The Mobility for Life Project Team
Meet the Mobility for Life Project team leading the study.
This study has been approved by the University of Calgary Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board (REB19-1515).
Dr. Steven Boyd, Principal Investigator
Dr. Steven Boyd, PhD, is a Professor, Department of Radiology in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary and Director of the McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. He is a Biomedical Engineer with joint appointments in the Schulich School of Engineering and Faculty of Kinesiology.
His research focuses on understanding the aetiology of bone and joint diseases, with a particular interest in interventions targeting osteoporotic fracture prevention and altering the trajectory of post-traumatic osteoarthritis following an acute knee ligament injury.
Dr. Lauren Burt
Dr. Lauren Burt, PhD, is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Department of Radiology, Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary and a member of the McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health.
Sarah Whiffin, Research Coordinator
Sarah is a Research Coordinator with the McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Based out of Dr Boyd's Bone Imaging Laboratory, Sarah helps oversee the Mobility for Life Project and the Calgary Bone Health Study.
She has a 20+ year history working in bone health, both in clinical and research settings in the UK and Canada. Her focus lies with osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures, and as a prior technologist has expertise in scanning bone density on DXA and experience with HR-pQTC (XtremeCT).
Healthy Living
Maximizing healthy living by exploring the range of human variability
Inflammatory Arthritis
Early, precise and effective treatment (transforming care) for pediatric and adult patients
Osteoporosis
Osteoarthritis
Subtyping of osteoarthritis for personalized treatment