Dr. Jayasuriya received his Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Genetics and Development from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY in 2006. He received his PHD in Biomedical Sciences at Brown University, Providence, RI in 2013. He is a molecular cell biologist by training with a background in molecular genetics and musculoskeletal research. Dr. Jayasuriya's laboratory has two main focuses: (1) improving joint injury repair strategies using native tissue stem cell populations (2) elucidating the biological mechanisms that underlie chronic degenerative joint diseases like osteoarthritis.