Professional Service

• National Institutes of Health. Role: Study Section Member. NIH. 2020 NIH Skeletal Biology Structure and Regeneration (SBSR) Study Section, February . 02/20/2020 - 02/21/2020
• JOR Spine. Advisory Board. 01/08/2020 - present
• Biomedical Engineering Society. Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering Track Chair. 01/01/2020 - present
• VA. Role: Reviewer. 2019 Fall VA RR&D SPiRE Review. 10/02/2019 - present
• VA. Role: Reviewer. 2019 Spring VA RR&D SPiRE Review. 04/23/2019 - present
• National Institutes of Health. Role: Study Section Member. ZRG1 GGG-D (70) R- Special Emphasis Panel. Innovative Technologies to Deliver Genome Editing Machinery to Disease-relevant Cells and Tissues. 06/29/2018 - present
• NIH. 2017 NIH ZRG1-MOSS-U82, R15 Special Emphasis Panel. 06/02/2017 - 06/02/2017
• NIH. 2017 NIH Pain Consortium Symposium . 05/31/2017 - 06/01/2017
• VA. Role: Reviewer. 2017 VA RR&D SPiRE Review. 03/15/2017 - present
• Journal Reviewer . Role: Reviewer. Ad-hoc reviewer (2016-17), Journal of Orthopaedic Research, PlosONE, Tissue Engineering, Cell and Molecular Bioengineering, Acta Biomaterilia, Brain Behavior and Immunity, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 01/01/2017 - present
• NIH. 2016 NIH Skeletal Biology Structure and Regeneration (SBSR) Study Section, October . 10/21/2016 - 10/22/2016
• Biomedical Engineering Society. Session Chair, Intervertebral Disc and Spine. 10/07/2016 - 10/07/2016
• NIH. 2016 NIH ZRG1-MOSS-U82, R15 Special Emphasis Panel. 06/07/2016 - 06/07/2016
• Veterans Affair. Role: Grant Reviewer. 2016 VA RR&D SPiRE Review. 04/30/2016 - 04/30/2016
• Journal Reviewer. Ad-hoc reviewer - Journal of Orthopaedic Research, PlosONE, Tissue Engineering, Cell and Molecular Bioengineering, Cell and Tissue Research, Journal of Biomechanics. 01/01/2016 - 12/31/2016
• Orthopaedic Research Society. Spine Section Committee Member. 12/2015 - present
• Department of Veterans Affairs. Fall RR&D SPiRE Review. 11/2015 - present
• NIH. NIH ZRG1-MOSS-U82, R15 Special Emphasis Panel. 10/2015 - present
• Biomedical Engineering Society. Session Chair, Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering and Mechanobiology. 09/2015 - present
• Journal of Orthopaedic Research, PlosOne, Tissue Engineering, Cell and Molecular Bioengineering. Ad-hoc Reviewer. 01/01/2015 - present
• Biomedical Engineering Society, Orthopaedic Research Society. Abstract Reviewer. 01/01/2015 - present

Honors & Awards

• ORS NIRA Award, 2021 ORS Annual Meeting. 02/17/2021
• ORS PSRS International Meeting, 1st prize poster award. 10/22/2020
• Innovation Award, ORS PSRS International Spine Research Symposium, 2017. 10/27/2017
• 1st prize poster (senior author), Spine Section, 62nd Annual Meeting ORS Annual Meeting, 2016. Orthopaedic Research Society, 03/06/2016
• 1st prize podium presentation, ORS PSRS 3rd International Philadelphia Spine Research Symposium, 2015. Orthopaedic Research Society, 11/12/2015
• 2nd prize poster presentation, ORS PSRS 3rd International Philadelphia Spine Research Symposium, 2015. Orthopaedic Research Society, 11/12/2015

Internal Service

• Academic Senate. 01/01/2021 - present. University service.
• Teaching Excellence Committee. 07/14/2017 - 01/01/2021. College service.
• Ad-Hoc Plagiarism Committee. 02/02/2017 - 02/02/2017. Department service.
• Graduate Committee. 12/2015 - present. Department service.

In the Media

• Q&A: University of Utah’s Robby Bowles 3D-Prints Cells to Produce Human Tissue. 01/01/2019. https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/artic...
• NOVEL BIOPRINTING METHOD FOR CREATING MUSCULOSKELETAL TISSUE FROM PATIENT’S OWN CELLS. 11/28/2018. https://www.biogelx.com/novel-3d-bioprinting-metho...
• 3D Printing Ligaments and Tendons. 11/16/2018. https://www.designnews.com/materials-assembly/3d-p...
• U OF UTAH ENGINEERS DEVELOP METHOD TO 3-D PRINT LIGAMENTS AND TENDONS. 11/14/2018. https://www.bmes.org/blog_home.asp?display=149
• UNIVERSITY OF UTAH DEVELOPS 3D BIOPRINTING FOR LIGAMENTS AND TENDONS. 10/19/2018. https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/university-of-...
• The Fine Print. 10/15/2018. https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/the-fine-prin...
• Engineers develop process to 3-D print cells to produce human tissue such as ligaments and tendons. 10/10/2018. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/1810...
• “U. scientists develop cell therapy for chronic disc pain”, Deseret News, March 2017. 03/15/2017.
• “Pain in the Neck”, UNEWS, March 2017 (Picked up by Eurkalert, Science Daily, Medical Xpress, Health Canal, TrueViral News, Utah Business, The Medical News). 03/13/2017.
• “U of U may have molecular help for those who suffer from chonic back pain”, KUTV Channel 2, March 2017. 03/13/2017.
• “U of U research team says gene therapy may be the key to solving chronic pain problems”, KSL Newsradio, March 2017. 03/13/2017.