The Raymond Purves Bone and Joint Research Laboratory leads Australia in research into some of the key musculoskeletal diseases affecting our population. This includes osteoarthritis, tendon injury and intervertebral disc degeneration.
There is currently no cure for these common, chronic disabling conditions and long-term management options are limited. It is only through a better understanding of the disease and tissue breakdown, that we will be able to develop therapies to modify the conditions.
The Raymond Purves Bone and Joint Research Laboratory team is well placed to improve the health of patients with musculoskeletal disease. We are located alongside Royal North Shore Hospital and have developed close relationships with orthopaedic surgeons and rheumatologists at the hospital. This means our latest research developments can be efficiently incorporated into future clinical care.
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People
Network
Projects
Publications
Professor Chris Little
Director Raymond Purves Bone and Joint Research Lab
Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Northern Clinical School
Dr Jiao Jiao Li
Honorary Associate
Dr Cindy Shu
Research Fellow
Associate Professor Sanaa Zaki
Co-Chair, Neuroscience and Pain
Postdoctoral Scientist
Raymond Purves Bone and Joint Research
Dr James Melrose
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
Daniel Burkhardt
Research Officer
Susan Smith
Technical Officer
Jiarong (Devina) Li – PhD Student
Harrison Johansen
Honours Student
Kate Hoare
Honours Student
Sidharth Aravind
PhD Student
Ye (Janey) Zhang
Visiting Researcher
Roshana Vander Wall
Research Assistant
Jiaqi (Yancy) Chen
Honours Student
Zhiyu Mu
Masters Student
Sofia Drakoulis
Honours Student
Thai Khang (Ken) Hy
PhD Student
Renee Nayager
Research Student
Jasmine Faddis
Honours Student
