Mary E. Craig
Oakland University, USA
Biography
Mary E. Craig is a classically trained anatomist with extensive experience in skeletal biology. Mary has studied skeletal material from archaeological sites, bone excised from modern humans and animals, and the engineering of biomimetic bone. Mary is keenly interested in creating “off-the -shelf” enthesis (osteotendon junction) and the use of “green materials” in medicine – that is to say, materials that in their natural form (limited manufacturing processes) can be used for implant. There is some evidence that green materials reduce incidence of rejection and implant failure and further considerations for manufactures to reduce the toxic-foot print on the environment. In addition to her research interests Mary has instructed anatomy since being an undergraduate and has expertise in clinically- based human and veterinary anatomy, neuroanatomy, forensic and physical anthropology, osteoarchaeology, and the nanomechanics and histology of biological materials. She is a tenured faculty member of the Department of Biological Sciences at Oakland University.