Wilmot B. Valhmu, PhD

Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery K4/729 Clinical Science Center 600 Highland Avenue Madison, WI 53792-7375 Office: (608) 263-4530 FAX: (608) 265-6375 valhmu@orthorehab.wisc.edu

Education

• PhD, Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 1990

Research Interests

Dr. Valhmu is director of the Division of Orthopedic Surgery's Biosciences Laboratory. His general research interest encompasses the molecular and regulatory mechanisms of the normal and pathological development of diarthrodial joints. Specific areas of research include the molecular etiology of osteoarthritis, identification and characterization of nuclear factors that control chondrocyte differentiation/dedifferentiation, transcriptional regulation of the expression of cartilage extracellular matrix genes, and mechanisms of mechanical signal transduction in chondrocytes.

Active Grants

• "Mechanical Signal Transduction Mechanism of Chondrocytes"

Publications of Note

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