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

• Internship available: development of an ex vivo model for local delivery and joint regenerationSeptember 26, 2023
  We have an interesting internship position available for a creative and motivated student. See the full description here >>
• Internship position available: Identifying biomolecular factors mediating intervertebral disc regeneration for mRNA based nanoparticle deliverySeptember 22, 2023
  Are you a motivated UU GSLS Master student looking for an internship (6 or 9 months)? We have a position available focusing on signaling pathways mediating IVD regeneration. Read more and apply here >>
• Michelle Teunissen co-organizes the ICEL Scientific Conference 2023August 11, 2023
  Michelle Teunissen has a seat in the local organization commitee of the 9th International Conference on Canine and Equine Locomotion (ICEL). Following the conference, the Locomotion in Practice conference will take place. Check it out here! >>
• New publication: A combined western and bead-based multiplex platform to characterize extracellular vesiclesAugust 7, 2023
  Congrats to Josette van Maanen on her paper in Tissue Engineering: part C which describes the evaluation of a combined western and bead-based multiplex platform (DigiWest) for the capacity to simultaneously detect multiple EV markers in low-protein samples. Read the full paper here >>