Core Center for Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine (CCMBM)

The CCMBM is an integral component of the UCSF Musculoskeletal Center, serving as a campus resource to support translational research in the musculoskeletal field. 

Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Study Design (EBSD) Core 

The Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Study Design (EBSD) Core provides clinicians and researchers access to the center’s comprehensive osteoporosis and osteoarthritis databases – a unique resource for addressing clinical and translational questions in musculoskeletal disease and aging. 

Imaging Core 

The Imaging Core provides members state-of-the-art, customized image acquisition, reconstruction, and quantitative analysis for pre-clinical (tissue samples and animal models) and in vivo human musculoskeletal research. 

Skeletal Biology and Biomechanics Core 

The Skeletal Biology and Biomechanics Core provides integrated analysis of biological and mechanical musculoskeletal phenotypes from the molecular to the organismal level.