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Lisa Ann Fortier

Associate Professor

Graduate Fields

Research Focus

  • Equine embryonic stem cells
  • The role of Rho-subfamily GTPases in cartilage homeostasis
  • Tetracyclines as therapeutics for arthritis
  • Platelet rich plasma for tendon and suspensory ligament regeneration

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Cornell University, Ithaca, 1998
  • D.V.M, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. (Cum Laude), 1991
  • B.S., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. (Cum Laude), 1989
  • Pre-vet, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN., 1984-87

Research Grants

  • CARTILAGE REPAIR DEVICE
  • A TABLE-SIDE AUTOGENOUS CARTILAGE REGENERATION METHOD USING BONE-MARROW DERIVED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS AND GROWTH FACTORS FROM PLATELET RICH PLASMAS
  • THE PHARMACOKINETICS AND TISSUE DISTRIBUTION OF MINOCYCLINE IN HORSES.
  • PATIENT-SIDE CONSTRUCTS FOR CARTILAGE REGENERATION
  • DEFINING MESENCHYMAL PROGENITOR CELL SUBPOPULATIONS