Student Projects
The Laboratory for Bone Biomechanics offers a number of research projects for bachelor and master students. If you are interested in a project, please contact the indicated project advisor for an initial discussion.
INVESTIGATING TRABECULARIZATION IN RESPONSE TO INTERMITTENT PARATHYROID HORMONE THERAPY AND MECHANICAL LOADING AFTER ESTROGEN DEPLETION
The student project will investigate the bone response to intermittent parathyroid hormone (PTH) therapy after estrogen depletion with a specific focus on its capacity to induce trabecularization. The quantitative analysis of experimental in vivo micro-computed tomography scans will lead to new insights into the mechanisms of trabecularization and to define the contribution of mechanical stimulation in this process. The results are expected to advance mechanistic understanding of anabolic PTH therapy and inform the development of future patient-specific treatment strategies.
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Osteoporosis, parathyroid hormone therapy, mechanical loading, trabecular bone, python programming, R statistical evaluation
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Semester Project , Internship , Bachelor Thesis , Master Thesis
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Published since: 2026-02-24 , Earliest start: 2026-04-01 , Latest end: 2027-03-31
Organization Müller Group / Laboratory for Bone Biomechanics
Hosts Schulte Friederike
Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Information, Computing and Communication Sciences , Engineering and Technology
Exploring the Mechanoregulation of Bone Regeneration
In over 100 years, the remarkable ability of bone to adapt to its mechanical environment has been a source of scientific fascination. Bone regeneration has been shown to be highly dependent on the mechanical environment at the fracture site. It has been demonstrated that mechanical stimuli can either accelerate or impede regeneration. Despite the fundamental importance of the mechanical environment in influencing bone regeneration, the molecular mechanisms underlying this phenomenon are complex and poorly understood.
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Bone, Mechanobiology, Spatial transcriptomics, Gene expression, Finite element modelling, Image processing
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Published since: 2026-01-19 , Earliest start: 2026-01-19 , Latest end: 2026-08-31
Organization Müller Group / Laboratory for Bone Biomechanics
Hosts Mathavan Neashan
Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Engineering and Technology
Spatial Proteomics of Mechanically-Driven Bone Healing
Bone healing is profoundly influenced by its mechanical environment. Advances in spatial proteomics now allow us to map protein expression within intact tissue and directly relate it to local biomechanical cues. The Laboratory for Bone Biomechanics is developing a new line of research within spatial mechanomics (DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adp8496), integrating spatially resolved proteomic data with in silico models of the mechanical environment at fracture sites. This approach enables us to investigate, at cellular resolution, how mechanical forces shape protein-level signalling during bone repair.
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Bone, Mechanobiology, Spatial Proteomics, Protein Expression, Aging, Sex Differences, Mechanical Loading, Finite Element Modelling, Image Analysis
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Published since: 2025-11-23 , Earliest start: 2025-12-01 , Latest end: 2026-12-31
Organization Müller Group / Laboratory for Bone Biomechanics
Hosts Mathavan Neashan
Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Engineering and Technology , Biology