering Duke University
	Dawn Chasse is a Research Analyst and Laboratory Manager for the McNulty Lab. Currently, she is working on identifying the differences between young and old chondrocytes, utilizing RNA-seq and proteomics to elucidate potential mechanisms for rejuvenating old and osteoarthritic tissues.
	Timothy Chen is a Cell and Molecular Biology PhD student in the Developmental and Stem Cell Biology training program. He is investigating the effects of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and its various components on meniscus repair and the development of post-traumatic osteoarthritis in men.
	Alisha Gupta is a Duke Undergraduate Intern working on understanding age-related changes in cartilage to prevent osteoarthritis development.
	Jon Ley is a Research Technician II studying regenerative medicine. He is working on fabricating and characterizing scaffolds to engineer meniscus tissue.
	A’nna Kelly is a Biomedical Engineering PhD student in the McNulty Lab. She is currently working to identify mechanosensitive pathways in the meniscus by applying mechanical stimuli to the meniscus tissue. Understanding these pathways will increase knowledge in meniscus repair, regeneration, and osteoarthritis prevention.
	Vianna Martinez is a PhD student in the McNulty Lab in Pathology. She is working to identify critical age-related mechanoresponsive pathways in articular cartilage tissue, to modulate these pathways and prevent the development of osteoarthritis.
	Allison Robinson is a PhD student in Pathology, specializing in the Developmental and Stem Cell Biology training program. She is investigating the effects of blood on the meniscus and the cellular responses to joint injury. Understanding the consequences of blood and its constituents on meniscus tissue could point to developmental pathways of post-traumatic osteoarthritis.
	Chris Otap is a Research Technician II investigating the effects of weight loss, ACL, and meniscus repair on cartilage strain and post-traumatic osteoarthritis development.
	Sebastian Pino is a Research Technician II investigating biochemical changes that result from ACL and meniscus injuries, as well as the impact of weight loss on cartilage strain and osteoarthritis development.
	Pranav Rastogi is a Duke Undergraduate Researcher working on understanding the influence of blood on meniscus tissue repair and post-traumatic osteoarthritis development, and the influence of age-related changes on cartilage homeostasis.
	Nikol Trajkovski Polastri is a Duke Pratt Engineering Fellow working on the development and characterization of CRISRPRi constructs to understand the function of mechanosensitive channels in meniscus cells and tissue.
	Rithvik Raguram is an Undergraduate Research Intern helping to study the effects of blood and blood-derived cells on the meniscus to understand mechanisms that contribute to post-traumatic osteoarthritis.
	Selma Elrefai is a Duke Undergraduate Researcher working on understanding how mechanical stress affects TRPV4 activity in the meniscus and how this process relates to tissue repair, regeneration, and osteoarthritis prevention.