Bonassar, Lawrence
Associate Professorresearch
research and scholarship focus
Dr. Bonassar's research group focuses on the regeneration and analysis of musculoskeletal tissues, including bone and cartilage. The approach involves a multidisciplinary strategy using techniques in biomechanics, biomaterials, cell biology, and biochemistry. Applications of this technology include the repair of articular cartilage, intervertebral disc, trachea and craniofacial defects. At the cellular level, this work focuses on understanding the interactions of chondrocytes, fibroblasts and stem cells with biomaterials. This includes grafting of cell adhesion peptides to polymers and characterizing the effects of these alterations on the way in which cells sense their environment.
Current Projects
- Tissue Injection Molding
- Microfabrication of Vascular Hydrogels
- Analysis of Molecular Mechanisms of Cartilage Lubrication
- Modified Hydrogels to Study Chondrocyte Mechanotransduction
- Interfacial Cartilage Repair
primary investigator of
- PRELIMINARY PROPOSAL TO ORTEQ | Research Grant
- QUANTIFICATION OF LUBRICATING PROPERTIES OF RECOMBINANT MSF/LUBRICIN | Research Grant
co investigator of
research areas
- biomedical mechanics | research concentration area (BME)
- biomedical mechanics and biomechanics | research concentration area (Engineering)
- biotechnology | research concentration area (MAE)
- mechanics of biological materials | research concentration area (MAE)
- rapid prototyping | research concentration area (MAE)
- systems biology and biomedical engineering | strategic research area (Engineering)
affiliations
faculty appointment in
- Biomedical Engineering (BME) | Cornell department
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (M&AE) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Aerospace Engineering | graduate field
- Biomedical Engineering | graduate field
- Mechanical Engineering | graduate field
other Cornell affiliations
- Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) | research center
- Nanobiotechnology Center (NBTC) | research center
- Polymer Outreach Program (POP) | research center
- Stem Cell Program (SCP) | research program
member of advisory group
- Life Sciences Core Laboratories Center Information Technology Faculty Advisory Group | advisory committee
teaching
teaches
- BME 4010 - Biomedical Engineering Analysis of Metabolic and Structural Systems (MWF 11:15:AM-12:05:PM) | fall 2009 class
- BME 4070 - Lectures in Biomedical Engineering Analysis of Metabolic and Structural Systems (MWF 11:15:AM-12:05:PM) | fall 2009 class
- BME 4900 - Independent Undergraduate Project in Biomedical Engineering (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BME 7160 - Immersion Experience in Medical Research and Clinical Practice (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BME 7900 - Biomedical Engineering Seminar (W 04:15:PM-05:15:PM) | fall 2009 class
- BME 8600 - Doctoral Research Rotations in Biomedical Engineering (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- MAE 4291 - Supervised Senior Design Experience (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- MAE 4660 - Biomedical Engineering Analysis of Metabolic and Structural Systems (MWF 11:15:AM-12:05:PM) | fall 2009 class
- MAE 4900 - Special Investigations in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- MAE 6900 - Special Investigations in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- MAE 7910 - Mechanical and Aerospace Research Conference (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- MAE 8900 - Research in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- MAE 9900 - Research in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BME 4900 - Independent Undergraduate Project in Biomedical Engineering (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- BME 6650 - Principles of Tissue Engineering (TR 02:55:PM-04:10:PM) | spring 2009 class
- MAE 4291 - Supervised Senior Design Experience (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- MAE 4900 - Special Investigations in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- MAE 6650 - Principles of Tissue Engineering (TR 02:55:PM-04:10:PM) | spring 2009 class
- MAE 6900 - Special Investigations in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- MAE 8900 - Research in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- MAE 9900 - Research in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- MSE 6650 - Principles of Tissue Engineering (TR 02:55:PM-04:10:PM) | spring 2009 class
- BEE 5010 - Bioengineering Seminar (R 03:35:PM-04:25:PM) | fall 2008 class
- BME 4010 - Biomedical Engineering Analysis of Metabolic and Structural Systems (MWF 11:15:AM-12:05:PM) | fall 2008 class
- BME 4900 - Independent Undergraduate Project in Biomedical Engineering (TBA -) | fall 2008 class
- BME 7160 - Immersion Experience in Medical Research and Clinical Practice (TBA -) | fall 2008 class
- ENGRG 1050 - Engineering Seminar (M 02:30:PM-03:20:PM) | fall 2008 class
- MAE 4660 - Biomedical Engineering Analysis of Metabolic and Structural Systems (MWF 11:15:AM-12:05:PM) | fall 2008 class
- MAE 4900 - Special Investigations in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (TBA -) | fall 2008 class
background
educational background
Ph.D. 1995 - MIT, Materials Science and Engineering
M.S. 1991 - MIT, Materials Science and Engineering
B.S. 1989 - Johns Hopkins, Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering
M.S. 1991 - MIT, Materials Science and Engineering
B.S. 1989 - Johns Hopkins, Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering
professional background
Dr. Bonassar joined Cornell University in 2003 after five years on the faculty of the Center for Tissue Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He completed postdoctoral fellowships in the Orthopaedic Research Laboratory at the Massachusetts General Hospital and in the Center for Biomedical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
featured in
publications
linked articles
- Direct freeform fabrication of seeded hydrogels in arbitrary geometries | journal article