Ernst Reichenberg
Editorial Board Member
University of Connecticut Health Center, An Interview with Ernst
USA
Biography
Dr. Ernst J. Reichenberger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Reconstructive Sciences and a founding member of the Center for Regenerative Medicine and Skeletal Development in the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC). Dr. Reichenberger has obtained his doctoral degree in the field of Molecular Biology of Connective Tissue from University of Erlangen, Max-Planck-Group for Rheumatology. Dr. Reichenberger has obtained his master's degree in Botany and Biochemistry from University of Erlangen, Germany. Dr. Reichenberger acted as member of several professional societies.
Research Interest
The interest of Dr. Ernst J. Reichenberger laboratory is the genetic origin of human bone and skin/wound healing diseases with a major focus on research of keloids and rare skeletal disorders. My laboratory has extensive experience with disease gene identification and mutation analysis. For disorders where we identified the genetic origin we created animal models to study the function of the mutant genes. In continuation of those projects we are now using animal models, in vitro models and iPS cell approaches to study mutational effects in the human system.