We support the next generation of scientists to shape the future of MSK research, from basic to clinical
- Providing high-quality, accessible knowledge about MSK research, with an emphasis on innovation.
- Empowering early investigators to share, network, and engage in discussion and dialogue with other researchers and professionals from across the world.
HubLE Editor-In-Chief
Mustafa Unal
Editor-In-Chief
Mustafa is currently a visiting research fellow in the Department of Orthopaedics at BIDMC/Harvard Medical School. His current research focuses on identifying disease-induced pathogenic molecular defects in the bone and cartilage matrix that lead to a reduction in the mechanical functions of these tissues.
HubLE associate Editor
Jonathan A. Gustafson
Jonathan A. Gustafson is an Assistant Professor at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL. USA in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery. He’s also the chair of the Rush Postdoctoral Society, a committee member-at-large (trainee) of the Implant Section of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS).
Aline Bozec
Aline is a Professor for Experimental Immune Therapy at the Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen, Germany, where she leads different research projects that aim to elucidate the cellular and molecular mechanisms altering the bone marrow under disease challenges such rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, and cancer metastasis.
Diego Grinman
Diego is a Postdoctoral Associate at Yale School of Medicine, CT, USA, where he studies the impact of breast cancer in bone and mineral metabolism. He is also an ASBMR Bone & Joint Ambassador.
Aline Bozec
Editor-In-Chief Aline is a Professor for Experimental Immune Therapy at the Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen, Germany, where she leads different research projects that aim to elucidate the cellular and molecular mechanisms altering the bone marrow under disease challenges such rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, and cancer metastasis.
HubLE advisers
Yuuki Imai
Ehime University, Japan
Gordon Klein
Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA
Lilian Plotkin
Indiana University School of Medicine, USA
HubLE editors
Julián Balanta-Melo
Universidad Del Valle School of Dentistry, Colombia
Tara Brennan-Speranza
The University of Sydney, Australia
Claudia Camerino
Universities of Bari & Rome, Italy
Andrea Del Fattore
Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Italy
Jesus Delgado-Calle
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA
Abdellatif Elseoudi
CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre, Canada
Alanna Green
The University of Sheffield, UK
Jessica Hathaway-Schrader
Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Chelsea Heveran
Montana State University, USA
Carmen Huesa
University of Edinburgh, UK
Tsuyoshi Isojima
Teikyo University School of Medicine, Japan
Patricia Juárez
CICESE, Mexico
X. Lucas Lu
University of Delaware, USA
Fatemeh Malekipour
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Christina Møller Andreasen
University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Isabel Orriss
Royal Veterinary College, UK
Marco Ponzetti
University of L’Aquila, Italy
Sabashini Ramchand
Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
David Scott
Deakin University, Australia
Karan Shah
The University of Sheffield, UK
Yusuke Shiozawa
Wake Forest School of Medicine, USA
Antonia Sophocleous
European University Cyprus, Cyprus
Brett Steineman
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA
Annegreet Vlug
Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Matthias Walle
Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Aymen I. Idris
HubLE Founder and past Editor-in-Chief
Aymen is a musculoskeletal pharmacologist currently based at the University of Sheffield (England, UK). The focus of his research is the design and testing of novel anti-inflammatory agents. He is an avid supporter of issues and needs of early-career scientists, and the first chair of the ECTS New Investigator Committee and founder of the ECTS Postdoc Gathering and ECTS New Investigator Seminar. Besides science, he is involved in business activities related to his research, and his other passions include bicycle touring, playing the piano and writing.
Jonathan Gustafson
HubLE past Editor-in-Chief for Editorial Scientific Content
Jonathan A. Gustafson is an Assistant Professor at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL. USA in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery. He’s also the chair of the Section Research & Education Chair in the Orthopaedic Implants Section Leadership of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS).
Niloufar ‘Nil’ Ansari
HubLE past Editor-in-Chief for Innovative Science Communication
Niloufar ‘Nil’ Ansari completed her PhD in bone biology and diseases at St Vincent’s Institute (Australia) in 2018. During her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading books, and running.
Currently in the commercial sector.
HubLE Past Advisors and Editors
PAST ADVISORS
Jillian Cornish
Philippe Clézardin
Dominique Heymann
Moustapha Kassem
Andre van Wijnen
PAST EDITORS
Hollie Allison
Rebecca Andrews
Nicolas Bonnet
Melissa Cantley
Mattia Capuilli
Daphney Chery
Ching-Lung Cheung
Enrico Dall’Ara
Marie-Therese Haider
Dounia Hamoudi
Christoph Haudum
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Natalie Hyde
Ronald Kwon
Itamar Levinger
Victoria Leitch
Ioanna Mosialou
Vanessa Sherk
Antony Sorial
Hanna Taipaleenmäki
Kebashni Thandrayen
Christina Vrahnas
Feitong Wu
