LEADERSHIP TEAM
Dr. Steven Boyd, PhD, PEng, is a Professor, Department of Radiology in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary and a member of the McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. He is a Biomedical Engineer with joint appointments in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at the Schulich School of Engineering. In 2004 he established the Bone Imaging Laboratory (https://bonelab.ucalgary.ca) that focuses on applying novel high-resolution imaging techniques for the assessment of bone and joint disorders such as osteoporosis and acute knee ligament injuries. His work has been published in a variety of high-impact journals, including work in the area of vitamin D, fracture prediction, post-traumatic osteoarthritis, establishing normative bone health databases, and investigations on the effects of spaceflight on bone. He has published over 240 peer-reviewed documents and has over 12,000 citations. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (2018) and holds the Bob and Nola Rintoul Chair in Bone and Joint Research. His research program is supported by CIHR, NSERC, the Canadian Space Agency, NIH and industry. In 2012 he led the establishment of the Centre for Mobility and Joint Health (CFI Innovation Fund) that provides a multi-modal imaging support for many clinical research studies focused on bone and joint health. He has an active training environment of 15 lab members including graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, undergraduate students, a senior research scientist and three staff. In 2023 he was awarded the Killam Graduate Supervision and Mentorship Award. His research program aims to provide a basis to effectively treat bone and joint diseases to reduce the chances of fragility fracture and post-traumatic osteoarthritis.
She is a scholar from the Fonds de Recherche du Québec en Santé, and has received funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and other peer-reviewed agencies. She is past Chair of Osteoporosis Canada Scientific Advisory Council and a member of the CIHR Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis Advisory Committee.</p>
Dr Morin’s research program focuses on the evaluation of outcomes of osteoporosis and its treatment through the conduct of clinical trials, analysis of large healthcare administrative datasets and of large cohorts, and implementation of initiatives for patients who have sustained fractures such as secondary fracture prevention, pain management and functional recovery, with an interest in wearables and mobile applications. She studies the pathogenesis of bisphosphonate-associated atypical femur fractures and has initiated and lead the Quebec AFF Registry. She is a leader in clinical practice guidelines development for the management and prevention of osteoporosis and fractures.
