Shabana Amanda Ali

Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences

Shabana Amanda Ali is an Assistant Scientist/Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences. She earned a PhD in Medical Science at the University of Toronto and completed Postdoctoral Fellowships at the University of Western Ontario and the University Health Network in Canada. She leads a basic science research program aimed at elucidating genetic and epigenetic mechanisms underlying osteoarthritis. The Ali lab established a repository of hundreds of primary biospecimens from patients with arthritis. Ongoing studies are primarily focused on improving patient phenotyping and investigating microRNAs as biomarkers, mechanistic drivers, and therapeutic targets to improve care.