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Name SHAWN R GILBERT  
Campus Address ACC 316 Zip 0011
Phone 205-975-7499
E-mail shawng@uab.edu" id="FacultyDetail1EmailAddress"><a href="mailto:shawng@uab.edu">shawng@uab.edu</a>
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Department Affiliations(s)
Appointment Type Department Division Rank
Center  Center for Metabolic Bone Disease  Center for Metabolic Bone Disease Associate Professor
Center  General Clinical Research Center  Ctr for Clinical & Translational Sci Associate Professor
Primary  Surgery   Surgery - Orthopaedic Associate Professor
Secondary  Cell, Developmntl, & Integrative Biology  Cell, Developmntl, & Integrative Biology Associate Professor
Secondary  Pathology   Joint Pathology Assistant Professor

Biographical Sketch 
EDUCATION:
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
M.D. with Honors, 1996

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.S. Biology with distinction and Highest Honors, 1992


AWARDS/HONORS:
Vern Tolo Basic Science Paper Award - Recognizes outstanding basic science presentation at annual meeting of Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, 2009.

St. Giles Young Investigator Award – Awarded by Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America to a promising young investigator in the field of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 2009.

Most outstanding teaching performance by a resident –
Musculoskeletal course for second year medical students, UNC School of Medicine, 1998


POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING:
2002-2003
Fellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

1996-2002
Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery
UNC Hospitals
Research track includes 15 months Lab)

Society Memberships
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Research/Clinical Interest
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Description
I have two foci of basic science research. My principal interest has been investigating the role of the hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) pathway and angiogenesis in the skeleton. I am pursuing a line of investigation that angiogenesis drives osteogenesis, both during development and repair. I am using genetic mouse models and pharmacologic interventions to increase angiogenesis by targeting HIF. I have also identified additional HIF activating pro-angiogenic compounds that are under development. I have recently developed a new translational research interest in obesity and musculoskeletal health. I am pursuing both clinical studies and animal studies to examine musculoskeletal health (outcomes measures), injuries and mechanisms that predispose to injury or impair recovery. Additional clinical research interests include publications and presentations on limb and spine deformity, fractures, skeletal maturation, and musculoskeletal infections, and an ongoing randomized clinical trial comparing bracing styles for clubfeet.

Postdoc Positions Available
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Selected Publications 
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Keywords
HIF, angiogenesis, bone, obesity, fracture

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