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The Orthopedic Mechanobiology Laboratory at Virginia Tech was established in 2015. Our laboratory mission is to improve the diagnosis and treatment of skeletal soft tissue injuries through translational research studies.

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Recent Updates

August 2025

  • Kyle successfully defended his masters thesis – congrats!
  • Georgina successfully defended her doctoral dissertation – congrats!
  • Georgina and Dr. Kozar gave podium presentations at the 7th International Fascia Research Congress in New Orleans

May 2025

  • Megan, Alex, Sam successfully defended their masters theses – congratulations!
  • Congratulations to our new lab graduates!
    • Julianne Wood (Clinical Neuroscience) and Gabriel (BME)
    • Blake and Bradley completed their undergraduate BME degrees and will now pursue their masters thesis research projects in the Wang lab

April 2025

  • Georgina, Emily, Kyle, Alex, Megan, Julia and Sam presented at the Annual SBES Research Symposium
  • Congrats to Sam - 1st place Oral Presentation, Biomechanics session, SBES Symposium
  • Congrats to Georgina – 2nd place Oral Presentation, Imaging session, SBES Symposium

March 2025

  • Georgina was awarded 1st place in the Innovation and Technology Advancement category of VT's graduate research symposium. Great job!

February 2025

  • Dylan, Emily, and Georgina presented posters at the Annual Meeting of the ORS (Phoenix, AZ)
  • Congrats to Emily Rogers, recipient of the Translational Research Award, ORS Tendon Section Meeting

November 2024

  • Vincent and Dr. Al Kozar organized the “Integration of Radiomics and Musculoskeletal Sonography,” workshop at the VCOM Research Retreat, which featured presentations by Georgina, Vincent, and Al

October 2024

  • Gabriel gave a podium presentation on echocardiogram texture analysis at the BMES conference (Baltimore, MD)
  • Vincent co-moderated the Muscle, Tendon, Ligament and Human Performance/Sports Biomechanics sessions at the BMES conference