What do we do?
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We want to understand how individualized sleep quality interrelates with chronic joint degeneration, pain, and disability. We do this in preclinical rodent models by examining the complex changes that happen throughout the joint (including cartilage, bone, and synovium), the changes that happen throughout the body (including nervous system plasticity and changes in pain sensitivity), and how these changes affect pain- and sleep-related behaviors (including locomotion patterns, sleep quality, and homecage activity) within the context of the individual as a whole with unique needs and biology (including sex-specific features and variable pathogenesis). We also fabricate cutting edge technology and automated analytics to capture these measures noninvasively and continuously to provide the richest data for effective clinical translation. Ultimately, our goal is to train the next generation of scientists that will change how we leverage preclinical models to study chronic joint diseases and how we treat these disorders.
"Practice the humanity of your science."
"Practice the humanity of your science."
Bennet Omalu
Bennet Omalu
Who are we?
The Kloefkorn Research Group is made up of talented individuals with a wide range of expertise in engineering, computer science, physiology, neuroscience, and biology. We are proud to have standing collaborations with colleagues from within the joint OSU/UO Bioengineering Program, OSU's College of Engineering, OSU's College of Pharmacy, and OSU's College of Veterinary Medicine as well as regionally with Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, BENFRA Center, Portland VA Medical Center, and the University of Oregon Knight Campus. At OSU, we are fortunate to be co-located within an hour of all these areas of expertise, and we are always looking to add the right people to our diverse team.
In addition to the cutting edge research resources, Oregon State University is home to excellent commercialization and entrepreneurship resources, like OSU's Advantage Office providing holistic resources to maximize OSU's innovation, economic, and societal impact. The OSU community at large is one of community-building, fostering healthy work-life balance and support, including our unique cultural resource centers committed to social justice and liberation for all people, regardless of racial/ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic class, age, and/or physical abilities. OSU values education and devotes significant resources in pedagogy, andragogy, and mentorship for both faculty and students through training and certifications like the Graduate Certificate in College and University Teaching (GCCUT) Program. Furthermore, OSU is located in the beautiful Willamette Valley, sandwiched between the Coastal and Cascade ranges with an average of 160 sunny days per year and some of the best fruit, produce, and flora in the nation.
Combined, these resources create an outstanding environment for trainees to develop as impactful, high quality, and healthy professionals.
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