IOMS
The Institute of Orthopedics and Musculoskeletal Science (IOMS)
is based on the Royal National Orthopedic Hospital Trust (RNOHT) site
in Stanmore. The activities of the IOMS are mainly research based. The
IOMS has an international reputation for translational research in
orthopaedics, has used its scientific base to develop implant and
treatment strategies for complex orthopaedic conditions, and is aligned
with the interests of the RNOHT Research and Development Centres.
Research themes cross the disciplines of the centres, such as
osteoporosis, bone tumour biology, joint replacement, tissue
engineering, performance/ rehabilitation, peripheral nerve and spinal
injury. The research at the IOMS and RNOHT is largely directed at
current and future requirements for management of musculoskeletal
disease. There is interaction with UCL departments in the area of
musculoskeletal science and with other academic centres of excellence.
IOMS and hospital staff lead units of major importance in clinical care
and are at the cutting edge of research and development. Significant
advances are being made in cell-engineered replacement systems for
bones, joints and ligaments, novel prostheses for treatment of bone
tumours in children, low back pain, spinal injures and deformities,
brachial plexus repair and crippling diseases of childhood. Clinical
progress is also monitored by outcome studies in many of these fields.
The IOMS currently comprises four centres:
- Centre for Tissue Regeneration Science (Director: Professor Robert Brown)
- Centre for Academic Clinical Orthopaedics (Director: Professor David Marsh)
- John Scales Centre for Biomedical Engineering (Director: Professor Gordon Blunn)
- ASPIRE Centre for Disability Science (Director: to be appointed)
The IOMS is closely associated with the Royal Veterinary College in studying aspects of musculoskeletal disease on a comparative basis. IOMS staff participate in collaborative research with the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, the Department of Histopathology at the Hampstead campus, Queen Mary, University of London and the Royal London Hospitals.
*IOMS News* Prof. Pavel Matousek at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (IOMS Visiting Professor) has been made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Click here for further details.
