About Prof. Dr. Bernd Rolauffs
- Prof. Dr. Bernd Rolauffs is an Orthopaedic and Joint Replacement Surgeon with 20+ years of experience.
- He has is a long-term member of multiple international and German societies including the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), International CartilageRepair Society (ICRS), and German Association of Trauma Surgery(DGU).
- During his early stage of residency, he pursued a two-year post-doctoral research fellowship in the Department of Biochemistry, followed by a second, three-year post-doctoral fellowship for Biomedical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston.
- He additionally received a six-month clinical scholarship in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, at Harvard Medical School.
- In 2009, he founded and headed the Laboratory for Molecular Biomechanicsat the University of Tübingen, Germany, and in 2012, he was appointed deputy director of the newly founded Siegfried Weller Institute for Trauma Research at the BGU.
- His expertise lies in areas such as Sports Injuries, Tissue Engineering, Biomechanical Engineering, Biomaterials Fracture, Biomechanics, Knee Surgery, Knee Injuries, etc.
- He has written various well-researched articles for many national and international journals.
Location
Freiburg, Germany
Special Interest
Sports Injuries Tissue Engineering Biomechanical Engineering Biomaterials Knee Surgery Knee Injuries
Work Experience of Prof. Dr. Bernd Rolauffs
Director, BG Trauma Center, Tuebingen, Germany
Professor, Laboratory for Molecular Biomechanics, Tuebingen, Germany
Prof. Dr. Bernd Rolauffs's
- Graduation, 1989, University of Münster
- Uynuk-Ool T et al. The geometrical shape of mesenchymal stromal cells measured by quantitative shape descriptors is determined by the stiffness of the biomaterial and by cyclic tensile forces. J Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2017; DOI: 10.1002/term.2263.
- Rothdiener M et al. Stretching human mesenchymal stromal cells on stiffnesscustomized collagen type I generates a smooth muscle marker profile without growth factor addition. Sci Rep. 2016; 6:35840.
- Felka T et al. Loss of spatial organization and destruction of the pericellular matrix in early osteoarthritis in vivo and in a novel in vitro methodology. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2016; 24:1200-1209.
- Aicher WK, Rolauffs B. The spatial organization of joint surface chondrocytes: a review of its potential roles in tissue functioning, disease, and early pre-clinical diagnosis of osteoarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2014; 73(4):645-53.
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