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
- Workshop at Weekend van de Wetenschap (Weekend of Science)On Sunday October 5th from 11:00-15:30, Our team will organize workshops at the annual Weekend of Science. Anyone who is…
- Welcome Marieke and Noa!A warm welcome to Marieke Buiter and Noa Rijneveld, both MSc students at the GSLS program MSc Cancer, Stem Cells…
- Welcome Chantal and Olivia!The new academic year has started and so have internships! Chantal van der Meer and Olivia Kilic both started their…
- Meet us at the 2nd CRS BNLF meeting!Jordi Martens and Aida Moreira will both join the 2nd Controlled Resease Society Benelux and France meeting on October 15-16th…
- New publication: Disc-Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Environmental Cues for Nucleus Pulposus RegenerationCongrats to Lisanne Laagland and colleagues for their latest paper where they explored an alternative for notochordal cells using human…
- Regenerative Orthopedics group at Ombion Launch Event!On July 7th, we proudly celebrated the official launch of Ombion – Centre for Animal-free Biomedical Translation. The Regenerative Orthopedics…