Reposted by Jared FletcherProf Stephen Serjeant @stephenserjeant.bsky.social · 26/04/2026OMFG #tcslondonmarathon #londonmarathon 1248
Reposted by Jared FletcherNeuromuscular Disease Network for Canada @nmd4c.ca · 12/02/2026The @uottawa.ca is recruiting a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in #neuromuscular disease and related cardiac disorders. Deadline to apply: April 4, 2026 🔗 | Learn More: neuromuscularnetwork.ca/opportunity/... #NeuromuscularResearch #ClinicalResearch #Canada #AcademicJobs #ResearchJobs 035
Reposted by Jared FletcherStephen Heard @stephenbheard.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Your occasional reminder that if you teach Scientific Writing, or you're going to - so do I, and my syllabus and class materials are available here:scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.comSteal this (updated) syllabus for Scientific WritingI wrote this post just after finishing the 3rd go-around of my Scientific Writing course, back in 2020(!), and then updated it in 2021 and 2023. Since then, I’ve developed a one-week intensiv… 04017
Reposted by Jared FletcherHenry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Reporting the death of Prof Alan M. Wilson FRS in a light plane crash in Namibia, while doing wildlife research. He was 62. He built and flew his own planes but I do not know if he either built or flew this one. He even flew from London to Cromer to meet me for lunch (he brought cake). Devastated. 663
Jared Fletcher @jaredrfletcher.bsky.social · 18/01/2026www.linkedin.com/posts/jared-...linkedin.comCanada Impact+ Research Training Awards : Q&A | Jared FletcherPostdoctoral training award applications Mount Royal University Valued at $70,000/year for 2 years https://lnkd.in/gA6wyp_B The Fascicles, Tendons and Energetics Research ("FasTER") lab is currently... 001
Reposted by Jared FletcherCraig A. Goodman @craigagoodman1.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Natural daylight during office hours improves glucose control and whole-body substrate metabolism www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comNatural daylight during office hours improves glucose control and whole-body substrate metabolismBecause 80%–90% of our time is spent indoors and daylight is the main synchronizer of the central biological clock, the chronic lack of daylight is in… 001
Reposted by Jared FletcherAndrew Pruszynski @andpru.bsky.social · 18/12/2025If you're (1) into nhp neurophysiology and/or biological motor control, (2) a foreign big shot and (3) interested in moving here, please reach out -- this new program looks extremely attractive (min. $8M over 8y)! www.uwo.ca/research/can...uwo.caCanada-Impact-Plus - Research - Western University 23527
Reposted by Jared FletcherBrian Umberger @brianumberger.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Tendons (and the muscles they connect to) are awesome 💪 081
Reposted by Jared FletcherKiisa Nishikawa @kiisa.bsky.social · 20/11/2025The 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...careers.nau.eduPostdoctoral Scholar - Flagstaff, Arizona, United StatesSpecial 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... 02121
Reposted by Jared FletcherOwen Beck @owen1beck.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Limb lengthening: Slower Distraction Rates May Expedite Patient Joint Recovery Publication: Journal of Applied Physiology Articles in Press doi.org/10.1152/japp...doi.org 052
Reposted by Jared FletcherResources in Inclusive Evolution Education (RIE2) @inclusiveevoedu.bsky.social · 18/11/2025TL;DR We're looking for biology/evolution instructors in the US and Canada to test the impacts of inclusive evolutionary biology educational materials on undergraduate learning (you will be compensated). Pasting the official recruitment info in thread below. sunybuffalo.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...sunybuffalo.qualtrics.comQualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience ManagementThe most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today. 1515
Jared Fletcher @jaredrfletcher.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Since the Journal of Applied Physiology isn’t on Bluesky: Research Article by SJ Skaper et al. The #energycost of #cyclic #musclecontractions at different initial #muscle-#tendon unit lengths derived from near-#infraredspectroscopy ow.ly/Irns50XmL 132
Reposted by Jared FletcherNick Bray, PhD, CSEP-CEP @nickwbray.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Had a good lol at this one 🤣 032
Reposted by Jared FletcherJason Franz @franzbiomech.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Brand new POSTDOC opportunity in my lab (!!) will help lead a multi-institutional collaboration designed to enhance understanding of anatomic variability in Achilles tendinopathy toward more effective, personalized clinical interventions. Learn more and apply: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307... 1710
Reposted by Jared FletcherJocelyn Hafer @jocelynhafer.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Kinesiology and Applied Physiology at UD is hiring a biomechanist! We invite applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position with a preferred research focus in musuloskeletal modeling. careers.udel.edu/cw/en-us/job...careers.udel.eduUniversity of Delaware - Details - Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor 22723
Reposted by Jared FletcherGlen Pyle | Womens Heart Health ❤️🩹🖇️ @glenpyle.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Do we really need to do research specifically on women's health? The REBOOT trial finds beta-blockers - a standard therapy for heart attacks - causes harm in women, but not men. Yes. The answer is yes. academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ar...academic.oup.comBeta-blockers after myocardial infarction: effects according to sex in the REBOOT trialAbstractBackground and Aims. Recent trials have challenged the guideline recommendation of beta-blockers for post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients witho 14120
Reposted by Jared FletcherDenis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · 10/08/2025My team has updated our free database of POSTDOC fellowships. This database contains 286 entries. For each entry, we provide a link, short description, deadline, amount, and eligibility criteria. Download this updated and expanded database here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-... 4186126
Reposted by Jared FletcherJason Franz @franzbiomech.bsky.social · 24/07/2025Will you be at ISB or ASB in the coming weeks? Definitely come talk to me or someone from our group about a new Postdoc Position we are looking to fill asap in foot neuromechanics, aging, and gait. I'll post the official call for applications soon. Join us at UNC Chapel Hill! Reposts encouraged. 098
Reposted by Jared FletcherPhysiological Reports @physrep.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Data on #cardiac workload during submaximal #exercise by healthy subjects provides evidence for association with skeletal muscle tissue saturation index, independent of other variables, implicating regulation by altered skeletal #muscle #oxygenation. doi.org/10.14814/phy... #MyoBlue #Metabolismdoi.orgCardiac workload and skeletal muscle oxygenation during incremental exercise in healthy subjectsWe hypothesized that skeletal muscle oxygenation, measured by Near-infrared spectroscopy (mNIRS), is associated with cardiac workload during incremental exercise. Healthy subjects (n = 30, age 27 ± 6... 001
Jared Fletcher @jaredrfletcher.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Newly-published work out of the FasTER lab this week! rdcu.be/eu4wE Do changes in countermovement jump variables follow the presence of low-frequency force depression?rdcu.beCountermovement jump performance after metabolically, but not mechanically demanding exercise: limited sensitivity to prolonged low-frequency force depression 011
Reposted by Jared FletcherJournal of Biomechanics @jbiomech.bsky.social · 07/07/2025😃 In a new article published in J Biomech, Li et al investigated the effects of a powered prosthetic foot that includes a monoarticular powered prosthetic foot and a biarticular gastrocnemius muscle actuator on nine non-impaired subjects while walking on a treadmill. 👀 buff.ly/pcFBEX5 #BiomechSky 052
Jared Fletcher @jaredrfletcher.bsky.social · 02/06/2025youtu.be/qGANXxlUOw4?...youtu.beResearch in Motion: Studying Tendons, Muscles and JointsYouTube video by Mount Royal University 032
Reposted by Jared FletcherMichele Zanini @mzaniniphysiology.bsky.social · 27/05/2025New paper out in Scand J Med Sci Sports! We tested the reliability of running economy (RE) and other physiological parameters during 90 min of running. ➡️ Running economy is highly reliable in a fatigued state, a 👍🏼 implication for testing durability 🆓📄 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🧵1/8 186
Jared Fletcher @jaredrfletcher.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Our recent publication to Frontiers on high-velocity training in individuals with Cerebral Palsy: (Full text here): frontiersin.org/journals/sport…frontiersin.org 242
Reposted by Jared FletcherSarah Breen (they/them) @sarbreen.bsky.social · 11/05/2025My wife just left for 6 weeks of archaeological field school. It made me think of mine: trekking in Nepal, collecting biomechanics data at altitude. When the field becomes the classroom, every step teaches something new. 🏔️📐 #FieldSchool #Biomechanics #STEM 152
Reposted by Jared FletcherRua M. Williams @fractalecho.bsky.social · 03/05/2025If you're a grad student or an undergrad interested in research I need to you listen to me very carefully. You cannot learn to write good research papers if you do not read good research papers. Stop asking LLMs to summarize papers for you. 232121569
Reposted by Jared FletcherJamie Burr @hplburr.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Whether or not you are in science, this kind of attitude toward discovery and academic freedom in Canada is worrisome www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgIn Canadian election, top Conservative candidate vows to end ‘woke ideology’ in science fundingPierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party is trying to topple Liberal government in 28 April election 062
Reposted by Jared FletcherMount Royal University Library @mrulibrary.bsky.social · 09/04/2025🚨Senior MRU students! Apply for a paid Undergraduate Research Leader position! Support research, mentor peers, & promote research across campus. 4 spots available, one from each faculty. Apply by April 30! Learn more: bit.ly/4idbDin @samrubuzz.bsky.social @mountroyalu.bsky.social #MRU 034
Jared Fletcher @jaredrfletcher.bsky.social · 08/04/2025www.linkedin.com/posts/mount-...linkedin.comDr. Jared Fletcher, PhD, an associate professor of health and physical… | Mount Royal UniversityDr. Jared Fletcher, PhD, an associate professor of health and physical education at Mount Royal University, primary research goal is to gain more insight into how muscles and tendons work during physi... 031
Jared Fletcher @jaredrfletcher.bsky.social · 28/03/2025www.popsci.com/environment/...popsci.comScientists discover why horses are such exceptional athletesThe genetic switch that 'really lets horses have their cake and eat it too.’ 000
Reposted by Jared FletcherBritta Jensen @tephrabird.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Wow! Huge changes in federal funding for grad students and post-docs. They have gone up in value AND 15% of PhD and 20% of post-doctoral fellowships are available to non-citizens. Me and my crew at VARG @tephrotastic.bsky.social always are interested in new colleagues! Finally good news! 🌋⚒️🧪nserc-crsng.gc.caNSERC - Latest News - Launch of the new Harmonized Tri-agency Scholarship and Fellowship programsAs announced in Budget 2024, the scholarship and fellowship programs administered by the three federal research funding agencies – the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) – have been streamlined into a new harmonized talent program called the Canada Research Training Awards Suite (CRTAS) that will open for applications in summer 2025. 1307
Reposted by Jared FletcherArjun Raj @arjunraj.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Labeling your axes and then explaining them slowly is perhaps the biggest bang for the buck you can get for making your slides more understandable. 517944
Reposted by Jared FletcherJournal of Biomechanics @jbiomech.bsky.social · 12/03/2025😃 A new article published in J Biomech by Yetman et al shows the foot can actively produce power during propulsion and that the timing of arch and ankle mechanics, and their synchronization, is important for propulsion across locomotor modes. 👀https://buff.ly/K9FWc4W #BiomechSky 0101
Reposted by Jared FletcherJournal of Biomechanics @jbiomech.bsky.social · 08/03/2025😃 A new article published in J Biomech by Riveros-Matthey et al revealed a curvilinear relationship between the average active muscle volume and cadence, with the minimum active volume being aligned to the self-selected cadence. 👀https://buff.ly/3QBBs01 #BiomechSky 061
Reposted by Jared FletcherAndrew Pruszynski @andpru.bsky.social · 06/03/2025If you are interested in a post-doc studying the neural control of movement in humans or NHPs, check out this program and get in touch soon! www.uwo.ca/research/fun...uwo.caWestern Postdoctoral Fellowship ProgramWestern University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none. 13329
Reposted by Jared FletcherMonica Daley @birdbiomech.bsky.social · 06/03/2025We are recruiting trainees for the Integrative Movement Sciences Summer Institute. Students will gain research experience in dynamic muscular control of movement across organizational scales from molecular mechanisms to whole-body movement in complex environments. Learn more: tinyurl.com/5n7w6peycims.uci.eduIMSI Summer Institute 2025: Now Recruiting Trainees! – Center for Integrative Movement Science 02025
Reposted by Jared FletcherAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/03/2025Trudeau: "I want to speak first directly to the American people. We don't want this. We want to work with you as a friend and ally. We don't want to see you hurt either. But your government has chosen to do this to you. As of this morning, markets are down and inflation is set to rise dramatically." 693296957682
Reposted by Jared FletcherCraig A. Goodman @craigagoodman1.bsky.social · 27/02/2025 Oral contraceptive pill phase does not influence muscle protein synthesis or myofibrillar proteolysis at rest or in response to resistance exercise journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1...journals.physiology.orgOral contraceptive pill phase does not influence muscle protein synthesis or myofibrillar proteolysis at rest or in response to resistance exercise | Journal of Applied Physiology | American Physiolog...There is speculation that oral contraceptive pill (OCP) use affects skeletal muscle biology and protein turnover in response to resistance exercise; however, research in this area is scarce. We aimed ... 041
Reposted by Jared FletcherLee Fisher @lee-e-fisher.bsky.social · 13/02/2025We're hiring #undergrads interested in #neural #engineering for paid internships! Join our lab this summer and participate in cutting edge #research and a variety of professional development activities. Applications due March 3. More info at rnel.pitt.edu/undergraduat... 0138
Reposted by Jared FletcherDylan MacKay @dylanmackayphd.bsky.social · 06/02/2025This is a great way to fight in the tariff war, next we should do one for NIH/NSF funded scientists that want to be able to use all the words in their application.... 042
Reposted by Jared FletcherThe Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Smith today on the condemnation her $2 Million COVID report boondoggle has received from the Alberta Medical Association, the Canadian Medical Association and many more… “They’re just angry cause they don’t know how to science like I do” This clip is bonkers. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 131506162
Reposted by Jared FletcherBrian Umberger @brianumberger.bsky.social · 25/01/2025If the new administration wants to improve the efficiency of the scientific enterprise, I have actual experience, feel free to reach out. I have published extensively on efficiency in science. Sure, it was on the efficiency of muscle contraction and human movement... but I'm sure it will generalize🙂 1192
Reposted by Jared FletcherTaylor Dick @taylorjmdick.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Registration and abstract submission are now open for the CNB Muscle-tendon mechanics across species Satellite meeting in Helsinki Finland July 23rd-26th 2025 before the main ISB meeting. Meeting website: www.jyu.fi/en/events/mu... Abstracts due Feb 14th registration.contio.fi/jyu/Registra...jyu.fiMuscle-tendon mechanics across speciesISB2025 satellite event organized by the University of Jyväskylä with the Comparative Neuromuscular Biomechanics Technical Group (CNB). 2139
Reposted by Jared FletcherCraig A. Goodman @craigagoodman1.bsky.social · 03/01/2025 Reduced ATP turnover during hibernation in relaxed skeletal muscle www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comReduced ATP turnover during hibernation in relaxed skeletal muscle - Nature CommunicationsHibernating brown bears maintain their muscle mass, which is due to a drastic reduction in metabolic rate. Here, De Napoli et al. show that this is partly due to a reduction of energy consumption by t... 043