Professor Travis Klein is the leader of the Cartilage Regeneration Laboratory (CRL) at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). The ultimate aim of the CRL is to help develop long-term regenerative therapies for treating cartilage defects, including osteoarthritis. One particular area of interest has been in understanding the differences between chondrocytes and extracellular matrix of different depth zones, and recapitulating these in vitro. To help understand chondrogenesis and joint pathologies, and engineer functional tissues, Travis' group is developing:
 

• functional biomaterials
• 3D cell culture systems
• biofabrication approaches
• mechanical stimulation technologies

In addition to cartilage tissue engineering, the CRL applies similar approaches and technologies towards cardiovascular and cancer applications.

Travis was the founding Director of the QUT Centre for Biomedical Technologies, which aims to deliver better health in our lifetime, by improving how we treat complex medical cases stemming from injuries, infection and age-related issues.