The Goetz Orthopedic Biomechanics Lab supports physical, computational, and preclinical modeling investigations to improve the care of individuals with orthopedic conditions.
Current Research
Overview of current projects going on in the Goetz Lab
Research Partners & Collaborators
Links to faculty and labs currently collaborating with the Biomechanics Lab.
Lab History
Orthopedic biomechanics research has evolved at the University of Iowa over several decades
Lab News
Iowa Hip Team Travels to Annual ANCHOR meeting in Ottawa
Monday, November 17, 2025
New Website Launched!
Monday, November 17, 2025
Holly Aitken Receives POSNA Microgrant
Monday, November 17, 2025
CCOM Events
Biochemistry Seminar: "Structural Mechanisms of DNA Replication Restart in Bacteria"
Thursday, October 29, 2026 10:30am to 11:20am
"Structural Mechanisms of DNA Replication Restart in Bacteria"
Presented by
James Keck, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomolecular Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds 10/29/2026
Thursday, October 29, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Paul M. and Dorothy E. Seebohm Visiting Lectureship in Allergy:
Translating Cytokine Signaling: Bench to Bedside and Back
John O’Shea, MD, National Institutes of Health
2026 Iowa Medicine Alumni Homecoming
Friday, October 30, 2026 3:00pm to 9:00pm
The Carver College of Medicine welcomes all alumni of medical education, residency and fellowship training, and associated medical sciences programs to return to campus Oct. 30-31, 2026!