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Corinne Henak is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, with an affiliation in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Her research focuses on the interplay between aging and mechanical loading in chondroprogenitor cells, particularly in the context of joint disease. Through her lab, she employs a combination of experimental and computational techniques to evaluate multiscale mechanics across different biological scales. The Henak Lab investigates the ability of native cell populations to mount a reparative response to injury, using porcine tissue explants to maintain cells in their native environment while applying mechanical loading to cartilage from immature, adolescent, and mature animals. The long-term goal of her research is to establish the mechanosensitivity of native cell populations in cartilage and leverage this understanding to develop effective repair strategies.
University of Wisconsin–Madison • Madison, WI
Conducts research in multiscale mechanics and joint disease, focusing on the behavior of chondroprogenitor cells under mechanical stress.
Department: Department of Computer Sciences