The Musculoskeletal Research CIG is under the direction of Drs. Liisa T. Kuhn, Marja M. Hurley, Jennifer Wolf, and Syam P. Nukavarapu. The Musculoskeletal Research CIG aims at building collaborations between the musculoskeletal and bioengineering research groups to promote interdisciplinary research, research translation, and research training. The musculoskeletal research group at UConn Health is one of the strongest and is nationally recognized. The bioengineering group consists of a large pool of faculty members with a wide range of research interests across the university. There is a critical need for the musculoskeletal and bioengineering groups to come together and collaborate to develop next generation strategies to 1) Treat various musculoskeletal disorders, diseases and defects; and 2) Train the future workforce in the musculoskeletal-bioengineering research area.