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 on the health of animals and human patients with low back pain and knee joint pain.

Latest news

• New publication: Isolation and tracing of matrix-producing notochordal and chondrocyte cells using ACAN-2A-mScarlet reporter human iPSC linesOctober 25, 2024
  A massive congrats to Xiaole Tong and the team for this amazing collaborative effort! Read the full paper in Science…
• New publication: Outcome One Year after Acetabular Rim Extension Using a Customized Titanium Implant for Treating Hip Dysplasia in Dogs.October 3, 2024
  A new publication by Irin Kwananocha is out now! Read here >>
• Meet us as the ORS PSRS 7th International Spine Research SymposiumSeptember 18, 2024
  Marianna Tryfonidou, Chantal Voskamp, Lisanne Laagland, Xiaole Tong, and Daniele Corraini will travel to Pennsylvania to join the ORS PSRS…
• 3 new internship positions availableSeptember 18, 2024
  We have three new internship positions available, all within the NC-CHOICE project. Check them out here!
• New internship position: Differentiation of iPSC-lines combined with naturally-derived matricesSeptember 16, 2024
  We have a new internship position available for this semester. Read the full description here, or click here for an…
• New master internship positionsJuly 4, 2024
  Are you enrolled at the GSLS and are looking for an Master research internship? We have open positions! See here…