Jan 23, 2026 by Orthopedic Research

Drs. Payne, Miller, Bryant and Ferguson were awarded the R33 phase of a NIH Phased Innovation Award (R21/R33) to continue developing a 3D printed biomimetic of growth plate cartilage. Excited to continue this important work with wonderful collaborators!

Jan 23, 2026 by Orthopedic Research

Congratulations to Chris Erickson for receiving the Mack Clayton Award for Basic Science at the Inaugural Orthopedic Research Symposium at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

Jan 23, 2026 by Orthopedic Research

Dr. Payne and her collaborators (Drs. Miller, Bryant, and Ferguson) were awarded a Gates Grubstake Fund to further their research on the development of a 3D printed implant for cartilage regeneration in pediatric growth plate injuries.

Jan 23, 2026 by Orthopedic Research

The Krebs Lab (PI) and Payne Lab (co-I) have been awarded a NIH R21 from NIAMS to study the impact of biopolymer mechanics and siRNA delivery in growth plate injuries.

Jan 23, 2026 by Orthopedic Research

Congratulations to Chris Erickson for receiving 2 travel awards this month! The AR3T Travel Award to attend Advances in Tissue Engineering 27th Annual Short Course at Rice University and a travel award to attend the 5th Annual Vail Scientific Summit.

Jan 23, 2026 by Orthopedic Research

Our growth plate research was featured on the Children’s Hospital Colorado website, highlighting the collaboration between Drs. Payne and Miller.

Jan 23, 2026 by Orthopedic Research

Our growth plate research was featured on the Children’s Hospital Colorado website, highlighting the collaboration between Drs. Payne and Miller.

Jan 23, 2026 by Orthopedic Research

Our lab attended the Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting in Austin, TX. Chris Erickson presented “Local Delivery of anti-VEGF Decreases Bony Bar Formation Following Physeal Injuries” as a podium presentation. Yangyi Yu and Francisco Rodriguez-Fontan presented 3 posters, with Francisco’s poster selected as a finalist for the ORS International Section for Fracture Repair Poster Award. Great work!

Mar 26, 2024

Imagine a day when joints could heal themselves. At the first inkling of a creaky knee, patients could get a single shot in the joint that would not only stop their cartilage and bone from eroding, but kick-start its regrowth. In more advanced cases, that shot might also deliver a biomaterial repair kit to patch holes in tissue. If multiple joints ached, an annual IV infusion could ferry regenerating therapies to all of them at once.

Oct 15, 2023

Apr 19, 2024

Osteoarthritis, a painful degenerative disease that affects 32.5 million Americans, slowly degrades buffering cartilage until joints grind together bone-on-bone. With no existing effective regenerative therapy, treatments are limited to anti-inflammatory injections and, ultimately, expensive joint replacement surgery.

May 8, 2024

Sep 3, 2025

At 8:30 a.m., 125 or so researchers crowded into the CSU Spur. Some were toting their posters. Some were clutching their coffee and laptops. They settled in to learn about the links between plastic exposure and chronic disease risk; they heard about a novel cancer treatment tested in both golden retrievers and humans; and they listened to researchers discuss advances in cartilage regeneration. What connected these wide-ranging topics? It was the CCTSI’s CU-CSU Summit conference on chronic disease research.

Feb 1, 2025

Dr. Pochih Shen, research fellow in the group, presented his study titled “3D-Printed Growth Plate Mimetic Composite Mitigates Early Growth Deformities in a Rabbit Model.” His talk was followed by Dr. Ana Ferreira Ruble, who shared her latest work on “Optimization of a 3D-Printed Growth Plate Mimetic Composite for the Treatment of Growth Plate Injuries.”

Feb 13, 2024

For Josh and Melissa Bryan, it was love at first sight. Though these high school sweethearts parted ways when Melissa went to college, they rekindled their relationship five years later at a family wedding.

Jun 14, 2024

While early evidence suggests improvement in joint and limb loading mechanics during walking with a bone-anchored limb compared to socket prosthesis use, a team of researchers found

Jun 24, 2024

When David Schlicht completed an aerial ski jump at the Park City Utah Olympic Park three years ago, his aspirations were as high as the air he caught on the cork 720 trick he landed.

Jun 24, 2024

Pooling specialized knowledge from multiple disciplines and working together to improve outcomes for patients with complex limb loss issues seems like a great idea. As increasing attention is focused on the growth and success of such teams, we asked multidisciplinary team members where the idea started, why it didn’t happen sooner, and where it’s going.

Feb 4, 2025

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a world-class medical destination at the forefront of transformative science, medicine, education and healthcare.

Apr 28, 2025

Meghan Kroyer and Mark (MC) Bottomley, Commerce City, CO. In 2022, Mark was struck by a vehicle while riding his moped.