(12/12) What I learned: - Even commonly used cell lines might not be perfect for every assay/output you are interested in. - Troubleshooting within assays for different cell types might be needed. It helps to figure this out sooner rather than later.

Cudos to Arianna Gomez (she/her/ella) for vetting these model systems carefully and sharing the data, so others don’t have to repeat this arduous work. Please read her excellent summary thread and the paper. 1/3

Congratulations 🎉🎉to our 2023 Christopher Jacobs Award for Excellence in Leadership winner Dr. Lola Eniola-Adefeso @Lola_UMich #CMBE2023 This award honors leadership excellence in CMBE and is named in memory and honor of Christopher R. Jacobs, Ph.D.

So excited to see Letitia Bradford, MD, FAAOS, FACS is this year's keynote speaker at the 2023 Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting! 🙌 Nth Dimensions is an incredible program that is having a major impact in reducing barriers to diversity and inclusion in orthopaedics.

PhD candidates and postdocs in regenerative medicine: Join us in April in Seattle for a two-day workshop on inclusive lab leadership. Researchers from underrepresented groups in science and engineering are encouraged to apply! Support for travel available! bit.ly/3YbxGx7

We are thrilled to welcome Jenny Robinson to ISCRM at UW! Mechanical Engineering at UW UW Orthopaedics And now the story of how a soccer injury helped turn a young athlete into a scientist... bit.ly/3HsQd1m

Big move alert! Crazy excited for this new role as Endowed Chair in Women’s Sports Medicine and Lifetime Fitness in UW Orthopaedics Mechanical Engineering at UW and ISCRM at UW. Amazed how my experience on the field, training in biomaterials and tissue engineering, and…

Happy to share my first preprint from my postdoc in the Jenna Galloway 🥰 Here, we present the adult #zebrafish #tendon as an exciting new model for connective tissue #regeneration! @MGH_RI MassGeneral CRM biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Have you done research in multiple countries? Asst Prof Ayokunle Olanrewaju (UW Bioengineering+Mechanical Engineering at UW) has and embodies #BlackExcellence in BME. His lab aims to develop automated devices to improve health outcomes at any point of need. RT & submit who you want to see bitly.ws/zCMp

Research from the Yadav Lab sheds new light on the mechanisms by which a gene strongly linked to #autism triggers pathological changes to the neuronal membrane that contribute to intellectual disabilities. UW School of Pharmacy UW Medicine Newsroom

I am excited to share this new beautiful work from Steph Steph Tsai in my lab!

📣 Check out our new Editor’s Pick! From JBMRPlus Deputy Editor Hanna Taipaleenmäki Hanna Taipaleenmäki: Beta 2 Adrenergic Receptor Selective Antagonist Enhances Mechanically Stimulated Bone Anabolism in Aged Mice doi.org/10.1002/jbm4.1… 1/8

Does Race and Ethnicity Play a Role in Osteoporosis and its Management? Don’t Miss Our Webinar on February 23! This webinar is hosted by the ASBMR DEI Committee in honor of Black History Month! Register here: ow.ly/in3J50MJqmF

Great program for undergrad and professional students interested in musculoskeletal research. @asbmr ECTS Orthopaedic Research Society Apply here by Mar 10. bit.ly/3IUQqLq

It is with utmost sorrow and heavy hearts to announce the passing of our President and Co-Founder of BlackinChem, Samantha “Sammy” Mensah. She was a phenomenal activist, leader, inventor, science communicator. and a doctoral candidate in chemistry at UCLA. (1/3)

If you need someone to talk to, please call the suicide prevention hotline (988). In loving memory of Samantha “Sammy” Mensah September 18, 1994 - February 22, 2023 Sincerely, The BlackinChem Executive Board (3/3)

So excited to get started! Welcome to the Laboratory for Musculoskeletal Crosstalk #newPI #AcademicChatter New PI Slack #orthotwitter