Beth Winkelstein
Beth A. Winkelstein | |
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| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) Duke University (PhD) |
| Thesis | A mechanical basis for whiplash injury: the cervical facet joint, spinal motion segment, and combined loading (1999) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania |
| Main interests | Mechanisms of pain, treatments for pain and injuries, biomechanics, mechanotransduction |
Beth Ann Winkelstein is the Deputy Provost and the Eduardo D. Glandt President’s Distinguished Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Winkelstein has established an active research program that is recognized for elucidating the mechanisms of subfailure cervical spine injuries and the cellular events surrounding the etiology of chronic pain.