About us

The Regenerative Orthopedics group is a young, multidisciplinary, and international research team embedded within the department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Utrecht University, the Netherlands. The research laboratory is situated in the Regenerative Medicine Center Utrecht (RMCU) which is located at Utrecht Science Park.

The group is led by Prof. Marianna Tryfonidou and focuses on osteoarthritis and low back pain due to intervertebral disc degeneration with a clear focus on clinical translation. The research follows the One Health-One Medicine principle and aims to make an impact on the health and lives of animals and human patients with low back pain and knee joint pain.

Latest news

• Congrats Lisanne and Xiaole!April 1, 2025
  On March 20th and 24th, Lisanne Laagland and Xiaole Tong completed and defended their PhD at Utrecht University! With these…
• New publication: The Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Liraglutide in Equine Inflammatory Joint ModelsFebruary 18, 2025
  Congrats to Ann-Sofie Scheike who published her paper on the effects of a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist in equine…
• PhD defense Xiaole TongFebruary 12, 2025
  On March 24th at 16:15, Xiaole will defend this thesis entitled “Advancing stem cell-based technologies for intervertebral disc regeneration. Exploring…
• PhD defense Lisanne LaaglandFebruary 10, 2025
  On March 20th at 14:15, Lisanne will defend her PhD thesis entitled “Breaking the Vicious Circle of Nucleus Pulposus Degeneration:…
• Welcome Saskia Funk and Jaap Hoksbergen!January 31, 2025
  Saskia and Jaap will start their internship in our group on February 3rd. Saskia is a MSc student in veterinary…
• Meet the professor 2025January 14, 2025
  On March 19th 2025, Marianna and Lisanne will go to an elementary school for an interactive Q and A session…