Before joining the Institute as a Research Analyst, Dr. Nicole Gould earned her Bachelor of Science in Cellular, Molecular, and Physiological Biology from Christopher Newport University. She then earned her doctorate in Molecular Medicine from The University of Maryland, Baltimore where she investigated how bone cells respond to mechanical and hormonal stimulation. She then completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis where she conducted studies to better understand the essential biological processes that promote healing after bone fracture.