In @JOrthopRes.bsky.social, the Christiansen Lab (UC Davis) reports sex differences in mice post-femur fracture: 🦴 Males show greater systemic bone loss & TNF-α elevation 💪 Females trend toward greater muscle loss in the injured limb buff.ly/LfFQjGn #ORSxDerby #ORSSMC @ORSsociety.bsky.social

@kelseyhcollins.bsky.social and I are kicking off the USASP Annual Scientific Meeting with a trip to the iconic Bean! Excited to be in Chicago, present my work this afternoon at poster B28, and join the Pain & Aging SIG tonight! 🎉 @usasp.bsky.social

It’s out! Powerhouse team and a powerhouse paper with exciting and novel findings. Honored and proud to be part of this one - check it out! ⬇️🎉

Excited to share the latest chapter of our work on fat-joint interorgan crosstalk in knee OA, featuring the role of complement factor D secreted by fat in knee pain. Link here: bit.ly/42Og5hJ Thanks to @farsh-g.bsky.social for all of your support - @thehopefulscie1.bsky.social and all coauthors!

#labdaptations alert🚨! This tube opener is great for individuals with limited hand strength/mobility or tremors. I use it to keep my joints from hyperextending/dislocating, which helps to decrease pain.

Many congratulations to the newly elected chairs @thehopefulscie1.bsky.social , @jackbroberts.bsky.social for GRS Cartilage 2027.. Great to see the GRS is in safe hands..

Hey #CartilageGRS2025 trainees! Defending soon, looking for a postdoc, and/or want to live in beautiful San Francisco, CA? We're looking for motivated folks to solve complex puzzles involving systemic factors, fat, aging, the gut microbiome and MSK health. DMs open! @thehopefulscie1.bsky.social

Feeling incredibly honored to be elected as a GRS Co-Chair AND to receive a podium award! Grateful for this opportunity to present some of our recent findings throughout the week and to be surrounded by such inspiring work and scientists at this conference 🎉

Excited for our workshop on interdisciplinary solutions to study mechanisms of musculoskeletal pain at #USASP2025 in Chicago, featuring talks from Nadeen Chahine, Hang Lin, Rachel Miller, and Allan Basbaum @usasp.bsky.social. #painresearch Would love to see you there!

SO MANY STAND UP FOR SCIENCE EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM—153 and COUNTING! To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎

Proud to be a scientist today and everyday. Science belongs to everyone and is for everyone ❤️🧬 #StandUpForScience

At @standupforscience.bsky.social and the signs are statistically significantly excellent

🚨🧪 We’ve been talking to scientists at rallies today across the country in DC, Boston, Seattle, and NJ. Here’s why scientists are “Dismayed, depressed, disgusted” and what they’re doing about it 🧵 ⤵️ for more #StandUpforScience #StandUpforScience2025 @nature.com

#ORS2025 was one of the books! Loved sharing my science, volunteering at #ORSOpenDoor, seeing old friends and making new ones ❤️ See you next year in Charlotte, NC!

Stellar presentation on student outcomes of the 2024 #ORSOpenDoor event by @mmcgeelawrence.bsky.social! It was great to see how much the program has grown and thrived in its revival during her tenure as @orssociety.bsky.social Advocacy Council Chair. Can’t wait to share 2025’s data with y’all!

Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic. globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

I am starting this morning by reaching outside of my science echo chamber (posting on facebook) to explain why the NIH matters and why the new indirect rate policy will be catastrophic to everyone

Another amazing talk at #ORS2025 from @carolynchlebek.bsky.social ! 👏🏼👏🏼 It was so fun to collaborate and bring #metabolomics into this well designed study centering around the effects of #obesity and weight loss on bone 🦴

Starting #ORS2025 with a phenomenal talk from @sadewill.bsky.social on how #aging and the immune system alter and magnify IVD in both males and females, and more so, how #pain fits into this complex relationship 👏🏼🧬

Hey @orssociety.bsky.social members! Are you at #ors2025? The board needs your feedback on the strategic plan. Please visit the focus groups in person today and tomorrow, or DM me for the QR code to submit feedback online. Your voice matters!

And that’s a wrap on #ORSOpenDoor!🎉🎉🎉 It was such a fun day for students, teachers, and volunteers. Huge thanks to our leaders @jasoncmarvin.bsky.social and Paula Hernandez, amazing volunteers, and @orssociety.bsky.social staff who made this event possible!

The students had excellent questions for our awesome panel. One student asked “what is one piece of advice you would give us as middle schoolers?” We love Lance’s great piece of advice! ⬇️👂🏼 #ORSOpenDoor @orssociety.bsky.social

Next up is @sadewill.bsky.social teaching us about the #spine, the immune system, and her journey in #ortho. She even put us all to the test guessing the animal based off their #skeleton 🦴🐴🐠 #ORSOpenDoor @orssociety.bsky.social

@jasoncmarvin.bsky.social is our first speaker at #ORSOpenDoor educating us on #orthopaedics and #biomedical engineering! Importantly, Jason discussed that it is the only discipline to teach #equality in degrees earned with #women earning half of the bachelors degrees! 🏆

Your #ORSOpenDoor 2025 volunteers! We are so excited to engage students and teachers in short career talks, a discussion panel, and hands on workshops - it’ll be a fun day full of #stemoutreach! 🎉🧬🦴 @orssociety.bsky.social

Bright and early, we’re all ready in Phoenix for the 2025 #ORSOpenDoor event! Excited to welcome over >120 middle school students for an immersive, hands-on day of presentations, workshops, and discussion related to musculoskeletal research 😎 #STEMOutreach @orssociety.bsky.social

It is almost time for #ORSOpenDoor! Volunteers have arrived, coffee is being served, and workshops are underway 🎉 Follow along here and on Blue Sky to get all the updates today! @orssociety.bsky.social

🚪🔬 Happening tomorrow! ORS Open Door 2025, Feb 7 at the University of Arizona. We are excited to welcome Rogers Ranch STEM Academy students for career talks, a discussion panel with ORS members, and hands-on STEM workshops. Learn more: buff.ly/3VIyUjw

Looking forward to seeing everyone at #ORS2025! I will be presenting my postdoctoral work in the 'Crosstalk among Musculoskeletal Tissues and Beyond' session. Sunday, 4:25 - 4:35 pm, West 301D. @schmidtsciences.bsky.social @orssociety.bsky.social

Boarding my flight to #ORS2025! 🎉✈️ Excited to be part of the RIG: Bridging Disciplines to Find Solutions for #Osteoarthritis on Saturday night! Plus, catch my work on Monday and research from the June & Collins labs and our collaborators throughout the weekend! ⬇️⬇️

Honored and excited to be part of this #osteoarthritis RIG at #ORS2025! I am really looking forward to presenting, hearing from other speakers, and engaging in a lively discussion 🎤🎉

Excited to share the first paper from my PhD in @kelseyhcollins.bsky.social lab where we show that IPFP images using MRI are related to pain and are different with age, obesity and sex. Collab with ⁦Richard Souza, Laura Chen, and ⁦Emma Nedley. ⁩ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Thrilled to end the year w/ another publication! Excited to share one of my last studies from my PhD on the IDEA Trial where we investigated how weight loss interventions - i.e. diet & exercise - influence #osteoarthritis outcomes & #metabolism bit.ly/4gY8Byc Check out the thread below! ⬇️⬇️

Great way to end the year and start the week! 🤓🤓🤓📈📊📉

Who needs Santa when @thehopefulscie1.bsky.social comes to our meeting with beautiful and clear proteomics data in serum and synovial fluid which objectively identifies a #fatchat mechanism in aging, OA and pain we are working on with @dremilygoldberg.bsky.social…A great way to end the year 👏🏻

Excited to share our Year in Review on Molecular #Biomarkers of #Osteoarthritis 🎉 We dive into recently published gene, protein, & metabolite biomarkers across joints & sample types. While big strides have been made, there’s still work to do! Early detection & better outcomes await! bit.ly/4f0EDZ3