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Megan Killian, PhD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor , Michigan, United States

I am an Established Investigator and an expert in the development and mechanically induced remodeling of tendon and its attachment to bone. I started my independent research laboratory as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in 2016 at the University of Delaware in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. In February 2020, I relocated my laboratory to Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan where I am a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Orthopaedic Research Laboratories (ORL) in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. I am an advocate for trainees and use several instruments to provide structured mentorship to trainees at all levels, including the DePace model (published in Molecular Cell) and Engaged Mentoring practices. My research portfolio includes the development of pre-clinical and translational models to study the development, injury, and healing of tendon and enthesis. I have >12 years of experience using mouse and rat models and have published >30 peer-reviewed research and review articles on tendon and enthesis growth and healing following injury. I have received competitive, independent funding to support tendon and enthesis research from the National Institutes of Health, from the National Science Foundation, the Michigan-Israel Partnership for Research and Education, the University of Delaware Research Foundation, and the Delaware Center for Advanced Technology Applied Research Collaborations. I was an NCAA Division II athlete in endurance sports (XC, Nordic ski, track and field) and received graduate training in human movement biomechanics (MS, Montana State University) and mechanobiology (PhD, Michigan Technological University; postdoctoral training at Washington University School of Medicine). I have received numerous awards, including the New Investigator Recognition Award from the Orthopaedic Research Society, the Innovation & Career Development Award from the Biomedical Engineering Society, the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NIAMS), and the Early-Career Award from the Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery.

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