Tieshi Li
Department of Pediatrics, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
Biography
Tieshi Li, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics with more than 15 years’ experience in biomedical studies. He has a broad background in biochemistry, molecular biology, immunology, stem cell biology and skeletal biology. He also has the specific training and expertise in all of the required techniques, such as Intra-articular injection, destabilization of the medial meniscus (DMM) surgery for mice to generate post-traumatic osteoarthritis mice model, Micro CT scanning/analysis, mice pain-related behavioral assessments and other molecular biology and histology techniques. His research includes figuring out the molecular mechanisms of synovial joint development and osteoarthritis development.