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Contact Info

Amy L. Lerner, Ph.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Rochester work Box 270168 Rochester, NY 14627-0168 office: Goergen Hall 307 p 585-275-7847 f 585-276-1999 Lerner

Recent Publications

    • Fitzpatrick CK
    • Baldwin MA
    • Laz PJ
    • FitzPatrick DP
    • Lerner AL
    • Rullkoetter PJ
    (2011 Sep 2). Development of a statistical shape model of the patellofemoral joint for investigating relationships between shape and function. - Journal of biomechanics. .
    • Huber MB
    • Lancianese SL
    • Nagarajan MB
    • Ikpot IZ
    • Lerner AL
    • Wismuller A
    (2011 Jun). Prediction of biomechanical properties of trabecular bone in MR images with geometric features and support vector regression. - IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering. .
    • Reynolds DG
    • Takahata M
    • Lerner AL
    • O'Keefe RJ
    • Schwarz EM
    • Awad HA
    (2011 Mar 1). Teriparatide therapy enhances devitalized femoral allograft osseointegration and biomechanics in a murine model. - Bone. .
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Amy L. Lerner

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  • Associate Professor

    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Center for Musculoskeletal Research
    • Rochester Center for Biomedical Ultrasound

  • Academic Director

    • Center for Medical Technology & Innovation

Lerner Lab

Research Overview

The emphasis in our laboratory is on the use of computational modeling to study the biomechanics of the knee. Our interests include studying the role of gender, obesity, ethnicity, activities and meniscal injuries in the development of osteoarthritis. Using models based on medical imaging techniques such as micro-computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, our goal is to better understand the distribution of forces in the knee joint and how these may be related to risks for the onset or progression of osteoarthritis.