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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Our final Summer Institute Spotlight is here! Madison Thompson and Enoch Adeleye were two members of a larger team investigating how rock- and sand-dwelling lizards switch between quadrupedal and bipedal movement across different terrains. Thank you for following along with our spotlight series!

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Summer Institute Spotlights Continue! Caroline Turner, Brittany Mills, and Sarah Fogarty were part of a larger team at Colorado School of Mines that investigated how muscular fatigue affects movement performance, coordination, balance, and strength capacity through the IMSI Summer Institute.

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Our Summer Institute Spotlight Series continues! Valay Shah worked with a team at UC Irvine on Can Spinal Stimulation Change How We Sense Ankle Position?, investigating how tSCS impacts proprioceptive sense at the ankle. Stay tuned for our last two Summer Institute spotlights!

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Three days of research and connection! Last week we hosted the 2026 IMSI Capstone Symposium, featuring research presentations, keynote talks, and panel discussions. Thank you to everyone who joined us and congratulations to all of our presenters! #CapstoneSymposium #MovementScience

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Summer Institute Spotlights Continue! This summer, IMSI Summer Institute trainee, Jocelyn Pena, worked with a team at USC on Branching Out: Visual Cues and Locomotion in Tree Shrews, exploring how visual cues and substrate complexity impact tree shrew biomechanics and path choice.

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Our IMSI Capstone Symposium 2026 begins today! Join us for three days of research, discovery, and collaboration at the intersection of movement science. 💻 Livestream begins in one hour! Link will be provided shortly. 📅 Sept. 10–12 | All times Pacific #IMSI #MovementScience #Biomechanics

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

IMSI Summer Institute Spotlight Series continues! Casey King and Amulya Kadaba are part of a team at Georgia Tech investigating how molecular dynamics shape differences in muscle function by comparing cross-striated flight muscles in insects and obliquely striated retractor muscles in annelids.

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Summer Institute Spotlights Continue! Kyler Jeong is part of a team at UC Irvine investigating how avian foot morphology influences balance stability, using robotic feet inspired by terrestrial birds to examine perturbation tolerance and recovery dynamics.

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Summer Institute Spotlights Continue! Autumn Routt is a PhD candidate in bioengineering at Georgia Tech. Autumn is part of a team at Emory University investigating how added mass affects muscle control and balance strategies to understand stability, instability, and fall risk in pregnancy.

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Summer Institute Spotlights Continue! Avanthi Obadage is a mechanical engineering student at UIUC. This summer, Avanthi is part of a team at USC exploring how physical capacity influences resilience to balance disturbances during walking and how individuals adapt their gait to maintain stability.

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Continuing our IMSI Summer Institute Trainee & Near-Peer Mentor Spotlight! Roger Chen is an undergraduate student at UC Irvine. This summer, Roger is working with a team at FSU exploring why humans run instead of hop using a computer model capable of simulating legged locomotion.

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Continuing our IMSI Summer Institute Trainee & Near-Peer Mentor Spotlight! Next up: Edgar Rodriguez, an engineering student at Harvey Mudd College. This summer, Edgar is working with a team at USC studying how desert kangaroo rats move while airborne to set landing conditions.

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Kicking off our IMSI Summer Institute Trainee & Near-Peer Mentor Spotlight! First up: Arjun Zaveri, an undergraduate at UCI. Arjun is part of a team investigating how altered tendon properties affect locomotion using high-speed video and DeepLabCut to track movement and analyze joint kinematics.

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

📣 Calling all early-career science communicators! IMSI is hiring a Science Communication Fellow to share movement science research through engaging storytelling. 💻 Paid, part-time, remote 📅 Sept.-Dec. 2026 ⏰ Apply by August 15 cims.uci.edu/fall2026-sci... #SciComm #MovementScience

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

IMSI was proud to participate in the 10th World Congress of Biomechanics, where our researchers shared their work with the global biomechanics community. Congratulations to all of our presenters, and thank you to everyone who joined our sessions! #Biomechanics #MovementScience #WCB2026

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Kiisa Nishikawa @kiisa.bsky.social on delivering the Animal Section Plenary Lecture at the Society for Experimental Biology @sebiology.bsky.social Annual Conference in Florence as the recipient of the 2026 SEB Bidder Lecture Award! #SEB2026 #ExperimentalBiology

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

IMSI is excited to participate in the 10th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB 2026) in Vancouver, July 11–15! Explore the full schedule of IMSI-affiliated talks and posters: cims.uci.edu/wcb2026/ #WCB2026 #Biomechanics #MovementScience

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The IMSI team was proud to participate in Dynamic Walking Pacific Northwest, contributing presentations spanning biomechanics, motor control, robotics, and assistive technologies while connecting with researchers across the movement sciences. #IMSI #MovementScience #Robotics

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

IMSI is proud to celebrate Dr. Jill McNitt-Gray, recipient of the 2025–26 Poway Unified School District Student Impact Award. Through her work with Westview’s Integrative Movement Science Team and RRI COACH WELL, 40+ students have explored biomechanics, engineering, and computer science.

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Congrats to Caroline Turner and fellow IMSI-affiliated researchers on sharing their research at the Colorado School of Mines Graduate Research Symposium. Their project explored how joint angle and velocity influence muscular capacity and joint torque. repository.mines.edu/entities/pub...

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

We’re excited to highlight IMSI-affiliated researchers who presented at the 2026 UCI UROP Symposium. The symposium brings together undergraduate researchers from across UCI to share their work. Featured: Nishita Vaddella, Bryan Alvarez, Marcus Garcia, Samar Rana, and Arjun Zaveri. #UCI #UROP #IMSI

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Join IMSI for a research seminar with Ridhi Sahani on in vivo skeletal muscle mechanics. Explore how muscle properties shape function and inform rehab design. 📅 May 11 🕘 9–10 AM PT Learn more: cims.uci.edu/event/resear... RSVP: CIMS@uci.edu #Biomechanics #MuscleMechanics #STEM #Science

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

During the final session of IMSI’s Prepare to Play Workshop, students used force plate data to explore how ground reaction forces shape their movement and contribute to ball velocity at release, bringing biomechanics and hands-on STEM to life. #MovementScience #biomechanics #IMSI

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

During the second session of IMSI's Prepare to Play Workshop, students used their own data to build Python simulations and explore the physics of basketball shots—bringing biomechanics, computation, and hands-on STEM to life. Led by Dr. Christian Hubicki @chubicki.bsky.social. #MovementScience

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

During the first session of IMSI’s Prepare to Play Workshop, middle school students joined Westview’s IMS team to explore basketball shot mechanics using high-speed video and motion analysis. Comparing standing and seated shots, students began to see how science reveals movement. #biomechanics #IMSI

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Join IMSI and Prof. Gregory S. Sawicki (Georgia Tech) for Pushing Exoskeletons Out of the Lab and Into the Wild: Smart-Apparel to Support Resilient Mobility Across the Healthspan and Lifespan. 📅 April 21 | 12–1 PM PT 🔗 cims.uci.edu/event/resear... #Biomechanics #WearableRobotics

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

⏰ Reminder: Applications for the IMSI Summer Institute 2026 close March 21. If you’re interested in immersive, research-driven training in movement science this summer, we encourage you to apply. Learn more and apply: lnkd.in/gRPtTaS7

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

“You know, we can science this stuff.” 🔥 In last week’s episode of Survivor, IMSI’s Dr. Christian Hubicki used glasses to magnify sunlight and create fire, showing how scientific thinking can help solve real-world problems. Tune in tonight to watch him on Survivor! #Survivor50 #TeamHubicki #STEM

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

We are proud to share that IMSI Co-Director Kiisa Nishikawa has been named the recipient of the 2026 SEB Bidder Lecture Award by the Society for Experimental Biology. Please join us in congratulating her on this outstanding achievement. #SEB2026 #ExperimentalBiology #ScientificAchievement #STEM

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Meet Surabhi Simha, a Postdoctoral Fellow at Georgia Tech and Emory University, whose research investigates neural control of human movement with a focus on mechanistic muscle spindle models and energy-efficient gait adaptation. Part of our Women at IMSI spotlight series. #WomenAtIMSI #Biomechanics

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Join IMSI for a Research Seminar with Prof. Coen Elemans presenting Embodied Motor Control of the Animal Voice. 📅 March 11 🕐 1:00 to 2:00 PM PT | 9:00 to 10:00 PM CET Learn more: cims.uci.edu/event/resear... RSVP to CIMS@uci.edu for the Zoom link.

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Meet Autumn Routt, a PhD student at Georgia Tech studying how pregnancy impacts balance. She uses computational modeling and human-subject research to examine fall risk and prevention during pregnancy. Part of our Women at IMSI spotlight series. Follow along for more. #WomenAtIMSI #WomenInScience

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Earlier today, IMSI’s @chubicki.bsky.social broke down the biomechanics behind one of Survivor’s toughest endurance challenges live on Survivor’s YouTube stream. From muscle fatigue to mental strategy, endurance is as psychological as it is physical. #Survivor50 #TeamHubicki #Biomechanics #STEM

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Meet Emma Blalock, a Biological Sciences undergraduate at UC Irvine. Through a recent project at IMSI, she investigated how focal muscle vibration influenced proprioception and movement control. Part of our Women at IMSI spotlight series. Follow along for more. #WomenAtIMSI #WomenInScience

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Applications are now open for the IMSI Summer Institute 2026. An interdisciplinary, full-time, paid research experience in integrative movement science. Apply by March 21, 2026. Visit cims.uci.edu/imsi-si-2026/ to learn more. #IMSI #IntegrativeMovementScience #SummerInstitute #Biomechanics #STEM

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Survivor is back, and so is Dr. Christian Hubicki. IMSI faculty member @chubicki.bsky.social returns for Season 50, premiering Wednesday, February 25. Tune in and cheer him on. #Survivor50 #IMSI #STEMCommunity

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Meet Hansol Ryu, a Postdoctoral Fellow at Georgia Tech and Emory University, whose research bridges physiology and control theory to understand human sensorimotor adaptation. Part of our Women at IMSI spotlight series. Follow along for more. #WomenAtIMSI #WomenInScience #Biomechanics #STEM

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

For International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re kicking off our Women of IMSI spotlight series. Stay tuned for more! #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience #WomenOfIMSI #WomenInResearch #STEMCommunity #Biomechanics #ScienceMatters

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Integrative Movement Science Institute @movementscience.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Earlier this month, the IMSI community gathered in Portland for SICB 2026, where researchers and trainees shared work spanning biomechanics, muscle function, locomotion, and comparative movement science. Congrats to all who presented. #IMSI #SICB2026 #MovementScience #Biomechanics #ResearchCommunity

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