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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Rest day after exercise, partner abroad, 2 new chaos kitties arriving in a few weeks… time for some (final) nerd time 🤩 #FiveLeaguesFromTheBorderlands

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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Me: “we need a very large screen in the lab”. Them: yes for presentations and teaching right? Me: “ehm sure yeah”

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Journal of Biomechanics @jbiomech.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

😃 In a new article published in J Biomech, Aeles et al. summarise and discuss evidence of meaningful differences in anatomy, neural control, biomechanical behaviour, and functional roles of human medial and lateral gastrocnemius muscles. 👀 buff.ly/iXLmlxl

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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Well. This was an unexpected first slide for a research internship presentation in our lab 😅 #GenAI #250mA🔥

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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

🥓 Are the medial & lateral gastrocnemius muscles identical? ✍️ The evidence suggests no. In this perspective article @francoishug.bsky.social and I summarise this evidence and reanalysed own data. 🟢 Freely available for 50 days! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Synergistic yet different: Rethinking the gastrocnemii as two functionally distinct muscles

The human medial and lateral gastrocnemius muscles play important roles in gait, standing balance, and numerous sports activities. Because they share …

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SEBiology @sebiology.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

📢 Abstract submissions are officially OPEN for the #SEBconference - Florence 2026! Submit your research for presentation at the SEB Annual Conference before 6 March 2026 (GMT). More information: www.sebiology.org/resource/seb-conference-florence-2026-abstract-submission-is-now-open.html

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SEB Conference Florence 2026: Abstract submission is now open

Abstract submission deadline: Friday 6 March 2026 🗓️

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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Fun days in the lab! Great seeing the progress of these two in setting up 3D ultrasound imaging. This will be used for their projects: Daan De Vlieger on muscle assessment in stroke patients and Liese Bosman in 3D muscle shapes of contracting muscles! #BNBlab #BRRC #VUB #FWO

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Anne Koelewijn @drannek.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

There are a couple of weeks left to apply! I just heard that we can also accept PhD students with a suitable background, so extending the call to those as well. #biomech_sky

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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Thank you @sebiology.bsky.social for featuring me and my lab in the autumn magazine. My international journey has been incredibly valuable, including the fantastic people I have met and worked with. Read the full article here: issuu.com/societyforex... Our lab: move.research.vub.be/en/bnb-lab

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THE SOCIETY FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY - SEB Autumn 2025 magazine

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Kiisa Nishikawa @kiisa.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

The Nishikawa lab at Northern Arizona University and the NSF-funded Integrative Movement Sciences Institute are hiring a postdoc to help develop multiscale muscle models - please apply and share widely! careers.nau.edu/cw/en-us/job...

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Postdoctoral Scholar - Flagstaff, Arizona, United States

Special Information This position is an on-site position which requires the incumbent to complete their work primarily at an NAU site, campus, or facility with or without accommodation. Opportunities...

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Anne Koelewijn @drannek.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

My research group has an open position for a postdoc! Interested in investigating the postural transition towards mammalian gait using movement simulations? We might have the right position for you! More details and application info here: www.asm.tf.fau.de/en/2025/11/1...

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Postdoctoral researcher for DFG-funded project “FossilGaitSim”

The Biomechanical Motion Analysis and Creation (BioMAC) group at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) invites applications for a postdoctoral position with the goal to…

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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Synergistic yet different: Rethinking the gastrocnemii as two functionally distinct muscles. In this preprint perspective article, @francoishug.bsky.social and I delve into the biomechanics, anatomy, neural control, and function of the gastrocnemius muscles, two important calf muscles.

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Synergistic yet different: Rethinking the gastrocnemii as two functionally distinct muscles

Abstract The human medial and lateral gastrocnemius muscles play important roles in gait, standing balance, and numerous sports activities. Because they share

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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Very happy with the first paper out of the Brussels Neuromuscular Biomechanics Lab! We provide evidence that the #SENIAM #EMG guidelines are not appropriate for the LG and SOL muscles and that muscle-tendon decoupling needs to be considered! 50-days for free: authors.elsevier.com/a/1m4ky3kurp...

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Did you know that when you peer review for JEB, @biologists.bsky.social will protect a tree in Great Knott Wood, the Lake District, as part of its #ForestOfBiologists initiative to foster biodiversity? Every time you peer review for us we help the planet

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UAntwerp FunMorph @uafunmorph.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Fish suck... but species that feed on algae suck differently! 🐟 A new publication in Communications Biology by #UAFunMorph members Jana De Ridder, Peter Aerts, and Sam Van Wassenbergh, demonstrates how head motion patterns for generating suction are finetuned to the species' main diets.

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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Needless to say: I’m out of the office 👋

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Journal of Biomechanics @jbiomech.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

😃 In a new article published in J Biomech, Funaro et al estimates both patient-specific material coefficients and friction coefficient between two subtendon layers in vivo for patients with Achilles tendinopathy. 👀 buff.ly/0uEIe4W

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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

@microsoft.com Windows’ “update and *shut down*” is one of the biggest lies of this era. #NeverShutsDown #RestartingAndDrainingBatteryOvernight #Why #Betrayal #Judas

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Alana Sharp @acsharp.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

📣I’m hiring! Two weeks to apply for an October start. Start date is also flexible. #PhD #Morphology #evolution

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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

ISB 2025: 🗣️ Interested in surface #EMG electrode placement? I will present on Wednesday, July 30: 🕝 15:20 - 15:30 🔎 SENIAM-guided electromyography electrode placement is suboptimal for triceps surae muscles 📍 Room C1 💪 Parallel session 10D - Muscle Structure & Function

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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Fun night out with the team after a full day of testing in the lab on an exciting #EMG project. All excited now for comparative muscle biomechanics at the upcoming @sebiology.bsky.social conference in (soon-to-be) sunny Antwerp! #BrusselNeuromuscularBiomechanicsLab #BRRC #VUB

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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

The IRIS - MSCA postdoctoral programme (ULB - VUB), and the European Commission is OPEN for applications. Are you working in the space of "Health and Wellness", are eligible and have an excellent CV and motivation? Get in touch to discuss possible collaborations! iris-cofund.eu/call-informa...

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The Guide for Applicants for the first call will guide you step by step to submit your application. The Guide also provides detailed information about the evaluation and selection procedure.

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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Are you interested in muscle #biomechanics and looking for #postdoc opportunities? If you have skills in (statistical) shape modelling, advanced data analyses or 3D imaging/model reconstructions, get in touch with me! I will be at #SEB2025 (Antwerp), #CNB2025 (Helsinki), and #ISB2025 (Stockholm).

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SEBiology @sebiology.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

⏰ Final countdown: You have until 13 June to register for the 2025 #SEBconference in Antwerp! Don’t miss one of the most exciting biology events of the year 🌱🧬🧫 Book now: 🔗 www.sebiology.org/resource/seb... 🧵👇 Here’s why you should be there (view thread)

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

If you are a graduate student or a postdoc, consider applying for one of our‬ Travelling Fellowships and you could receive up to £3000 to visit another lab & collaborate with other researchers. Deadline 8 August 2025 For more information visit: www.biologists.com/grants/trave...

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Professor John R. Hutchinson @johnrhutchinson.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

This paper in #ProcB investigates a creative question: how human vocalisation relates to body dynamics, especially with some muscles attached to the torso, and finding that there is indeed a relationship: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....

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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Very interesting lecture at @uantwerpen.be on the extinct Tasmanian tiger, by author of this book Charlotte Van Den Boeck at the first #BioTalks.

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Taylor Dick @taylorjmdick.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

We are recruiting a postdoc for an exciting multi-disciplinary project that explores the use of quantum sensors to measure muscle behaviour - looking for someone with skills in ultrasound, mocap, and EMG - funded by QLD Government's Quantum 2032 Challenge uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uqcare...

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Neuromechanics

School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Full-time, fixed-term position for 3 years Base salary will range from $80,448 – $107,104 (Academic Level A) + 17% Superannuation Based at our vibrant St L...

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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Always nice when I can work on the University of Antwerp campus, especially when the sheep (left, not right on photo) are there!

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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

It saddens me to read (in job applications) statements from women on what skills they developed during (<5 month) maternity leave & how they managed to stay productive. As if taking care of a child is not enough. That is a full-time job. Period. No need for “what else did you do during that time?”.

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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

👟 Is het slim om te joggen met loopschoenen van 14 euro van een huismerk? Of kies je toch beter voor een duur merk met hoogtechnologische superfoam? 💡 Jeroen Aeles, PhD, professor biomechanica aan de VUB, en Matthias Valkeniers, wereldwijde productmanager van KIPRUN, geven raad. lnkd.in/ed-2Hp6r

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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

It’s funny how we, as scientists, never fully agree with each other. Until we reply to reviewer comments. #It’sOkToDisagree

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Geoff Power @geoffpower.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The PowerLab ( uofgpowerlab.weebly.com ) is having some big turnover this summer and this opens the door to take on new PhD students to work on projects related to muscular adaptations to use/disuse across various structural levels. Happy to chat!!

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About Me I am currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences (HHNS) in the College of Biological Sciences (CBS) at the University of Guelph and Director...

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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Very important work that we all need to consider as researchers, authors, reviewers, and editors in Biomechanics (and other fields…). Thanks Eline for this great work.

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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Officially Twitter-free 🥳 It took me a while, but I no longer want to support enemies of science and diversity. All in on BlueSky!

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bartbolsterlee.bsky.social @bartbolsterlee.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Pleased to share our work on childhood muscle growth with the wider community! Thanks @neuraimaging.bsky.social for supporting this important research.

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Jeroen Aeles @aelesj.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Haven’t read it yet, but that would be quite impactful!

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Journal of Biomechanics @jbiomech.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

😃 A new article published in J Biomech by Bolsterlee et al explores how the force-generating properties of animal muscles are scaled to human muscles, and for how the functional capacity of muscles is predicted from muscle architecture. 👀 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #BiomechSky

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UAntwerp FunMorph @uafunmorph.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Final week of the @UAFunMorph Galápagos expedition! 🎥 Capturing high-speed footage of Darwin's finches while they feed and sing to study beak movement. Best of luck to Irene, Cas, and Jan for the final data collection! 🙌 We are grateful to our helpers and sponsors. #DarwinsFinches #Galapagos

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Meghan E. Huber @mehuber.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Postdoc opportunity to do digital twin research for human and humanoid agile locomotion with myself, Wouter Hoogkamer @umill.bsky.social and Donghyun Kim! See forms.gle/FRFtLNiY7j3z... for more info and to apply by 3/19.

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Pauline Provini @paulineprovini.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Abstract submission for @sebiology.bsky.social in Antwerp is open until Fri 7th March! #SEB2025 Plenty of #Biomechanics Special Sessions—pick your poison! 🦕 Bringing Fossils "Back to Life" 🏃‍♀️ Musculoskeletal Mechanics & Modelling 🤖 Kinematics & Robotics 🔧 Innovative Methods 🎖️ Tribute to Peter Aerts

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SEB Annual Conference Antwerp 2025

Abstract submissions will open from Monday 6th January until Friday 7th March 2025

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Sjoerd Bruijn @smbruijn.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Ok, sky help me out here. If doing inverse kinematics using IMUs, is really only the orientation of the sensors used? It would seem that if you have a reasonable estimate of pos of sensor on segment, given kinematic chain, you would also know acc, and hence, could use that info for better fit. 1/2

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UAntwerp FunMorph @uafunmorph.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Hello world! The Functional Morphology Lab of the UAntwerp Biology Department is finally on Bluesky! Let us share with you our research, academic activities, and our passion for #science. 🦎🐦 🐟 🦩 🐓 👩‍🔬 🎓 👨‍🔬 Here are some of the animals that keep us busy at the moment.

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Konow lab at UMass Lowell @konowlab.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Reminder: abstracts for the '25 Society for Experimental Biology meeting in Antwerp BE (July 7th-11th) are due March 7th. t.co/VawfbYRCsu I'll run a session on Multiscale Musculoskeletal Mechanics and Modeling. Please DM me for information and submit to session A1 if your work fits our theme.

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Brian Umberger @brianumberger.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

While we're rightfully lamenting DEI policy changes and program elimination, be sure to embrace the positive impact we can each have in our own circles, whether large or small. No one in Washington can prevent you from personally valuing diversity, treating others respectfully, or promoting equity.

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