Smith & Nephew Co-Endows Chair in Rehabilitation Engineering
Smith and Nephew Orthopaedics, in conjunction with the Hyde Family
Foundation, recently pledged $1 million over five years to support
muskuloskeletal research at UTHSC by co-endowing the J.R. Hyde Chair of
Excellence in Rehabilitation Engineering. Joo L. Ong, PhD, has been named to the
position. Dr. Ong joined the UTHSC faculty in January as a professor of
biomedical engineering and orthopaedic surgery in the College of Health Science
Engineering. He plans to establish an Implant and Biomaterials Laboratory in the
Coleman Building, as well as continue his work on spinal and bone joint
implants. The lab's initial research will focus on bone-protein-biomaterials
interactions, which include modification of tissue-engineered ceramic scaffolds,
protein-biomaterials interaction and bone-biomaterials interaction. Dr. Ong was
formerly a professor and assistant director of the Center for Clinical
Bioengineering at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
He holds a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Iowa, as well as
master's and doctorate degrees in biomedical engineering from the University of
Alabama at Birmingham.
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Pictured
from left to right are Henry Herrod, MD, dean of the College of Medicine,
David Illingworth, president of Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics, Joo Ong, PhD,
the J.R. Hyde Chair of Excellence in Rehabilitation Engineering, and S.
Terry Canale, MD, Boyd Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and acting chair of
orthopaedic surgery, at a reception to celebrate the generosity of Smith &
Nephew and the Hyde Family Foundation, as well as to welcome Dr. Ong to
UTHSC.
From the UT Record, April 1, 2004 |
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