Joey Wallace’s work in the Bone Biology and Mechanics Lab at Purdue University in Indianapolis has focused on the role collagen in bone plays in several different disease models. Joey Wallace is becoming one of the nation's foremost leaders in bone collagen research. He's discovered new identification techniques, while studying the key role collagen plays in diabetes and kidney disease.
Selected Podcast
EP 1,180B - Cracking the Science of Collagen in Bones
Featuring:
Joseph M. Wallace, Ph.D.
Joey Wallace is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University in Indianapolis as well as Acting Dean of the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology in Indianapolis. He graduated with a B.S in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2002 before attending the University of Michigan for his PhD studies in Biomedical Engineering. After earning his PhD in 2007, he remained at Michigan for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Chemistry with funding from an NIH F32 individual postdoctoral award. He joined the Purdue faculty at IUPUI in September 2010 and has developed an active research program in the areas of bone mechanics and mechanobiology. He is currently funded as Principal Investigator by grants from NIH, NSF, and the Department of Veterans Affairs with several other co-Investigator grants from NIH and the VA.