Musculoskeletal Research Center

Our Mission

Under the leadership of Drs. Julie Glowacki and Dan Solomon, the Musculoskeletal Research Center (MSK) at the BWH Biomedical Research Institute (BRI) strives to enhance cross-collaborative research that focuses on bones, joints, muscles, and the disorders that affect them.

The Center facilitates progress of complex clinical, translational, and basic research questions at a rate that would be unfeasible for an individual group or traditional department by serving as a platform to achieve the following:

• Bring together outstanding researchers and health professionals from a variety of disciplines
• Provide opportunities to collaborate and exchange ideas
• Facilitate sharing a wide array of research tools

An Innovative Platform for Musculoskeletal Research

Researchers from the BRI MSK Center are seeking innovative treatments for osteoporosis, expanding our understanding of stem cells and tissue engineering which may lead to new therapies for damaged cartilage, and studying a broad range of disorders including skeletal health, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, lupus, fractures, sports injuries, and cancers. Pivotal research advances by MSK investigators which have impacted the understanding and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases include:

• Pioneering minimally invasive joint replacement procedures
• Discovering new medications for rheumatoid arthritis, helping to advance new therapies that limit disease progression
• Advancements in cartilage regeneration