Berkeley Biomechanics Laboratory (BBM)

The O'Connell Lab is part of the Berkeley Biomechanics Laboratory (BBM), which is a core laboratory co-directed by Professors Tony Keaveny, Grace O'Connell, Lisa Pruitt, and Shawn Shadden. Keaveny, O'Connell, and Pruitt's research focus on orthopaedic biomechanics, and Shadden's research focuses on cardiovascular biomechanics. In O'Connell Lab, our primary focus is on soft tissue biomechanics and tissue engineering. We use both computational and experimental approaches to understand the structure-function relationship of soft tissues, currently including various intervertebral disc tissues and articular cartilage.