Neil A. Sharkey
Ph.D., 1994, Pathology/Physiology, University of California at Davis
Professor of Kinesiology, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education
Contact Information
College of Health and Human Development
201 Henderson Building
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 863-2426
Fax: (814) 863-8698
nas9@psu.edu
http://www.biomechanics.psu.edu/
Research Interests
Musculoskeletal research, including normal, pathologic, and reconstructed function of bones and joints; mechanisms of injury; internal biomechanical behavior of the foot and ankle; genetic determinants of bone health over the lifespan.
Selected Publications
Sharkey N.A., Lang, D.H: Genes in context: probing the genetics of fracture resistance. Exercise and Sport Science Reviews 35:86-96, 2007.
Shahnazari, M., Sharkey, N.A., Fosmire, G.J., Leach, R.L.: Effects of strontium on bone strength, bone density, volume and microarchitecture in laying hens. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 21:1696-1703, 2006.
Bower, A.L., Lang, D.H , Vogler, G.P., Vandenbergh, D.J., Blizard, D.A., Stout, J.T., McClearn, G.E, Sharkey, N.A.: QTL analysis of trabecular bone in BXD F2 and RI mice. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 21:1267-1275, 2006.
Lang, D.H., Sharkey, N.A., Lionikas, A., Mack, H.A., Larsson, L., Vogler, G.P., Vandenbergh, D.J., Blizard, D.A., Stout, J.T., Stitt, J.P., McClearn, G.E.: Adjusting data to body size: A comparison of methors as applied to quantitative trait loci analysis of musculoskeletal phenotypes. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 20:748-757, 2005.
Lang, D.H., Sharkey, N.A., Mack, H.A., Vogler, G.P., Vandenbergh, D.J., Blizard, D.A., Stout, J.T., McClearn, G.E.: Quantitative trait loci analysis of structural and material skeletal phenotypes in C57BL/6J and DBA/2 F2 and RI mice. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 20:88-99, 2005.
Michelson, J., Hamel, A., Buczek, F., Sharkey, N.: The effect of ankle injury on subtalar motion. Foot and Ankle International, 25:639-646, 2004.
Hamel, A. J., Sharkey, N. A., Buczek, F. L., Michelson, J.: Relative motions of the tibia, talus, and calcaneus during the stance phase of gait: a cadaver study. Gait and Posture, 20:147-153, 2004.