Uma Sankar
Indiana University School of Medicine, USA
Biography
Uma Sankar investigates the precise role of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaMK) signaling in bone remodeling and maintenance, with a key emphasis on translational studies involving CaMK kinase 2 (CaMKK2) pharmacological inhibition as a bone anabolic therapeutic strategy in the prevention and reversal of post-menopausal, age-as well as treatment-induced osteoporosis, fracture healing and osteoarthritis.
Abstract
Abstract : Acceleration of bone healing: Identification of a therapeutic target in a pre-clinical model