Roshni Rainbow, Queen's University

Research

Adult Stem Cells Bioreactor Design Cartilage Inter-cellular Communication Mechanochemical Regulation Muscle Musculoskeletal Developmental Biology Organ Tissue Co-culture

Latest papers

Elastic response of trabecular bone under compression calculated using the firm and floppy boundary lattice element method.
Journal of biomechanics · 2024
Mechanical loading of ex vivo bovine trabecular bone in 3D printed bioreactor chambers.
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2024

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Cell culture suite
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$132,204
Mechanochemical Regulation of Muscle on Developing Cartilage
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Mechanochemical Regulation of Muscle on Developing Cartilage
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$168,000

All 3 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Elastic response of trabecular bone under compression calculated using the firm and floppy boundary lattice element method.

Zojaji M, Ferasat K, Klei MV, Sun H, Beloglowka K, Kunath B, Rainbow R, Ploeg HL, Béland LK

Journal of biomechanics2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.112209 PMID: 38986274

02

Mechanical loading of ex vivo bovine trabecular bone in 3D printed bioreactor chambers.

Kunath BA, Beloglowka K, Rainbow R, Ploeg HL

Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2024.106470 PMID: 38422872

Cell culture suite

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Amsden, Brian

$132,204

Mechanochemical Regulation of Muscle on Developing Cartilage

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Rainbow, Roshni

$12,500

Mechanochemical Regulation of Muscle on Developing Cartilage

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Rainbow, Roshni

Keywords: tissue engineering; musculoskeletal developmental biology; adult stem cells; silk biomaterials; bioreactor design; organ tissue co-culture; mechanochemical regulation; inter-cellular communication; cartilage; muscle

$168,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Heidi-Lynn Ploeg

Mechanical and Materials Engineering

2 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Adult Stem Cells Dear Professor Rainbow, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Elastic response of trabecular bone under compression calculated using the firm and floppy boundary lattice element method." (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Mechanochemical Regulation of Muscle on Developing Cartilage" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]