Kurt David Hankenson
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Laboratories of Anatomy, Department of Animal Biology
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
311 Hill Pavilion
380 S. University Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19104
380 S. University Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-746-1873
Fax: 215-573-5187
Fax: 215-573-5187
Email:
kdhank@vet.upenn.edu
kdhank@vet.upenn.edu
Publications
Education
(Liberal Arts and Sciences)
University of Illinois, 1988.
B.S. (Veterinary Science)
University of Illinois, 1990.
D.V.M. (Veterinary Medicine)
University of Illinois, 1992.
M.S. (Veterinary Anatomy)
Purdue University, 1997.
Ph.D. (Biochemistry)
University of Washington, 2001.
Permanent link(Liberal Arts and Sciences)
University of Illinois, 1988.
B.S. (Veterinary Science)
University of Illinois, 1990.
D.V.M. (Veterinary Medicine)
University of Illinois, 1992.
M.S. (Veterinary Anatomy)
Purdue University, 1997.
Ph.D. (Biochemistry)
University of Washington, 2001.
Selected Publications
Bennett CN, Hongjiao OH, Ma L, Kang S, Lane TF, Krishnan G, Hankenson KD, MacDougald OA: Wnt10b increases postnatal bone formation by enhancing osteoblast differentiation. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Aug 2007.Kang S, Bennett CN, Gerin I, Rapp LA, Hankenson KD, Macdougald OA: Wnt signaling stimulates osteoblastogenesis of mesenchymal precursors by suppressing C/EBPα and PPARγ. Journal of Biological Chemistry 282(19): 14515-24, May 2007.
Huang X, Fu Y, Charbeneau RA, Saunders TL, Taylor DK, Hankenson KD, Russell MW, D'Alecy LG, Neubig RR: Pleiotropic phenotype of a genomic knock-in of an RGS-insensitive G184S Gnai2 allele. Molecular & Cellular Biology 26(18): 6870-9, Sep 2006.
Hoffler CE, Hankenson KD, Miller JD, Bilkhu SK, Goldstein SA: A Novel explant model to study mechanotransduction and cell-cell communication. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 24(8): 1687-98, Aug 2006.
Friedman MS, Long MW, Hankenson KD: BMP6 regulation of human marrow-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 98(3): 538-54, Jun 2006.
Nishiwaki T, Yamaguchi T, Zhao C, Amano H, Hankenson KD, Bornstein P, Toyama Y, Matsuo K: Reduced expression of thrombospondins and craniofacial dysmorphism in mice overexpressing Fra1. Journal of Bone & Mineral Research 21(4): 596-604, Apr 2006.
Hankenson KD, Ausk BJ, Bain SD, Bornstein P, Gross TS, Srinivasan S: Mice lacking thrombospondin 2 show an atypical pattern of endocortical and periosteal bone formation in response to mechanical loading. Bone 38(3): 310-6, Mar 2006.
Ma B, Hankenson KD, Dennis JE, Caplan AI, Goldstein SA, Kilbourn MR: A simple method for stem cell labeling with fluorine 18. Nuclear Medicine & Biology 32(7): 701-5, Oct 2005.
Hankenson KD, James IE, Apone S, Stroup GB, Blake SM, Liang X, Lark MW, Bornstein P: Increased osteoblastogenesis and decreased bone resorption protect against ovariectomy-induced bone loss in thrombospondin-2-null mice. Matrix Biology 24(5): 362-70, Aug 2005.
Hankenson KD, Hormuzdi SG, Meganck JA, Bornstein P: Mice with a disruption of the thrombospondin 3 gene differ in geometric and biomechanical properties of bone and have accelerated development of the femoral head. Molecular & Cellular Biology 25(13): 5599-606, Jul 2005.