News and Congratulations
Congratulations to Carl Imhauser, PhD, MS, CTSA KL2 Scholar Alumnus, for receiving a National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21) to continue to further his research on restoring rotatory laxity after knee ligament injuries.
Imhauser’s research on reestablishing the rotatory laxity after knee injuries provides insight on developing new personalized methods for treatments based on the patient-specific stabilizing mechanisms controlling laxity. The research is significant for public health because the treatment for knee ligament injuries remains problematic with high rates of re-injury within two years of reconstructive surgery. Discovering new guidelines for both noninvasive and surgical treatments that account for an individual's unique rotatory laxity is instrumental in creating personalized and precise care.
Imhauser is currently an Assistant Scientist in the Biomechanics Department at HSS and dually appointed as an Assistant Professor of Applied Biomechanics in Orthopaedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine. As a CTSC KL2 Career Development Award Scholar from 2008-2010, Imhauser research focused on specific mechanisms of knee laxity and reestablishing function in the joints after injuries to knee ligaments. His mentors included Timothy Wright, PhD, Director of Biomechanics of Orthopedics at HSS; Douglas Ballon, PhD, Professor of Physics in Radiology at WCM; and Thomas Wickiewicz, MD, Orthopedic Surgery Professor at HSS.
The CTSC KL2 Career Development Core Program supports junior faculty and senior residents and fellows by providing salary support, protected time, advanced degree training, and practical skills necessary to conduct interdisciplinary Clinical Translational Investigation within a team research environment.