Congratulations to Dr. Carroll on his promotion to Dean’s Fellow and Director of Health of the Forces. https://www.purdue.edu/hhs/news/2026/05/purdue-health-of-the-forces-program-announces-first-director/

Congratulations to Eric Gutierrez on the completion of his PhD and his promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. Good luck at West Point!

Great trip to the University of Michigan to meet with Dr. Jacob Haus and learn about serum AGE analysis.

Great trip to the ORS 2026 Annual Meeting. Great team effort and group gathering.

2025

We are excited to welcome Isaac Lennox to the lab team. Isaac is from Sault Ste Marie, Canada, and graduated from LSSU just like his advisor (Dr. Carroll).

Great time at the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) in Phoenix, AZ with PhD student, Harrison Cottingham. It was a great meeting and we are looking forward to next year.

Excited by our first visit to Natick, MA with Purdue PhD student Maj. Eric Gutierrez to establish a research collaboration with teams at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM). We look forward to researching approaches to increase solider readiness by improving tendon health and accelerating recovery from tendon injuries.