Amy Creecy

Amy Creecy

Undergraduate Research Assistant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Indiana University School of Medicine

  • Education

    • Vanderbilt University

      2014 - 2018
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Biomedical Engineering
    • Vanderbilt University

      2011 - 2014
      Master of Science (MS) Biomedical/Medical Engineering
    • The University of Texas at Austin

      2007 - 2011
      Bachelor of Science (BS) Biomedical/Medical Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Biomedical Outreach Leadership Team

  • Experience

    • The University of Texas at Austin

      Jan 2008 - May 2011
      Undergraduate Research Assistant
    • Vanderbilt University

      Aug 2011 - Aug 2018
      Graduate Research Assistant

      As a graduate student, I studied how aging and type 2 diabetes affect bone quality.

    • Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

      Sept 2018 - Sept 2022
      Postdoctoral Research Fellow

      My research focuses on how the bone matrix and structure is changed in disease models such as diabetes and OI, and how bone quality can be improved with either loading or pharmacological treatment,

    • Indiana University School of Medicine

      Oct 2022 - now
      Postdoctoral Researcher

      My work is a research role focused on orthopedic trauma and fracture healing. I've utilized porcine and murine models for various disease states and studied how fracture healing is regulated by megakaryocytes. I manage projects and mentor students at different levels.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Business Foundations

      The University of Texas at Austin
    • Certificate in College Teaching

      Vanderbilt University
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Amy Creecy
      ASBMR Young Investigator Award ASBMR Sep 2022
    • Awarded to Amy Creecy
      Preclinical Models Section Award: Poster Orthopaedic Research Society 2019
    • Awarded to Amy Creecy
      Travel grant recipient to ASBMR Annual Meeting American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2017
    • Awarded to Amy Creecy
      Travel grant recipient to BRS Annual Meeting Bone Research Society 2017
    • Awarded to Amy Creecy
      NSF Innovation in Graduate Education Challenge Semi-finalist National Science Foundation Jun 2013 The NSF Innovation in Graduate Education Challenge called for participants to submit plans on how to improve graduate level education.