Knight Lab
Translational Research in Connective Tissue Disorders, Neurobiology, and Precision Medicine
The Knight Lab seeks to advance precision medicine approaches for connective tissue disorders and related neurodevelopmental, autonomic, pain, and chronic multi-system conditions through interdisciplinary translational research integrating clinical medicine, neuroscience, biomechanics, engineering, and artificial intelligence.
Research Areas
Publications
PubMed Link- EDS/HSD phenotyping
- Sex Differences and hEDS Biomarkers
- Neurobiology of Hypermobility and Neurodevelopment
- Autism and hypermobility overlap
- Chronic pain mechanisms and treatment
- Autonomic dysfunction
- Neuroimmune interactions
- Biomechanics and Orthopedic Reconstruction for HSD
- Artificial Intelligence and Computational Medicine
- Population prevalence modeling
Grants: NIH Link: https://reporter.nih.gov/search/fefEpKmmekaVQbnFpKbAUQ/projects?shared=true
Publications
PubMed LinkLaboratory Members
Dacre Knight, MD, MS, FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, UVA Health EDS Hypermobility Disorders Center
UVA School of Medicine Research Faculty Profile
UVA Health Profile
Current Knight Lab Members
- Niti Verma
- Wing Yun Au
- Michael Ackerman
- DeLisa Fairweather, PhD
- Katelyn Bruno, PhD
- Robert Hoyt, MD