Ron F. Zernicke
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Ron F. Zernicke, PhD e-mail: rfz [at] ucalgary [dot] caskboyd [at] ucalgary [dot] ca"> Curriculum Vitae To display this information you need Acrobat Reader You can get Acrobat Reader by clicking here [back to HPL members] |
POSITIONS
PERSONAL INFORMATION
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
AWARDS AND HONOURS
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
PUBLICATIONS
Wood Professor, Joint Injury Research,Departments of Surgery and Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience
Professor, Departments of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Director, Alberta Provincial CIHR Training Program in Bone and Joint Health
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born: Shawano, Wisconsin, USA, 1948
Citizenship: Dual- Canada & USA
| 1970 | B.A. (Liberal Arts) Concordia University, River Forest, Illinois |
| 1972 | M.Sc. (Biomechanics) University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1974 | Ph.D. (Biomechanics & Anatomy) University of Wisconsin, Madison |
- Functional adaptation of bone to physiological stimuli (exercise, disuse, diet, and disease).
- Biomechanical mechanisms underlying the control of normal and pathological movements.
Current Work:
Human biomechanics and the functional adaptation of bone to exercise, diet, and injury constitute the major areas of Dr. Zernicke’s research. In the area of human biomechanics, he is analyzing children and adults with normal and abnormal gait patterns. He and his colleagues have done extensive development of laser scanning methods to relate the surface contours of the torsos of children with scoliosis to the underlying deformities of their spine and rib cage.
His second major research focus is the functional adaptation of bone. The ability of bone to change its morphology in response to local physical stimuli is based upon the recruitment of specific bone cells. He is probing relations between mechanical stimuli (e.g., strain gradients, strain magnitudes, and strain rate) and the sites of new bone formation. He is also investigating how changes and remodelling in bone can influence the development and progression of arthritis in a joint that has experienced injury.
| 1980 | All-University Distinguished Teaching Award, UCLA |
| 1987 | NASA Cosmos Achievement Award, U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| 1991-1996 | Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Medical Scholar |
| 1992 | Alumni of the Year Award, Concordia University |
| 1995 | R. Tait MacKenzie Award for Research (Runner-Up) Canadian Academy of Sports Medicine |
| 1996-1998 | Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Senior Scholar Prize |
| 1997 | Yasuda Award for Outstanding Research Paper Society for Physical Regulation in Biology and Medicine |
| 2001 | Merck-Frosst Outstanding Research Paper Award Merck-Frosst Canada Research Conference |
| 2004 | The City of Calgary Award, Achievement in Education |
| 2004 | Founders Medal, Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society—Best Research at 2004 Conference |
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American College of Sports Medicine (Fellow)
American Society of Biomechanics (Member)
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (Member)
Biomedical Engineering Society (Member)
Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society (Honourary Member 1998-date)
Canadian Society of Biomechanics (Member)
International Society of Biomechanics (Charter Member)
Orthopaedic Research Society (USA, Member)
More than 430 peer-reviewed journals, articals and abstracts, and 2 books.
To view Ron F. Zernicke's publications please see his Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)