Dr. Beier is the Chair of the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of Western Ontario, and the Canada Research Chair in Musculoskeletal Research. His research is on the area of osteoarthritis, and in particular in the genetic and molecular basis of this disorder. He has published close to 150 peer-reviewed articles and made major contributions to our understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms driving osteoarthritis. He is the 2019 recipient of the OARSI Basic Science award, one of the main international awards in his field.