His current research interests include the basic biology of the cell and therapeutic applications of stem cells in the areas of arthritic diseases and joint injury, tissue engineering applications in orthopedic medicine, cartilage biology and extracellular matrix biology. He has published extensively in scientific journals, book chapter, conference and workshops, many of which were invited papers and reviews. In addition, he acts as a referee for several prestigious International Scientific Journals such as Biochemica Biophysica Acta, Nature Biotechnology, the Journals of Biological Chemistry, Orthopaedic Research and Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, as well as specialist scientific journals including Tissue Engineering, Arthritis and Rheumatism and Osteoarthritis and Cartilage.