Jonathan W. Lowery, PhD

My research interests center on the cell communication events that underlie normal and abnormal physiology. Current projects in the lab are examining the molecular underpinnings of skeletal development; age-related loss in bone and skeletal muscle mass; improving technologies for fracture healing and bone engraftment; and the molecular effects of force-based mechanotherapies such as massage and myofascial release. We carry out this work in concert with a large international group of collaborators. My trainees and I actively participate in the Bone & Muscle Research Group at Marian University (of which I serve as the Director), the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute, and the Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health.

In addition to performing original research, I am active in the synthesis and transformation of research through writing scholarly reviews, editorials, and service to professional societies.