Application deadline April 8 for the 2024 Montana State University @biofilmfirst MSU Extreme Biology Extreme Biofilms REU, a 10-week summer program for undergraduate students, providing hands-on research experience. Check out our website and apply! tbi.montana.edu/undergraduate-…

Want to learn more about Engineered Living Materials and hear from an awesome early stage PI ? Come to the first Living Materials Network webinar next Tuesday 4pm Eastern. See flyer or register here forms.office.com/pages/response….

I’m excited to be the inaugural speaker of the first Living Materials Network Webinar! Join us on March 26th at 1pm ET and spread the word. #ELMs #LivingMaterials #SyntheticBiology

Congratulations Dr. Welhaven!! As expected ⁦Hope Welhaven, PhD⁩ did a fantastic job defending her PhD. I’m grateful to have gotten to work with such an outstanding scientist 🙏🙏

The Maerz Lab Tristan Maerz is hiring a research assistant/tech - please circulate! We study pathological mechanisms of osteoarthritis, and this would be a perfect position for anyone looking to gain research experience in a wonderful training environment. careers.umich.edu/job_detail/248…

Come join us as a research tech. We welcome gap-year trainees who want to be part of a rich training environment to boost their experience for the next career step. We love pre-med, pre-dental, and pre-PhD scientists! You will learn, publish, and expand your network.

🌐 Join the next LearnORS #WebinarWednesday on May 15 at 12:00 PM CST. Hear a discussion on the challenges and solutions for maximizing the benefits of #undergraduate research experiences for both students and mentors. Learn more and register today at: bit.ly/4b5XIYl

One week from today! Still time to register for this virtual session, which should be a great discussion about incorporating undergraduate students in your research.

We Penn Orthopaedics are excited to announce an open faculty position in the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory for an Assistant Professor in the tenure track! Please share broadly! If you are or know someone interested, do reach out to me or Co-Chair Xiaowei Sherry Liu. Apply here! apply.interfolio.com/146051

It's been a busy Spring around here! First - congrats to Cailin Casey, who defended her dissertation on the mechanics of the flying insect thorax. Cailin was co-advised by Mark Jankauski and me. Cailin's next stop is a science policy internship in Boise! MSU Engineering

Next up - congrats to Ghazal Vahidi, who beautifully defended her dissertation research about osteocyte interactions with bone matrix. Ghazal was also recently honored with our department's 'Outstanding graduate researcher' award. Congrats Ghazal!!! MSU Engineering

This was such an awesome opportunity to talk about osteoarthritis, the metabolome, and how they merge in one of our latest studies on the effects of weight loss intervention on OA individuals. Thanks for having us on the podcast! 🎙️🦴 ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Check it out! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Exciting news! The University of Colorado Boulder is hosting an Embodied Carbon Bootcamp and Symposium for structural engineers this summer between July 25th and 27th! This event is designed as an on-ramp for structural engineers looking to become leaders in embodied carbon.

How does aging influence subchondral bone response to traumatic joint injury? New work from Dr. Chelsea Heveran, Ron June, & team show age-dependent differences after ACL injury in mice. Read here: bit.ly/4clqPXG #ORSSMC

A story of moving toward scientific rigor 👇 sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Our mechanotransduction model uses the hydrogel agarose for a 3D culture enviornment that allows us to apply deformations and loads to chondrocytes...

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