Blaine A. Christiansen, Ph.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. Christiansen's research explores the role of the mechanical environment in determining the structure and strength of bone. His interests include investigating bone adaptation to various methods of increased and decreased mechanical loading, as well as the use of cutting-edge imaging methods for quantifying bone morphology and adaptation.

Title:

Assistant Professor

Specialty:

Orthopaedic Surgery

Education:

Washington University College of Engineering
St. Louis, Missouri
Ph.D. 2007

Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri
M.S. 2004

University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
B.S. 2001

Professional Memberships:

Orthopaedic Research Society

Honors and Awards:

American Society of Mechanical Engineers Summer Bioengineering Conference, 1st Place- Student Paper Competition, 2005
University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering and Technology Dean’s List, 2003
Association of Students of the University of Nebraska Golden Key Honor Society, 2001
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Distinguished Scholar, 1997
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Honors Program, 1997

Select Recent Publications:

Christiansen, B.A., Kotiya, A.A., and Silva, M.J., Constrained tibial vibration does not produce an anabolic bone response in adult mice. Bone, 2009, 45(4): p. 750-759.

Christiansen, B.A., Letter to the Editor: Whole-body vibration and weight loss: truth or consequence? International Journal of Obesity, 2008, 33(3): p. 384.

Christiansen, B.A. and Bouxsein, M.L., Assessment of bone mass and microarchitecture in rodents. In C.J. Rosen (Ed.), Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism – Seventh Edition, 2008, p. 38-45.

Christiansen, B.A., Bayly, P.V., and Silva, M.J., Constrained tibial vibration in mice: a method for studying the effects of vibrational loading of bone. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 2008, 130(4): 044502.

Ramanadham, S., Yarasheski, K.E., Silva, M.J., Wohltmann, M., Veis-Novack, D., Christiansen, B.A., Lei, X.Y., and Turk, J., Age-Related Changes in Bone Morphology are Accelerated in Group VIA Calcium-Independent Phospholipase A2B (iPLA2B)-Null Mice. American Journal of Pathology, 2008, 172(4): p. 868-881.

Christiansen, B.A. and Silva, M.J., The effect of varying magnitudes of whole-body vibration on several skeletal sites in mice. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2006. 34(7): p. 1149-56.