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Developing bones are differentially affected by compromised skeletal muscle formation.

This publication was the first to provide conclusive evidence of the differential effect that absent musculature has on bone and joint development in the mammalian foetus, with relevance for clinical conditions relating to reduced prenatal movements (cited by Filges & Hall, Prenatal Diagnosis, 2013) and tissue engineering research (cited by Kelly et al., Birth Defects Research Part C, 2010). The research described in this paper significantly contributed to the award of a Marie-Curie Intra-European Postdoctoral Fellowship (236032, 2009-2011), Fulbright Scholarship (“Forcing Bone,” 2009), New Investigator Recognition Award from the Orthopaedic Research Society (2011) and a €1.5M ERC Starting Grant (336306).