Scientific Advisory Committee

LUMINITA LABUSCA, Md PhD

Orthopedics and Trauma Energency County Hospital Saint Spiridon Iasi Romania
Magnetic materials and Nano sensors National Institute of Research and Development for Technical Physics
REGENERO Romanian Regenerative Medicine Association

Dr Luminita Labusca is a medical doctor, consultant in orthopedics and traumatology, master in Educational Sciences and PhD in regenerative medicine. Dr Labusca is an active orthopedic consultant involved in developing regenerative therapies for musculoskeletal applications, and scientist actively contributing to basic science and transaltional research in the fiel of stem cells, nanobiomaterials and nanosensors for biomedical applications.

Dr Labusca authored publications in peer reviewed journals as well as books in the field of orthopedics, medical ethics, stem cell biology, regenerative medicine, editted special issue of international peer reviewed journal on the topic of advanced technologies for orthopedic research.

Dr Labusca is a founding member of REGENERO, Romanian medicine association whose major goals is to facilitate professional and patient education in the field of regenerative medicine science and practice, to contribute to basic and clinical research in the field to establish worldwide collaboration with similar organizations and professional boards.

Feza Korkusuz, MD

specification in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology at Gazi University Medical Faculty, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology between 1987 and 1992, after graduating from Ankara University Medical Faculty in 1986. Between 1989 and 1990 he studied in Osaka University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery from where he graduated with a postgraduate diploma. His clinical and research studies focused on Spine Surgery, Sports Medicine and Basic Research. Dr. Korkusuz worked at the Middle East Technical University (METU) as an orthopedic surgeon and Medical Director at the Medical Center, and at the Department of Physical Education and Sports as the Head of the Department until 2013. In 1994 and in 2001 he became Associate Professor and Professor. In 1999 and 2000, he received the METU Prof. Dr. N. Parlar Foundation young investigator and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) Promotion Award in Medical Sciences.

Between 1991 and 2016, he was a member to the Orthopaedic Research Society. In 2008 he became an active member of the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons (ABJS), and since 2006 he has been the corresponding and deputy editor of Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR). In 2017, he became an active member to the Turkish Academy of Science (TUBA). He was the Advisor to the President of TÜBİTAK between 2018 and 2021. He currently is the Chairman of the Department of Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Department of Sports Medicine. His current research interests are motion analysis, multi-omics, novel biosensors for osteoarthritis diagnosis and new therapeutics delivery using micro-needles.

Prof Paul Y F Lee, MBBch, PhD, MSc, MFSEM, FRCS (Tr & Orth), FEBOT

Honorary Professor, College of Health and Science, University of Lincoln
Consultant Orthopaedic and Regenerative Surgeon, MSK Doctors
Orthopaedic Surgeon | Scientific Advisor | Innovator in Regenerative Medicine

Professor Paul Y F Lee is a globally recognised Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Clinician Scientist, and Innovator in Regenerative Medicine. He holds an Honorary Professorship at the College of Health and Science, University of Lincoln, acknowledging his contributions to research, education, and musculoskeletal health.

A best-selling author of ‘Regeneration by Design’, Professor Lee has achieved international recognition for transforming complex medical science into practical, patient-focused solutions. His book is widely regarded as a blueprint for biological health and longevity.

With a PhD in Medical Engineering and an MSc in Sports Medicine, Professor Lee has pioneered groundbreaking treatments including mFat, PRF, Arthrosamid, and AI-driven motion analysis. As the founder of the MSK Computer Vision Lab, he has integrated engineering principles with medical technology to develop MAI-Motion, a cutting-edge AI platform for motion analysis and rehabilitation.

As a Scientific Advisory Committee Member for the MSK Regen Foundation, Professor Lee drives interdisciplinary research initiatives, turning scientific discoveries into practical therapies. With 80+ peer-reviewed publications and 1,000+ citations, he is committed to evidence-based strategies that improve joint preservation, rehabilitation protocols, and preventive care pathways.

Professor Lee’s work has been featured in Forbes, Yahoo Style, and The Telegraph, where he provides insights into healthcare innovation, AI diagnostics, and workplace wellness strategies.

Advancing musculoskeletal science through research, innovation, and education.

Petek KORKUSUZ M.D. Ph.D., Professor of HistologyandEmbryology

Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology & Embryology, Sıhhiye Ankara 06100, Turkey

Petek Korkusuz received her MD degree from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 1991. She completed her residiency in Histology and Embryology at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1997 with her thesis entitled ‘’Assessment of Cell Adhesion Molecules in Osteoarthritic Synovia by Using Immunohistochemistry and Electron Microscopy’’. She received her Ph.D. in 2000 from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Pharmacology with her thesis on ‘’The Roles of Endothelium Derived Factors on Digoxin Induced Arrythmia in Isolated Perfused Guinaepig Heart Model’. Her professional appointments include Assistant Professor position in 1998, Associate Professor (award of tenure) in 2003 and full Professor in 2010 (present position) in Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Histology and Embryology.

Her secondary apointments are in Department of Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology, Department of Bioengineering, Department of Stem Cell Sciences and, Department of Oral Biology and METU MEMS Center. She received the Turkish Scientific and Research Council (TUBİTAK-BAYG) National Doctoral Scolarship between 1991 and 1993. She studied on cell culture techniques in 1993 in Bordeaux University INSERM Laboratory France, learned basic hybridoma technology and lymphocyte homing mechanisms in 1997 and 1998 in Osaka University Department of Bioregulation Japan, worked on phage display technology and electron microscopic screening of phages in 1999 in Erasmus University Immunology Department and Electron Microscopy Unit Netherland with a postdoctoral scholarship (NATO-B1 grant) and she was a visiting professor in Harvard and Yale Universities IPSC Centers in 2015. She has 3131 citations for 186 publications in Science Citation Index (WOS) with an h index of 31. She has 5515 citations in Google Scholar with an h index of 39 on September 2023.

She owns 6 patents, several international and national book chapters and awards. Her research is focused on biomaterials and stem cells for soft/hard tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, musculoskeletal system regeneration mechanisms, cancer biology, male infertility within the somatic and germ stem cell microenvironment perspective. She is an active member of the Ortopaedic Research Society, International Stem Cell Research Society, European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, European and Turkish Microscopy Societies, Turkish Pharmacology Society and, Turkish Histology and Embryology Society.

Scientific Advisory Committee – Research and Innovation Focus

LUMINITA LABUSCA, Md PhD

Feza Korkusuz, MD

Prof Paul Y F Lee, MBBch, PhD, MSc, MFSEM, FRCS (Tr & Orth), FEBOT

Petek KORKUSUZ M.D. Ph.D., Professor of HistologyandEmbryology

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