Orthopaedic Mechanobiology Lab at NC State University and UNC-Chapel Hill

PhD student Emily Fawcett is presenting her work on brachial plexus birth injury today at the Virtual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics!

‪Excellent poster talk by undergrad Annie Kate Watson at NC State’s virtual Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium. She killed it. And awesome mentoring by Sandra Molo.

‪Congrats to OML undergrad researchers, Jennifer Potts and Vincent Roche, for receiving NC State Undergraduate Research Awards for Fall 2020! I’ve been so impressed by the resilience of all of our undergrads while working from home these past few months.

Congratulations to Sandra and Steph who completed Morehead Planetarium's IMPACTS program to help train scientists in communication and outreach. Plus they were both featured on the Planetarium's page rocking their tie-dyed lab coats!

Who says lab coats have to be boring? 🥼🌈

Tie dye lab coats brought to you by the North Carolina Science Festival for recent graduates of the IMPACTS program. Thanks Melanie Baughman, Stephanie Teeter, Sandra Molo, and Lexi Hoopman for sharing! 💚

Another new paper! By former OML undergrad Amir Robe, in collaboration with NC State vet surgeon, Simon Roe, and former vet student, Liz Thompson.

Influence of wire configuration on resistance to fragment distraction of tension bands placed in a greater trochanteric osteotomy model Objective To determine the influence of wiring configurations on initial tension and resistance to tensile loads in tension band constructs without the contributions of Kirschner‐wire stabilization....

Another new paper! By former PhD student Nicholas Hanne, former postdoc Andy Steward, and undergrads Marci Sessions and Hannah Thornburg. Published in the ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering.

Stroke Prevents Exercise-Induced Gains in Bone Microstructure But Not Composition in Mice | Journal of Biomechanical Engineering | ASME Digital Collection Hanne, N. J., Steward, A. J., Sessions, M. R., Thornburg, H. L., Sheng, H., and Cole, J. H. (November 6, 2019). "Stroke Prevents Exercise-Induced Gains in Bone Microstructure But Not Composition in Mice." ASME. J Biomech Eng. December 2019; 141(12): 121008. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4045113

New paper out! In collaboration with David Muddiman at NC State METRIC...published in Analytical Methods.

Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) of fresh bones using infrared matrix-assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization (IR-MALDESI) - Analytical Methods (RSC Publishing) We report an effective strategy for direct analysis and two-dimensional (2D) infrared matrix-assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization (IR-MALDESI) mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) of mouse bones that underwent no chemical treatments prior to analysis. To unravel the chemistry in bones under....

From Sept 27: Grad students Sandra Molo and Jason Cox presenting their research at the UNC/NC State BME
retreat today. It’s always fun reconnecting with faculty and students based on “the other side” that we haven’t seen in a while.

Jacque Cole on Twitter

New paper out by co-first authors Nicholas Hanne and former undergrad Elizabeth Easter!

Minimally invasive laser Doppler flowmetry is suitable for serial bone perfusion measurements in mice In vivo laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) has previously been used to quantify blood perfusion accurately at a single timepoint in the murine tibial metap…

Time to copy some posts from Twitter that I forgot to share here...
From Sept 27: OML grad students sharing their passion for STEM engagement with the community through programs like SciREN Triangle!

Stephanie Teeter on Twitter “ was there presenting a lesson plan to teach grades 3-5 about bone structure and properties ”

Jacque and Stephanie were recognized for the work they've done with Athens Drive HS at the recent Wake County School to Career Awards breakfast. Congratulations!

Check out more details of their award here: https://www.smore.com/k2rs3

Nicholas successfully defended his dissertation. We're so proud of the newly minted Dr. Hanne!

Jacque Cole on Twitter “Congrats on an excellent defense, Dr. Nicholas Hanne! On to a postdoc with Dr. Ralph Marcucio at UCSF. ”