BEd MSc (Qual), PhD
Professor and Chair of Anatomy
Contact details for Professor Mark Forwood
Research expertise
- Functional adaptation of the skeleton
- Skeletal growth and development
- Stress fractures
- Osteoporosis
- Bone tissue transplantation
Current teaching areas
- Anatomy
Memberships
- American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
- Australian and New Zealand Society for Bone and Mineral Research
- Editorial Board, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
- Editorial Board, Bone
Laboratory Staff
- Dr Andy Wu, Postdoctoral Fellow
- Dr Huynh Nguyen, Postdoctoral Fellow
- Mrs Wendy Kelly, Laboratory Manager
Publications
- FORWOOD MR, Physical activity and bone development during childhood: insights from animal models. Invited Review, J Appl. Physiol. 105(1):334-41, 2008.
- Krause H, Bennett MB, FORWOOD MR, Goh J. Biomechanical properties of raw meshes used in pelvic floor reconstruction. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 19(12):1677-81, 2008..
- Lee N., Radford-Smith G., Wong J., FORWOOD MR., Taaffe DR. Body composition and muscle strength as predictors of bone mineral density in Crohn's disease. J Bone Min Metab. In Press, 2009, DOI 10.1007/s00774-009-0059-5.
- Nguyen H., Morgan DAF, Sly, L, Benkovitch, M, Cull, S, FORWOOD MR. Validation of 15 KGy as a radiation sterilisation dose for bone allografts manufactured at the Queensland Bone Bank: application of the VDmax 15 method. Cell and Tissue Banking. 9(2):139-47, 2008.
- Gregory LS, FORWOOD MR. Inhibitors of cyclo-oxygenase-2 prolong remodelling of woven bone. Calcified Tissue International, 80(3):176-83, 2007.
- Nguyen H, Morgan DAF, FORWOOD MR. Sterilization of allograft bone: Is 25 kGy the Gold Standard? Cell and Tissue Banking, 8(2):81-91, 2007.
- Nguyen H., Morgan DAF, FORWOOD MR. Sterilization of allograft bone: effects of gamma irradiation on allograft biology and biomechanics? Cell and Tissue Banking, 8(2):93-105, 2007.
- FORWOOD MR, Bailey DA, Beck TJ, Mirwald RL, Howard, A, Baxter-Jones AD, Physical activity and strength of the femoral neck during the adolescent growth spurt: a longitudinal analysis. Bone. 38(4):576-83, 2006.
- Gregory LS, Kelly WL, Reid R, Fairlie DP, FORWOOD MR. Inhibitors of cyclo-oxygenase-2 and secretory phospholipase A2 preserve bone architecture following ovariectomy in adult rats. Bone 39(1):134-42 2006.
- Li L, Pettit A, Gregory LS, FORWOOD MR. Regulation of Bone Biology by Prostaglandin Endoperoxide H Synthases (PGHS): A Rose by Any Other Name. Cytokine and Growth Factor Reviews 17(3): 203-216, 2006.