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Brad King

@bradking.bsky.social
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Lifespan Motor Neuroscience Lab at the University of Utah. Studying (motor) learning & memory across the human lifespan • (f)MRI • sleep • development • aging • opinions my own

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Scott Cairney @sacairney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fully funded PhD studentship investigating sleep’s role in forgetting unwanted memories at my lab at @yorkpsychology.bsky.social, starting in September 2027. Funding includes UK home fees and a 3-year tax-free stipend (~£22K per year). Please share widely www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Forgetting unwanted memories during sleep at University of York on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Forgetting unwanted memories during sleep at University of York, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Bodo Winter @bodowinter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
New tenure track position call for cognitive science at UCSD: apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04633
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Assistant Professor in Cognitive Science
University of California, San Diego is hiring. Apply now!
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Ken Paller @paller.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Announcing two tenure-track faculty openings in the Psych Dept at Northwestern University: Cognitive/Affective Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology psychology.northwestern.edu/people/facul...
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Job Opportunities: Department of Psychology - Northwestern University
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Joel Snyder @auditoryjoel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Please spread the word about this post-doctoral position to work at UNLV's new MRI facility with Dr. Ayan Sengupta, the facility's assistant director, and a fantastic cognitive neuroscientist. nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNLV-Externa...
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Postdoctoral Scholar, Neuroimaging, Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Integrated Health Sciences [R0153454]
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) appreciates your interest in employment. We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application: Once you start the application process ...
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Aidan Horner @aidanhorner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We're hiring! The York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC) is looking for a Senior Technical Specialist to support & develop MRI. This is a new role to reflect our commitment to pushing forward MRI research at York. Come join the team! jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/seni... #neurojobs #neuroskyence #psychscisky
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Jobs - The University of York
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Assistant Professor role at the University of Utah in Human Neuroscience, using computational, quantitative or neuroimaging methods to study brain function and behaviour. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/the-univ...
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Assistant Professor: Human Neuroscience
University of Utah seeks an Assistant Professor in Human Neuroscience using computational, quantitative or neuroimaging methods.
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JJ @jjodx.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026
Version of record of our paper "Preserved cerebellar functions despite structural degeneration in older adults" is now available @elife.bsky.social Where we show that structure and function of the cerebellum are decoupled during the aging trajectory elifesciences.org/articles/109... #sensorimotor
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Preserved cerebellar functions despite structural degeneration in older adults
Cerebellar-dependent functions are mostly maintained or even enhanced across the lifespan, with cerebellar-mediated motor abilities remaining intact despite degeneration, in contrast to non-cerebellar...
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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Hippocampal stimulation timed to memory reactivation shapes human sleep oscillatory dynamics and consolidation www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Cory Inman @brainscout.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The Psychology Department at the University of Utah is currently seeking applicants for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position in Human Neuroscience. Please share the advertisement below with anyone in your professional network who is on the market! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/206...
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Jonathan Peelle @jpeelle.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We are hiring a new director for our brain imaging center at Northeastern University (Boston) in the Institute for Cognitive and Brain Health! Please spread the word. I'm on the search committee happy to speak with anyone who is interested. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
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Associate Professor/Professor and Director, Northeastern University Biomedical Imaging Center
About the Opportunity About Northeastern: Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experientia...
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joshcashaback.bsky.social @joshcashaback.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
My research group is looking for a postdoctoral fellow to study control principles between human-human and human-agent pairs. Ad below. Please retweet!
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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Sequence-Specific Reduction of Interlimb Accuracy Asymmetry Reveals Preserved Motor Learning Dynamics in Chronic Stroke: Insights from Lesion-Aware fMRI www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Jason Shepherd @jasonsynaptic.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
My department is hiring! Come join a vibrant and thriving neuroscience group. New faculty are exceptionally well supported and we offer a very collaborative/collegial environment. employment.utah.edu/salt-lake-ci...
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Founded in 1850, The University of Utah is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah, and offers over 100 undergraduate and more than 90 graduate degree programs to over 30,000 students. University of Utah Jobs
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Cory Inman @brainscout.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Excited to share our lab's recent paper showing that direct electrical stimulation of the human amygdala enhances recognition memory for objects but not scenes. The article is open-access, and we'd love to hear your thoughts! Please share! TY to everyone involved! www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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Tarkesh Singh @tarkeshsingh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I am recruiting a PhD student in sensorimotor neuroscience to join my lab, with a start date of January 2027. This position is fully funded. If you are interested, please send your CV and a brief letter of interest by email. Reposts appreciated.
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Rhiannon L Cowan @rhiannon-cowan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Check out our new preprint! Using agents and single-neuron recordings in humans to help understand risky decision making. Fantastic work by Alex Price in @neurosmith.bsky.social lab!
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Thomas Schreiner @tschreiner.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Breathing sets the timing for memory processing during sleep! In our new preprint, precisely shifting memory cues within the respiratory cycle changed oscillatory coordination, memory reactivation and next-morning recall. Fabulous work by @estebanbt.bsky.social, with @tobiasstaudigl.bsky.social!👇
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Anna Schapiro @annaschapiro.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
A *super* exciting new paper from @lizsiefert.bsky.social!! Human hippocampal ripple rates track very closely with several indicators of low arousal, during both sleep and wake. This is probably the most compelling data I have ever been associated with.
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Jenna Merenstein @jmerenstein.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
In a new preprint, I review findings of gray matter microstructural aging, as assessed by diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) — a technique that has historically been limited to studying aging of white matter microstructure: osf.io/e5u49_v1
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JJ @jjodx.eurosky.social · 12/05/2026
If you are interested in aging and motor control and have a PhD, come work with me in Leuven. I am recruiting a post-doc to investigate how the brain controls movement and learns new motor skills across the lifespan. Apply here: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
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Postdoc position for MoCo: Motor Complexity and Aging
Post-doctoral position on motor control and aging for the FWO research project: MoCo: Motor Complexity and Aging
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Tarkesh Singh @tarkeshsingh.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
New preprint! Older adults' anticipatory motor responses scale less with object speed when they rely on peripheral vision — but scale normally when they actively track the object. A selective behavioural signature of magnocellular aging. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Randolph Helfrich @randolph-helfrich.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Two postdoc opportunities @yale.edu in human neurophysiology. One position in my lab @wutsaiyale.bsky.social focusing on human cognitive neurophysiology. Details at helfrich-lab.com/news/ Plus a possible collab with anesthesiology 👇 #NeuroTwitter #NeuroJobs #neuroskyence #EEG Please share.
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Sara J Hussain @sarahussain.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
📣 Postdoc in Human Neurophysiology & Neurorehab 📣 The Real-Time NeuroRehabilitation Lab at the U of Iowa is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Scholar! Motor control, EEG/TMS, neurorehabilitation, and real-time multimodal methods. 📅 Summer/Fall 2026 📧 sara-hussain@uiowa.edu Please share!
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Tom Kash @superkash.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
My daughter has a capstone project (for 8th grade) on mocktails and how they have impacted drinking culture. She put together a survey for this project, if you are so inclined to take it, feel free: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Drinking Culture
Hi, My name is Georgia Kash and I am an 8th grader at dukeschool in durham which is a project based school, and for my final project I am studying the effect of mocktails on the society. A part of th...
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Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneurosci.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Serena Reverberi, Geneviève Albouy, et al: Motor cortical areas facilitate schema-mediated integration of new motor information into memory doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
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Sam McDougle @actlab.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
out today, enjoyed writing this w/ @diedrichsenjorn.bsky.social !
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Jenna Merenstein @jmerenstein.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
In this new piece that I had the privilege of working on with Kelly Perry, we discuss the implications of the rising population of older adults alongside increasing intensity of environmental exposures. doi.org/10.1002/alz....
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From cradle to cortex: An exposome‐ and equity‐centered perspective of neurocognitive aging and dementia risk in the era of climate change
The convergence of climate change, adverse environmental exposures, and rapid population aging necessitates an equity-based paradigm shift in safeguarding brain health across the life course. Older .....
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Karunesh Ganguly MD PhD @karuneshganguly.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
www.cell.com/trends/cogni... Great perspective on micro-offline gains and potential mechanisms.
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Offline contributions to early skill learning
Memory consolidation is a critical process in learning, with new information and skills strengthened ‘offline’ during periods of rest. Research has typically investigated consolidation over hours–days...
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Cognitive Neuroscience Society @cogneuronews.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Congratulations @actlab.bsky.social on your Young Investigator Award! Join us now for his #CNS2026 award talk, about generalized prediction errors in the human cerebellum a d the motor system, with an intro by @hartleylabnyu.bsky.social
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Eitan Schechtman @eitans.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Still pumped up from yesterday's international sleep replay workshop! Provocative talks, engaging discussion groups & enthusiastic engagement by all attendees from undergrads to full professors. Stay tuned for info on the next one. And now, on to @cnsmtg.bsky.social. Check out our lab's posters!
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Gordon Feld @gordonfeld.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Save the date for the 1st MEEP – Heidelberg Summer School on Memory and Sleep: May 31st to June 3rd Keynote speakers: @marwimber.bsky.social @mgarvert.bsky.social & Dan Bendor Sessions on: memory processes sleep & replay analysis and stimulation techniques www.zi-mannheim.de/forschung/ab... plz rp
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MEEP – Heidelberg Summer School on Memory and Sleep
Join our 4-day summer school on memory consolidation, neural replay, and sleep. May 31–June 3, 2026 in Heidelberg. For Master, PhD students & postdocs.
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Eitan Schechtman @eitans.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
If you're joining @cnsmtg.bsky.social in Vancouver, consider coming one day early and joining the International Sleep Replay Workshop. Even if you're only remotely interested in sleep, you're likely to find this event interesting. Check out the program and share with your friends and colleagues!
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Program – International Sleep Replay Workshop
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Randy McIntosh @ar0mcintosh.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
If you're attending the Cogn Neuroscience meeting in Vancouver (March 7-10), we're offering a pre-meeting workshop on March 6, featuring TheVirtualBrain. We'll cover everything from theory to the guts of the code with worked examples to apply to your own data. www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-virtua...
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The Virtual Brain Node: Personalized Simulations for Cognitive Neuroscience
Learn how to build and analyze personalized brain network models using TheVirtualBrain simulation software
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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Slow Spindle Trains During Daytime Naps are Associated with Improved Declarative Memory Consolidation www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Omer Sharon @omersharon.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Sleep colleagues, please submit tonight to be considered for a short talk.
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Eitan Schechtman @eitans.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
The 5th International Sleep Replay Workshop is just 80 days away- Mar 6th in Vancouver! isrw.bio.uci.edu If you'd like to be considered to give a short talk, register by December 19th, 2025. General registration & poster submission ends February 15th, 2026. @cnsmtg.bsky.social Please repost
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International Sleep Replay Workshop – International Sleep Replay Workshop
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Michelle Marneweck @mmarneweck.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
I am looking to hire a great postdoc to join our lab in sunny Eugene at the University of Oregon for fun behavioral/fMRI experiments on sensorimotor control in young and older adults. Please share/get in touch if interested! pages.uoregon.edu/mmar/
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Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · 11/12/2025
I have attended/helped organize the Winter Conference on the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory for 25 years. It's one of the best for advancing scientific discussion in a relaxed setting, organized by volunteers dedicated to a low-cost quality experience. Consider supporting: gofund.me/a78e7ed78
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Donate to Support 50 Years of the Park City Neurobio of L&M Meetings!, organized by Timothy Allen
For 50 years, the Winter Conference on the Neurobiology of Le… Timothy Allen needs your support for Support 50 Years of the Park City Neurobio of L&M Meetings!
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Jim Heys @jim-heys.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Neuro grad students! Applications for the 6th annual - Rising Stars in Neuroscience - due Jan 9! Don’t miss this chance to present research, sharpen science communication skills and connect with peers & faculty. Plus you’ll get to experience stunning Utah! medicine.utah.edu/neurobiology...
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JJ @jjodx.eurosky.social · 08/12/2025
First paper from our cerebellum project accepted at GeroScience www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Congrats to Anouck and Anda for leading the way!
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Adults up to 80 years old maintain effective movement planning when facing complex body dynamics
Aging can significantly impact motor performance, especially in highly complex tasks such as multi-joint movements where the nervous system needs to adequately coordinate mechanical interactions betwe...
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Liset M. de la Prida @lmprida.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Happy to announce the 2nd Hippocampus Green Meeting 📍 Barcelona, Spain 🗓️ May 11–12, 2026 Organized together with Manu Valero, Lisa Roux and Dan Bendor 🎤 Keynotes: Nachum Ulanovsky & György Buzsáki ‼️ Call for abstracts now open 🔗 hippocampusgreen.net/wp/ #HippocampusGreen
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Jason Shepherd @jasonsynaptic.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
🧪🧠 A reminder to come join us in beautiful Park city for the 50th anniversary of the winter learning and memory meeting! Stellar program: parkcitywinterconf.org/conference-p...
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2026 Conference Program – Park City Winter Conference
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Sylvain Baillet @sylvainbaillet.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Please repost: another kind of Black-Friday deal!
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Thomas Schreiner @tschreiner.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
At #SFN2025? Into sleep, brain rhythms, or single-unit–based memory reactivation? Then you absolutely should check out @fabian31415.bsky.social's poster. I might be biased, but this is some truly awesome work. #neurosky #neuroskyence
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Sara J Hussain @sarahussain.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Go chat with Tharan! Also - he’s on the job/postdoc market (and I strongly recommend!) 🙃
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Alison Preston @aliprestonphd.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
The Preston Lab will be at @sfn.org #SfN2025! Come see what we've been working on 🧠 We'll discuss how kids & adults remember when things happen, how memory changes impact reasoning & how we learn different actions have different consequences based on the setting. Find us Monday & Wednesday 🤘
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Eitan Schechtman @eitans.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Registration is open. Please spread the word. The preliminary schedule will be up on the site later this month, and we've got an amazing line up!
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Scott Cairney @sacairney.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Please repost! Fully funded four-year PhD studentship opportunity on sleep deprivation and neurovascular dysfunction on the BBSRC Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership, including annual stipend, research costs and home tuition fees tinyurl.com/ms7v2pcx
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Disrupted Sleep: Mechanisms Linking Sleep Deprivation, Neurovascular Dysfunction, and Metabolic Pathways at Leeds Beckett University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Disrupted Sleep: Mechanisms Linking Sleep Deprivation, Neurovascular Dysfunction, and Metabolic Pathways at Leeds Beckett University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Ken Paller @paller.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
The ISRW will happen again this coming March 6 in Vancouver
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Danny Davis @ddavis-biomech.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Our lab (Sayu Lab for Biomechanics and Locomotion) at the University of Utah is hiring a PhD Student to start Fall 2026! I can’t speak highly enough of Kota as a mentor, and on top of that we’re doing super neat science! Apply before Dec 1st. Job info below: biomch-l.isbweb.org/forum/biomch...
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PhD position in locomotion, energetics, foot-ankle, prosthetics, footwear - Univ of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) - Biomch-L
Job Summary: Sayu Lab for Biomechanics & Locomotion (https://health.utah.edu/health-kinesiology/research/takahashi-lab), directed by Dr. Kota Takahashi at the University of Utah is seeking highly...
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