{"id":2594,"date":"2025-06-14T11:32:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T16:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/?page_id=2594"},"modified":"2025-07-08T10:43:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T15:43:36","slug":"ut-austin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/index.php\/ut-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"UT Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" class=\"wp-image-2616\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1.jpeg 854w, https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-768x1151.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td><td><strong>Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hern\u00e1ndez<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:Cosgriff.hernandez@utexas.edu\">Cosgriff.hernandez@utexas.edu<\/a><br><strong>Focus<\/strong>: Development of polymeric biomaterials to improve clinical outcomes of medical devices and regeneration strategies in the areas of orthopaedics, cardiovascular devices, chronic wound healing, and women\u2019s health. <br><a href=\"http:\/\/chlab.bme.utexas.edu\"><strong>Website<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" class=\"wp-image-2712\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-4.jpeg 213w, https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-4-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td><td><strong>Ryan Gray<\/strong><br>ryan.gray@austin.utexas.edu<br><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Mechanisms of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and cartilage degeneration.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsg1lab.com\"><strong>Website<\/strong><\/a><br><em>[BDPT council member]<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"176\" class=\"wp-image-2714\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4185_cropped31-copy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4185_cropped31-copy.jpeg 1673w, https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4185_cropped31-copy-256x300.jpeg 256w, https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4185_cropped31-copy-875x1024.jpeg 875w, https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4185_cropped31-copy-768x899.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4185_cropped31-copy-1312x1536.jpeg 1312w, https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4185_cropped31-copy-1600x1873.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td><td><strong>Sarah Little-Letsinger<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:slittle@austin.utexas.edu\">slittle@austin.utexas.edu<\/a>&nbsp;<br><strong>Focus<\/strong>: Integrative function and evolution of the skeletal, immune, and reproductive systems with a focus on understanding osteoporosis pathogenesis and why modern humans uniquely experience spontaneous fractures.<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/tol\/\">Website<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-2618\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-3.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-3-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-3-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-3-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td><td><strong>Vagheesh M. Narasimhan<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:vagheesh@utexas.edu\">vagheesh@utexas.edu<\/a><br><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Combination of imaging and genetics at scale to understand the genetic basis of bone development, evolution and disease, using AI with large scale genomics to identify therapeutic targets for disease as well as measure disease progression.<strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/vagheesh.cns.utexas.edu\">Website<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-2756\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M-Tilton-Edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M-Tilton-Edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M-Tilton-Edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/txbonediseaseprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M-Tilton-Edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, 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