About this journal

The aim of Connective Tissue Research is to present original and significant research in all basic areas of connective tissue and matrix biology.

The journal also provides topical reviews and, on occasion, the proceedings of conferences in areas of special interest at which original work is presented.

The journal supports an interdisciplinary approach; we present a variety of perspectives from different disciplines, including

• Biochemistry
• Cell and Molecular Biology
• Immunology
• Structural Biology
• Biophysics
• Biomechanics
• Regenerative Medicine

The interests of the Editorial Board are to understand, mechanistically, the structure-function relationships in connective tissue extracellular matrix, and its associated cells, through interpretation of sophisticated experimentation using state-of-the-art technologies that include molecular genetics, imaging, immunology, biomechanics and tissue engineering.

Articles published in the journal present data obtained from such technologies with the ultimate objective of resolving the intricacies of biological processes in health, disease and tissue repair.

The tissues of interest are bone, cartilage, ligament, tendon, muscle, dentin, skin, and teeth, as well as other connective tissue component-rich organs such as skin, the eyes, blood vessels, kidneys and lungs.

Understanding structure and function of extracellular matrix in relation to cellular and biological processes are paramount objectives of the journal in areas of growth, development, aging, tissue remodeling, wound healing, and biomineralization.

The collection of varied but related articles will inform, stimulate and broaden the outlooks of individual specialists interested in current connective tissue research.

Editor in Chief
Gary Balian, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, University of Virginia
Orthopaedic Research and Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
School of Medicine, Box 800374,
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Phone: (434) 924-2615 or 5181, Fax: (434) 924-1691

Editorial Assistant
Elizabeth Lux
Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL

Editor Emeritus
Arthur Veis
Cell & Molecular Biology
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL

Associate Editor for Reviews
Gary Gibson
Head, Cell Biology Bone and Joint Center
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, MI

Associate Editors
Andrea I. Alford - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Salomon Amar - School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
Elizabeth W. Bradley - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Charles C. Clark - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Chitra L. Dahia - Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Brian O. Diekman - Department of Biomedical Engineering (University of North Carolina / NC State Univ), Thurston Arthritis Research Center, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Russell J. Fernandes - Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Andrzej Fertala - Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Anne George - Department of Oral Biology, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Riccardo Gottardi - Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Sarah Greising - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Marc D. Grynpas - Bone and Mineral Group, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kurt D. Hankenson - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Yutaka Inagaki - Research Unit for Tissue Remodeling and Regeneration, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
Chathuraka (Chat) T. Jayasuriya - Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University & Rhode Island Hospital, RI, USA
Christine B. Kern - Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Kenneth M. Kozloff - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Dianne Little - Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Amy McNulty - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
Janet Moradian-Oldak - Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Monzur Murshed - Department of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Sidney Omelon - Department of Materials Engineering, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Alberto Passi - DSCM, Insubria Medical School, Varese, Italy
M. Farooq Rai - Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Makarand V. Risbud - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Graduate Program in Cell and Developmental Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Lachlan J. Smith - Departments of Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Dmitriy Sheyn - Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute, Department of Orthopedics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Spencer Szczesny - Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
Simon Tew - Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK
Kevin Tompkins - Mineralized Tissue Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Samuel P. Veres - Division of Engineering, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Vincent M. Wang - Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Ashley Weaver - Biomedical Engineering Department, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Steve Weiner - Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
Colleen Wu - Departments of Orthopaedics, Cell Biology, and Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University, Durham USA

Updated 07-05-2024