Edimedical

BONE: Cell and molecular biology of bone cells and cartilage cells; cellular basis of normal and disordered bone development and remodeling; Histology, static and dynamic histiomorphometry at the light and electron microscopic levels; organ and cell culture systems as in vitro models for studies of bone and bone disease; response of normal and diseased bone to trauma and stress; response of bone to therapeutic agents; physical studies of calcium and bone; radiology of bone; the metabolism of bone matrix and mineral; mechanisms of normal and disordered calcification; studies of non-mammalian calcifying systems with a clear relevance to normal or pathological processes in human bone.

Endocrinology: Osteoporosis, biochemistry and physiology related to calcium, phosphorus, and bone metabolism. Mineral homeostatis, renal osteodystrophy, chronic acid/base disorders, vitamin D action and metabolism, sex hormones, menopause.

Gastrointestinal Tract: Biochemistry and physiology of normal and disordered mineral absorption, vitamin D action, and metabolism.