Daniel A. Grande is full Professor and Director of Orthopedic Research at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, part of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, NY, USA. He is also Professor at the Hofstra School of Medicine, NY, USA. Dr Grande graduated from New York University with a degree in anatomy and cell biology. He did a postdoctoral fellowship in at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, NY, USA, focusing on biomechanics of cartilage. He has contributed more than 155 peer reviewed papers to the literature with many involving cartilage repair strategies and 9 book chapters. His early work developed the first use of cell-based therapy for cartilage repair, currently known as autologous chondrocyte transplantation. His current work focuses on regenerative medicine of the musculoskeletal system using combinations of stem cells, growth factors and biomaterials