QUT | Staff Profiles | Roland Steck

Name

Dr Roland Steck

Position(s)

MERF Operations Manager
Academic Division,
Research Portfolio,
Office of the PVC, Research Infrastructure

IHBI Member
Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI),
IHBI Directorate Office

Discipline *

Biomedical Engineering, Other Medical and Health Sciences

Phone

+61 7 3138 6950

Fax

+61 7 3138 6030

Email

r.steck@qut.edu.au

Location

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Identifiers and profiles

Qualifications

PhD (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Zurich))

Professional memberships and associations

Swiss Society for Biomedical Engineering (SGBT)
European Society of Biomechanics (ESB)
Australian and New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society (ANZORS)

Keywords

animal models, biomechanical testing, bone, fracture healing, microCT, orthopaedic biomechanics, soft tissue trauma

* Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008

Broad area of research focus: Orthopaedics and Trauma Main areas of research

Animal models for musculoskeletal research
microCT imaging and evaluation
Mechanical testing of musculoskeletal tissues and implants

Grants

2016: ARC LIEF, A high-resolution X-ray microtomography system for Southeast Queensland
2014-2015: AO Research Foundation, Switzerland, Architecturally-controlled synthetic bone substitutes for bone regeneration under load
2014: The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation. Design and construction of a sheep elevator.
2014: The Australasian Hyperbaric and Diving Medicine Research Trust: The effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on inflammation, fibrosis and angiogenesis following contusion injury in skeletal muscle
2010-2011: AO Research Foundation, Switzerland: Role of mechanical stability in metaphyseal fracture healing in mice
2007: Wesley Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia: Prevention of bacterial bone infections in mice with implant coatings for delivery of antibiotics, demonstrated by in vivo biophotonic imaging
2006: Wesley Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia: Development of slow release surface coatings for orthopaedic implants for prevention and treatment against bacterial infections.

Previous research student projects

Mechanical characterisation of rat ulna compression model
Characterisation of mouse fracture fixation implants using finite element modeling and mechanical testing
Assessment of mouse fracture healing with mechanical testing, histology and microCT imaging
Influence of surgical approach on bone fracture healing
Characterisation of vascular changes after soft tissue trauma using contrast-enhanced microCT

Career history

2017 – present: Operations Manager, MERF, IHBI, QUT
2011 – 2017: Deputy Director, MERF, IHBI, QUT
2005 – 2013: Senior Research Fellow, Trauma Research Group, IHBI, QUT
2001 – 2005: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH, USA.

This information has been contributed by Dr Roland Steck.

Du Z, Steck R, Doan N, Woodruff M, Ivanovski S, Xiao Y, (2015) Estrogen deficiency-associated bone loss in the maxilla: A methodology to quantify the changes in the maxillary intra-radicular alveolar bone in an ovariectomized rat osteoporosis model, Tissue Engineering, Part C: Methods p458-466
Lutz M, Steck R, Sitte I, Rieger M, Schuetz M, Klestil T, (2015) The metaphyseal bone defect in distal radius fractures and its implication on trabecular remodeling - a histomorphometric study (case series), Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research p1-7
Raggatt L, Wullschleger M, Alexander K, Wu A, Millard S, Kaur S, Maugham M, Gregory L, Steck R, Pettit A, (2014) Fracture healing via periosteal callus formation requires macrophages for both initiation and progression of early endochondral ossification, American Journal of Pathology p3192-3204
Wullschleger M, Steck R, Matthys R, Webster J, Woodruff M, Epari D, Ito K, Schuetz M, (2013) A new model to study healing of a complex femur fracture with concurrent soft tissue injury in sheep, Open Journal of Orthopedics p62-68
Drobetz H, Weninger P, Grant C, Heal C, Muller R, Schuetz M, Pham M, Steck R, (2013) More is not necessarily better: A biomechanical study on distal screw numbers in volar locking distal radius plates, Injury p535-539
Ruutu M, Thomas G, Steck R, Degli-Esposti M, Zinkernagel M, Alexander K, Velasco J, Strutton G, Tran A, Benham H, Rehaume L, Wilson R, Kikly K, Davies J, Pettit A, Brown M, McGuckin M, Thomas R, (2012) Beta-glucan triggers spondylarthritis and Crohn's disease-like ileitis in SKG mice, Arthritis and Rheumatism p2211-2222
Berner A, Boerckel J, Saifzadeh S, Steck R, Ren J, Vaquette C, Zhang Q, Nerlich M, Guldberg R, Hutmacher D, Woodruff M, (2012) Biomimetic tubular nanofiber mesh and platelet rich plasma-mediated delivery of BMP-7 for large bone defect regeneration, Cell and Tissue Research p603-612
Steck R, Ueno M, Gregory L, Rijken N, Wullschleger M, Itoman M, Schuetz M, (2011) Influence of internal fixator flexibility on murine fracture healing as characterized by mechanical testing and microCT imaging, Journal of Orthopaedic Research p1245-1250
Histing T, Garcia P, Holstein J, Klein M, Matthys R, Nuetzi R, Steck R, Laschke M, Wehner T, Bindl R, Recknagel S, Stuermer E, Vollmar B, Wildemann B, Lienau J, Willie B, Peters A, Ignatius A, Pohlemann T, Claes L, Menger M, (2011) Small animal bone healing models: Standards, tips, and pitfalls results of a consensus meeting, Bone p591-599
Reichert J, Epari D, Wullschleger M, Saifzadeh S, Steck R, Lienau J, Sommerville S, Dickinson I, Schuetz M, Duda G, Hutmacher D, (2010) Establishment of preclinical ovine model for tibial segmental bone defect repair by applying bone tissue engineering strategies, Tissue Engineering, Part B: Reviews p93-104

For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.

Grants and projects (Category 1: Australian Competitive Grants only)

Title: Inter-Fragmentary Movement In Callus Formation In The Early Phase Of Fracture Healing
Primary fund type: CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID: DP0988124
Start year: 2009
Keywords: mathematical modelling;fracture healing

Title: Bioactive and biodegradable scaffold and novel graft source for the repair of large segmental bone defects
Primary fund type: CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID: 1055575
Start year: 2013
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Grants and projects (Category 1: Australian Competitive Grants only)