Research in the Leinwand lab focuses on unraveling mechanisms of genetic heart and skeletal muscle diseases using animal models, cell-culture systems and biophysical approaches. In addition to ...

"The fundamental processes identified here could establish the basis for new treatment strategies to influence cartilage degeneration and skeletal aging in the context of mitochondrial disorders ...

We are now trying to understand the mechanisms of these craniofacial bone diseases through the lens of bone-forming skeletal stem cells. We want to understand how these stem cells are contributing ...