Chelsea Bahney, PhD
Chelsea Bahney, PhD
Professor
Orthopaedic Trauma Institute - Bahney Lab
2550 23rd Street
San Francisco CA 94110
San Francisco CA 94110
628-206-8812
Orthopaedic Trauma Institute at Zuckerberg San Francisco General - Trauma & Problem Fractures
Publications
Awards and Honors
Grants
- Bimodal therapeutic application of LIF for regulating chondrogenic fate
2017-07-01 - 2018-07-01
UCSF Center for Center for Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine
Role: PI
- Promoting vascularized bone regeneration with endochondral cartilage grafts
2015-06-01 - 2018-01-01
AO Foundation Start Up Grant
Role: PI
- A Murine Model of Polytrauma: Understanding the molecular basis of accelerated bone repair with concomitant traumatic brain injury.
2015-05-01 - 2017-12-31
NIH R21
Role: Co-Investigator
- Innervation during fracture repair: exploring functional mechanisms and innovative therapeutic repair strategies.
2015-10-01 - 2017-10-01
Foundation of Orthopaedic Trauma
Role: PI
- Development of a Novel Impedance Sensor to Monitor Fracture Healing
2014-08-01 - 2017-08-01
NSF Center for Disruptive Musculoskeletal Innovation
Role: Co-PI
- OsteoNova: Tissue Engineering Approach to Translating Endochondral Bone Regeneration
2015-03-01 - 2017-06-30
UCSF Catalyst
Role: PI
- Tissue engineering application of endochondral ossification for bone regeneration
2012-03-01 - 2015-02-28
NIH F32AR062469
Role: Principal Investigator
- Therapeutic Application of Painless Nerve Growth Factor to Accelerate Endochondral Fracture Repair
2021-09-21 - 2026-07-31
NIH R01AR077761
Role: Principal Investigator
- Dual-Delivery of Bioactive and Anti-Microbial Nanowires for Accelerated Bone Repair
2024-08-01 - 2026-07-31
NIH/NIAMS 3R01AR077761-04S1
Role: Principal Investigator
- Identifying the superior Ossification Pathway for tissue-engineered Approaches to Long Bone Repair
2024-07-01 - 2026-02-28
NIH R01 AR079211
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Leach)
- Neurogenic hydrogel stimulation of stem cells to regenerate radiation-damaged salivary glands
2024-02-01 - 2026-01-31
CIRM TRAN1-15330
Role: Project Manager
- Improved Tools for Accessing Pain Following Fracture and Enabling Standardized Pain Phenotyping
2023-09-01 - 2024-07-31
NIH/NIAMS 3R01AR077761-03S2
Role: Principal Investigator
- Understanding the contribution of senescent cells to rate of fracture repair
2021-12-01 - 2024-05-31
OREF Airiest Foundation TAF-21-059)
Role: Principal Investigator
- Center for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Tissue and Organ Regeneration (C-DOCTOR) – (A135216)
2017-05-01 - 2026-04-30
NIH U24DE029463
Role: Multi-PI of a Interdisciplinary Translational Project
- Evaluation of senolytic therapy to address age-related delay in fracture healing and reduce pain sensitization.
2021-12-01 - 2024-07-31
Orthopaedic Trauma Association OTA
Role: Principal Investigatory
Education
| Degree | Organization | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-Doctoral Fellowship | University of California, San Francisco | 04/2014 | |
| PhD | Oregon Health & Science University | 08/2010 | |
| Valleylab (now Medtronic) | 08/2005 | ||
| BS | University of Colorado | 06/2001 |
About Chelsea Bahney, PhD
Chelsea S. Bahney, PhD is Professor in Residence in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where she directs the Laboratory of Regenerative Therapeutics within the Orthopaedic Trauma Institute. She is also Core Faculty in the UCSF–UC Berkeley Bioengineering Graduate Program and Co-Founder and CEO of Hydronovo, a biotechnology company whose mission is to regenerate tissue through stem cell reactivation. Her research integrates stem cell biology and biomaterials to develop therapies that restore tissue function following injury, aging, and disease.
Dr. Bahney is recognized for pioneering discoveries that have advanced the field of skeletal regeneration by revealing how developmental programs can be harnessed to promote tissue repair. Her laboratory combines mechanistic biology with engineering approaches to develop regenerative therapeutics that aim to improve quality of life for patients. This work has helped establish new paradigms in fracture repair while advancing innovative strategies that move biological discoveries toward clinical application (Learn more.)
Beyond her research program, Dr. Bahney is an international scientific leader and dedicated mentor. She has mentored more than 60 trainees spanning undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, clinical fellows, and residents, and received the UCSF School of Dentistry Mentor of the Year Award. Her leadership spans the Orthopaedic Research Society, the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS), the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, and the International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies (ICORS). Through her research, mentorship, and entrepreneurial activities, she is committed to advancing regenerative therapeutics while training the next generation of scientists and engineers.
