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Skeletal Mechanobiology & Biomechanics Lab @morganlabbu.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Check out our new paper in @jorspine.bsky.social that combines mechanical testing, imaging, and compositional analysis to examine the tissues at the vertebra-disc interface in the context of aging and disc degeneration: rduc.me/bFeb

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Skeletal Mechanobiology & Biomechanics Lab @morganlabbu.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Next up, find us at the RIG Digital Twins: Accelerating Innovation in Orthopaedic Research session! Ben will be joining the session to give a poster pitch. 👯

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Skeletal Mechanobiology & Biomechanics Lab @morganlabbu.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

(3/3) And Shengzhi Luan will be presenting his work titled “Data-Driven Multiscale Modeling for Vertebral Trabecular Elasticity” at Poster #1557 from 5:30-6:15 PM. 📈

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Skeletal Mechanobiology & Biomechanics Lab @morganlabbu.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

(2/3) Lab alum, Tim Josephson, will be presenting his research titled “Processing Conditions Affect Material Microstructure and Cell Activity in Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering” at Poster #1704 from 4:45-5:30 PM.🔬

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Skeletal Mechanobiology & Biomechanics Lab @morganlabbu.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

(1/3) Come see us at #ORS2026 at Monday’s Poster Session #2! Ben Olowu is presenting his research on “Validation of MRI- and CT-based Finite Element Modeling of the Proximal Femur Under Sideways Fall” at Poster #1260 from 4:45-5:30 PM. 🩻

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Skeletal Mechanobiology & Biomechanics Lab @morganlabbu.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

And @elisefmorgan.bsky.social will be presenting work from lab alum, Neil Frings, titled the “Influence of Structural and Material Properties on the Risk of Bony Endplate Failure During Vertebral Fracture” at poster #707 🦴

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Skeletal Mechanobiology & Biomechanics Lab @morganlabbu.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Find us at @orssociety.bsky.social #ORS2026 this Saturday at Poster Session 1! Emily McCarthy is presenting her team’s capstone research titled “Assessment of Rodent Gait Relative to Pain as a Means of Evaluating Fracture Recovery” at Poster #629 🐭

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Skeletal Mechanobiology & Biomechanics Lab @morganlabbu.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Excited to be heading to Charlotte for #ORS2026! Stay tuned for info about our upcoming poster presentations and opportunities to catch up with our lab. ☀️

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Skeletal Mechanobiology & Biomechanics Lab @morganlabbu.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Our lab is excited to share that our amazing PI, @elisefmorgan.bsky.social, has been selected as the next Dean of the College of Engineering at BU!! Congratulations, Elise!🥂

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Skeletal Mechanobiology & Biomechanics Lab @morganlabbu.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

The SMBL is heading to Zürich! Tim will be presenting his work on computational methods for predicting skeletal tissue formation at the European Society of Biomechanics on July 9. #ESB2025

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Skeletal Mechanobiology & Biomechanics Lab @morganlabbu.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

(4/4) And our newest post-doc, Mengyao, will be presenting findings from her previous work entitled “PRMT5 Deficiency Under Low Se Status Exuberates Cartilage ECM Degradation” at Poster #2331 from 6:15 - 7 PM.

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Skeletal Mechanobiology & Biomechanics Lab @morganlabbu.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

(3/4) Next up, Neil will be presenting his work on the “Biomechanical, Structural, and Composition Characterization of the Vertebra-disc Interface” at Poster #1591 from 6:15 - 7 PM.

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Skeletal Mechanobiology & Biomechanics Lab @morganlabbu.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

(2/4) Our post-doc, Shengzhi, will be presenting his work titled “A Data-driven Framework for Modulus-density Relationship of Human Lumbar Vertebral Body” at Poster #1680 from 5:30 - 6:15 PM.

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Skeletal Mechanobiology & Biomechanics Lab @morganlabbu.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

(1/4) Want to connect with our lab on Monday at #ORS2025? You can find our lab at Poster Session 2! Check out the info below 👇 for topics being presented:

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Skeletal Mechanobiology & Biomechanics Lab @morganlabbu.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

We're excited to attend #ORS2025 starting next FRIDAY!! 🙌 Be sure to catch @elisefmorgan.bsky.social speaking at the Bone Quality in Osteoporosis session (5:00 PM), about the vertebral bony endplate’s role in osteoporosis!

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