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Kasia Pirog @kasiapirog.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Great day in the #piroglab, our bioprinter arrived today! 🙂Part of the @nc3rs.bsky.social Business Interaction Voucher Award, the printer will help us create a novel zonally stratified model of cartilage, in partnership with Copner Biotech. Watch this space!

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Kasia Pirog @kasiapirog.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

10th edition of our #GeneticsMatters @rarediseaseday.bsky.social is officially open! 150 participants and lots of enthusiastic scientists, it's going to be a great day! 🙂 @newcastleuni.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @cgm-newcastle.bsky.social

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Kasia Pirog @kasiapirog.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Registration for our FREE #GeneticsMatters patient and public information day is now open. Join us for presentations, experiments, meet our scientists, and find out more about research at @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social and @newcastleuni.bsky.social. Register here: tinyurl.com/4j4fxhnh #raredisease

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Kasia Pirog @kasiapirog.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Merry Christmas from the Pirog lab and the Skeletal Research Group @newcastleuni.bsky.social Wishing everyone a lovely festive break, and all the best in 2026!

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Kasia Pirog @kasiapirog.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I was a very proud supervisor today at the @newcastleuni.bsky.social winter congregations. Congratulations to Marc Farcasanu and Rachel Pearson on graduating with a very well deserved PhD. Well done guys, and all the best in your future careers!

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Kasia Pirog @kasiapirog.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Another great BSMB meeting, organised by Salvatore Santamaria at the University of Surrey. Thank you Salvo! Great program, inspiring science, and really good to see everyone! 😊

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Kasia Pirog @kasiapirog.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Exploring Alnwick Castle with the @change-ecm.bsky.social visiting researcher João Pinheiro. We really enjoyed hosting João in our lab this summer! #piroglab

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Kasia Pirog @kasiapirog.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Huge congratulations to Anna Porter, Orthopaedic Trainee and PhD student in #piroglab, who won the Kreibich prize presenting her PhD project on tissue engineering approaches to investigate molecular mechanisms in hemiepiphysiodesis @cgm-newcastle.bsky.social #proudsupervisor

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Kasia Pirog @kasiapirog.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

We have a Dr!!! 🎉 Well done Marc on defending your @nc3rs.bsky.social funded PhD! 👏👏👏 And thank you to James Henstock from @northumbriauni.bsky.social and Priscila Melo from @nclengineering.bsky.social for acting as Marc's examiners. #piroglab @cgm-newcastle.bsky.social

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Kasia Pirog @kasiapirog.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

It's viva time! Marc is presenting 4 years of his work on tissue engineering of cartilage. Well done Marc, and good luck! @cgm-newcastle.bsky.social #proudsupervisor

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Kasia Pirog @kasiapirog.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

#GeneticsMatters is 10 years old today! Thank you all for supporting Rare Disease Day. Great atmosphere, presentations and discussions this morning. Looking forward to the round tables! @rarediseases.bsky.social @rarediseasepatient.bsky.social @cgm-newcastle.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social

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Kasia Pirog @kasiapirog.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

It's the International Rare Disease Day today! I just collected the microscopes for our #GeneticsMatters event at the Discovery Museum this weekend. Looking forward to seeing everyone soon! @newcastleuni.bsky.social @cgm-newcastle.bsky.social @change-ecm.bsky.social @rarediseases.bsky.social

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Kasia Pirog @kasiapirog.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

3 weeks to go, places are filling up! Join #GeneticsMatters for talks and hands-on science, and support #raredisease research. tinyurl.com/54vvsb3r It's free, age 12+ @rdndlab.bsky.social @rarediseasepatient.bsky.social @rarediseases.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social @medicsforrare.bsky.social

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Kasia Pirog @kasiapirog.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Registration is now open for our FREE annual #RareDiseaseDay event #GeneticsMatters. Join us at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle on the 2nd of March for interesting talks and hands on activities, and show your support for #RareDiseases. To register, click: tinyurl.com/54vvsb3r

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Kasia Pirog @kasiapirog.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

End of an era 😢 We said goodbye to Fran today after five years of working together in #piroglab at @newcastleuni.bsky.social. Thank you for all your hard work and friendship over the years Fran. Best of luck in your new job!

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Kasia Pirog @kasiapirog.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

We are pleased to announce the 9th edition of #GeneticsMatters, our flagship public engagement event celebrating #rarediseases and rare disease research at Newcastle. Registration will open in January 2025. Come see us at the Discovery Museum on the 2nd of March!

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