Dr Boris Michael Holzapfel
Position:
- Fellow of the German Research Foundation, Regenerative Medicine, Queensland University of Technology, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation
Credentials:
- Dr. med. at Ludwigs-Maximilians University of Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Biography:
Dr Boris Holzapfel is an orthopaedic oncologist and surgeon with outstanding experience in the treatment of primary and secondary tumours of the musculoskeletal system. In this context he is trying to implement bone tissue engineering approaches into surgical therapy concepts of these tumours.
His translational research is focused on the biology of bone and soft tissue sarcomas and on the molecular mechanisms that lead to the development of bone metastases. By combining his knowledge about bone tissue engineering and tumour biology, he established several novel xenograft models of bone metastasis that make it possible to analyse the species-specific mechanisms of human cancer cell osteotropism.
Best publications:
Publications are available on pubmed via: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=holzapfel+bm
Biomaterials, Regenerative Medicine, Bone Tissue Engineering, Prostate Cancer Bone Metastases, Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Orthopaedic Oncology.
