Michael Aaron David, PhD
I’m a biomedical engineer with a PhD and an Instructor in the Department of Orthopedics at the University of Colorado Anschutz.
My work focuses on:
- End-to-end machine learning workflows across spatial histopathology, transcriptomics and multi-omics, and medical imaging
- Clinical and preclinical datasets to study post-traumatic and idiopathic musculoskeletal disease (e.g., contracture and osteoarthritis) in the ankle, knee, hip, elbow, and spine
- Collaboration and mentorship with diverse colleagues and trainees
Outside the lab, I enjoy connecting with nature, music, and good people.
Highlights
Publications
My research integrates digital histopathology, MRI/CT radiomics, and multi-omics to study musculoskeletal health and disease, with an emphasis on reproducible, open data analytical workflows.
Projects
Four major project areas spanning imaging, spatial biology, multimodal analytics, and translational orthopedics.
My Research Team and Collaborations
My research allows me to work with wonderful students, colleagues, mentees, and mentors. Together, we bridge engineering, imaging, and data science to tackle the complexities of musculoskeletal health.
Scientific Art
Scientific visualization and data-driven art; including Art in Science programs I founded and run.
Pictures
Photos from lab life, conferences, outreach, and beyond the lab; with watermarked originals in the gallery lightbox.
Featured talks
Invited by the 9th Annual Vail Scientific Summit Committee and Dr. Johnny Huard.
Invited by the Orthopedic Bioengineering Research Laboratory and Preclinical Surgical Research Laboratories (Drs. Kirk McGilvray and Lynn Pezzanite).