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Jenny Robinson PhD

Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor
Endowed Chair in Women’s Sports Medicine and Lifetime Fitness

Email: jrobins1@uw.edu | Phone: 206.685.1466


Our primary goal is to understand what cues are needed to promote connective tissue (ligament, cartilage, fibrocartilage) regeneration after knee injuries and reduce the onset of osteoarthritis. We have a particular interest on how these cues may differ in male and female athletes. We engineer biomaterial-based environments that mimic native tissue biochemical and mechanical properties to pinpoint specific cues that are required for regeneration of the connective tissues in the knee. We aim to use this knowledge to inform the treatment options for patients with knee injuries to ensure they can get back to performance with reduced or minimal chance for the development of osteoarthritis.