Kelsey H. Collins, PhD
Kelsey H. Collins, PhD
UCSF Laboratory for Musculoskeletal Crosstalk - Basic/Translational Research
Parnassus Heights
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Awards Honors
- Rising Star Basic Science Research Award
2024
Rising Star Basic Science Research Award, Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI), 2024
Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI)
- Early Career Member-At-Large, Board of Directors
2023
Early Career Member-At-Large, Board of Directors, Orthopaedic Research Society, 2023-2025
Orthopaedic Research Society
- ORS/ON Orthoregeneration Award
2023
ORS/ON Orthoregeneration Award, ON (Orthoregeneration Network) Foundation, 2023
ON (Orthoregeneration Network) Foundation
- K99/R00 Pathway to Indepedence Award
2022
K99/R00 Pathway to Indepedence Award, NIH/NIAMS, 2022-2024
NIH/NIAMS
- Outstanding Peer Reviewer
2022
Outstanding Peer Reviewer, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Journal, 2022
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Journal
- Preclinical Models Section Podium Award
2021
Preclinical Models Section Podium Award, Orthopaedic Research Society, 2021-2023
Orthopaedic Research Society
- Distinguished Postdoctoral Trainee
2020
Distinguished Postdoctoral Trainee, Center of Regenerative Medicine, 2020-2021
Center of Regenerative Medicine
- Rising Stars in Engineering in Health
2020
Rising Stars in Engineering in Health, Columbia University, 2020
Columbia University
- New Investigator Recognition Award (NIRA)
2020
New Investigator Recognition Award (NIRA), Orthopaedic Research Society, 2020
Orthopaedic Research Society
Grants & Awards
- The Role of Fat in Osteoarthritis
2023-08-01 - 2026-06-30
NIH R00AR078949
Role: Principal Investigator
- The Role of Fat in Osteoarthritis
2022-04-24 - 2024-03-31
NIH K99AR078949
Role: Principal Investigator
- The Role of Neuroimmune Metabolic Crosstalk in the Onset and Progression of Pain in Osteoarthritis
2023-06-01 -
Arthritis National Research Foundation
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Education
B.S. | University of California, Davis , Davis | 2011 | |
Ph.D. | University of Calgary | 2017 | |
Postdoctoral Fellowship | Washington University in St. Louis | 2021 | |
Research Instructor | Washington University in St. Louis | 2023 | |
Research Instructor | Washington University in St. Louis | 03/2023 | |
Postdoctoral Fellowship | Washington University in St. Louis | 12/2021 | |
Ph.D. | University of Calgary | 08/2017 | |
B.S. | University of California, Davis | 06/2011 |
About Kelsey H. Collins, PhD
Kelsey H. Collins, PhD completed her undergraduate work in Exercise Biology at University of California, Davis, and earned her PhD in Biomedical Engineering at University of Calgary under the direction of Dr. Walter Herzog. During her postdoctoral studies in the Guilak Laboratory at Washington University in St. Louis, she created a tissue engineering and regenerative medicine platform to determine the signaling mechanisms between adipose and musculoskeletal tissues. For this work, she received the New Investigator Recognition Award from the Orthopaedic Research Society in 2020 and was named among the inaugural class of Rising Stars in Engineering in Health by Columbia University in 2020. Her transition to independence is supported by an NIH NIAMS K99/R00 Award in which she aims to determine the role of adipokines in osteoarthritis (OA) susceptibility, pain, and generate a new class of OA therapies.
In the Laboratory for Musculoskeletal Crosstalk, we leverage interdisciplinary approaches in bioengineering, endocrinology, and physiology to determine molecular mechanisms of tissue crosstalk in osteoarthritis. Our work aims to delineate fat-cartilage signals that contribute to osteoarthritis susceptibility and pain to generate a new class of regenerative medicine-based therapies. We use in vitro and in vivo approaches, induced pluripotent stem cells, CRISPR-Cas9 genome engineering, mouse models, human tissues, and state-of-the-art multi-omic spatial approaches. As pathological fat signaling may play a role in many disease processes, we work to define the mechanisms and create therapies that have implications to aging, obesity, diabetes and other chronic diseases.
We value diversity in backgrounds and experience. We believe that diversity drives creativity and innovation, and we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive ecosystem where everyone feels valued and respected. Our mission is to improve patient outcomes through exciting, collaborative and innovative approaches in Musculoskeletal Research.