Interested in a cool project combing physics and biology? A 3 year PhD/Research Assistant position on Biomechanics and multifunctionality of insect cuticular lipids is available in our lab at Dept of Zoology Cambridge University funded by HFSP . Link below: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/44777/

This workgroup of superstars! Excited to have so many projects running! #biomechanicsandbioroboticslab UniSC: University of the Sunshine Coast

🚨Quick Reminder Abstracts for SEB 2024 annual meeting in Prague are due March 8th. If you work on #Biomechanics, #FunctionalMorphology, or #Ecomorphology in #plants🌱or #animals🐟, submit to sessions A21 or A23, which I will be programming, at: sebiology.org/events/seb-con…

Interested in human colonisation patterns of islands? Check out our new paper & approach for reconstructing these dynamics across space and time 👉nature.com/articles/s4159… #biodiversity #ecology #biogeography #extinction

Honoured to be featured by UQ Medicine on #IWD. Proud to be in a Faculty that values, supports & lifts up its women. Shout out to a few of the amazing UQ Medicine women who are part of my tribe Kylie Tucker Shyuan Ngo 🧠🔬🧫👩🏻‍🍳😻 Josephine Bowles Kelly Walton Laura Fenlon PhD Melissa Reichelt

Ever wondered why cheetahs are so dang fast, but smaller animals, like mice, or larger animals, like elephants, are much slower? Thrilled to share our new study in Nature Communications led by Evolutionary Biomechanics Laboratory & Christofer Clemente w/ Peter Bishop. A chat that started 10 y ago rdcu.be/dANSE

Nature Communications Evolutionary Biomechanics Laboratory Christofer Clemente If you are interested in a nice synopsis - here is the press release imperial.ac.uk/news/251993/ch… UQ Medicine UniSC: University of the Sunshine Coast Imperial College London Harvard University

Why is the max speed limit found in mid-sized animals? This is explained by two competing musculoskeletal limits: how fast muscles contract in smaller animals, & how much they shorten during contraction in larger animals. Cheetahs 🐆 hit that sweet spot | doi.org/10.1038/s41467…

New paper, hot off the press 🥳! Larger animals have longer limbs and are stronger-so why are the fastest runners of intermediate size? It's all to do with physical constraints on muscle, the prime mover. Collab w/ Christofer Clemente, Taylor Dick and P Bishop. doi.org/10.1038/s41467…

Should we all be hopping like a kangaroo? 🦘 University of Liverpool EMB lab , Samuel Cross and James Charles review an exciting #preprint unlocking the secrets of kangaroo locomotor energetics. Work from Christofer Clemente and colleagues. Take a look at the #preLight ⬇️ 👀prelights.biologists.com/highlights/unl…

Predicting and improving complex beer flavor through machine learning | Nature Communications nature.com/articles/s4146…

Check out this cracking preLights post by University of Liverpool EMB lab Samuel Cross & James Charles featuring Lauren Thornton Taylor Dick Professor John R. Hutchinson Glen Lichtwark Craig McGowan Christofer Clemente & co's recent bioRxiv unlocking the secrets of kangaroo locomotor energetics

A nice write up on our paper exploring the evolution of #gliding in #marsupials. Avoiding the ground might be a more important driver than saving energy. #hiddenvale UniSCResearchBank Led by Jasmin Annett snexplores.org/article/marsup…

Just came across this amazing animated video by The Linnean Society of London showcasing our research on iguana locomotion. We compared the biomechanics of running in Green, spiny tailed and Marine iguanas to see if there was an influence of habitat on movement! youtube.com/watch?v=qoMiHd…

Could giant extinct kangaroos hop? Maybe so... tune in to the ABC Catalyst series featuring some of our research Christofer Clemente (and who doesn't want to listen to Hugh Jackman lovely voice) UQ Medicine UQ News UniSC: University of the Sunshine Coast abc.net.au/news/science/2…

Up close and personal with the iron-coated teeth of the Komodo dragon <3

Scientists have found Komodo dragons, the largest lizards in the world, have iron coated teeth. Aaron LeBlanc (Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences at King's) says the study gives us clues to how dinosaurs like the T-rex may have ripped apart their prey #ScienceatKings Read more⬇️ theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Moa didn't go #extinct all at the same time in NZ, but they did all go #extinct in places close together. These places are also the final holdouts for today's threatened birds, kakapo, takahe and many kiwi species. Want to know more? Take a read 👇 nature.com/articles/s4155…

Komodo dragons have iron -coated teeth!! It was amazing to be part of this team led by Aaron LeBlanc - showing that this iron coat in komodo (and in other varanid lizards!) might help keep these teeth sharp UniSC: University of the Sunshine Coast nature.com/articles/s4155…

New paper->Rethinking the physiological cross-sectional area of skeletal muscle reveals the mechanical advantage of pennation doi.org/10.1098/rsos.2… ..we use geometric models to highlight the mech. advantage of a pennate design & clear the air on some PCSA confusion Christofer Clemente