His major research focus is stem cell biology and their application in musculoskeletal tissue repair and regeneration. His research area has been on adult derived mesenchymal stem cells found distributed in various tissues. The laboratory is also interested in induced pluripotent stem cells which are generated by reprogramming somatic cells. He has a very strong background in extracellular matrix biology specifically collagens and pathologies that result from them. His major focus has been on utilizing osteogenesis imperfecta