Assistant Professor @UCalgary @uofcknes 🇨🇦 | bone development 🦴, physical activity 🤾 & space health research | mum 👩‍👧‍👦, outdoor enthusiast🏔 | she/her

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Now Recruiting! Resistance training for bone 🦴 health during menopause. Join a 9-month exercise program as part of a research study @UCalgary! Looking for women 45-60 who are in peri/early #menopause. See if you are eligible here: survey.ucalgary.ca/jfe/form/…
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Can't speak highly enough of the #GrantWritingMasterclass with @LingardLorelei. Postdocs or ECRs apply 👇
❓How do you feel about grant writing? The Intensive #GrantWriting Masterclass will be led by @LingardLorelei in Spring 2024. Designed to help Post Docs or early career researchers upskill. Learn more: bit.ly/IMHA-Grant-Writing-20… 👉Apply by: January 5, 2024
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We are hiring! We have a postdoctoral fellowship position in paediatric musculoskeletal imaging at the @UCalgary @McCaigInstitute @UofCr4kids! Job posting and application can be found here: careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/135… Some details about the position 👇
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What exercises make bones stronger? Are you male or postmenopausal female aged 50 years w low bone mass, osteopenia, or osteoporosis, near Markham, Waterloo, or Saskatoon? You may be eligible for the FORTIFY Bones study. Contact boneslab@uwaterloo.ca for more info! Please share!
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It’s going tibia🦴 great last day at #ASBMR2023. Excellent representation and presentations from @uofcknes @McCaigInstitute @PONIlabresearch.
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Boneheads are my people.
#OsNet 1st unofficial meet & greet ⁦@ASBMR#ASBMR2023@l_giangregorio⁩ ⁦@dr_alexandrap⁩ ⁦@SuzanneMorinQc⁩ ⁦@CadaretteSM⁩ ⁦@hploeg⁩ ⁦@DrAndykin⁩ ⁦@LindsieBlencowe⁩ ⁦@LianneTile⁩ and others
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We're hiring a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in Exercise Physiology! internal.careers.ucalgary.ca…

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I'm looking for a postdoc to join our group. The project focuses on bone remodeling and microdamage in the fatigue fracture process. Strong interests and expertise in experimental mechanics in preclinical models is an asset. Working on formal posting but reach out if interested!
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Did you miss our webinars with @leighgabel or @eth_bone? Our talented Chair of the Early Career Investigator Committee @EminiLejla has you covered! You can find both recordings on the new @ISBM_society Youtube channel here: youtube.com/@isbm4611
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Scroll to 1:15 as Alex showcases the Trexo robotic gait trainer for helping those with motor impairments @trexorobotics @PONIlabresearch
11 Jul 2023
#UCalgary's Human Performance Lab hosted its first open house in three years. High school students from around Calgary received insight into future careers by exploring sport-science during the interactive event ow.ly/Pyue50OV8Cs @uofcknes
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Getting started with high-resolution🦴imaging in kids? Recent collaboration highlighting best practices and recommendations for HR-pQCT. Open access link 👇 rdcu.be/dgxeV @bwillie8 @aburghardt
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17 May 2023
"Bone and exercise: From Childhood to Outer Space" with Dr. Leigh Gabel @leighgabel @UCalgary #bone #exercise #space #spaceflight #biomechanics #metabolism
We invite you to join us for the upcoming ISBM webinar: "Bone and exercise: From Childhood to Outer Space" with Dr. Leigh Gabel, May 30th. Hosted by the ISBM Early Career Investigator Committee. Registration: mailchi.mp/a34905d147bc/isbm…
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Great article featuring the excellent work of newly minted Dr. Bruce @ol_bruce. UCalgary researchers investigate why women are at higher risk of overuse injury ucalgary.ca/news/ucalgary-re… @McCaigInstitute @UCalgaryBMEG @uofcknes @UCalgaryBME
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Looking forward to attending the Spaceflight Human Optimization and Performance Summit later this month 🚀🏋️‍♀️
12 Apr 2023
4 days left to register! Please share! Join the conversation uhcl.edu/hhpi/shop-23 CEOs available!! #spaceindustry #spaceforce #spaceexploration #spacetechnology #spacenews #spaceinnovation #spaceflight
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CSEP is now inviting #abstract & #symposia submissions for #CSEP2023 in #Calgary! 🥁 This is a great opportunity to have your work recognized by some of the top #exercise professionals in 🇨🇦! 🗓️ Symposia due April 21 🗓️ Abstracts due June 1 Learn more: buff.ly/3LHdVJI
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Help us understand what women want! We're asking women age 40-60 years to complete a 15-min survey about your thoughts on exercise during menopause. Survey link 👇 survey.ucalgary.ca/jfe/form/… #womenshealth #research #menopause @uofcknes @McCaigInstitute
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Summer scholarships for space health research!
CSHRNet is providing financial support ($3000, matched by a supervisor) for undergraduates to gain research experience in the field of space health this summer. Applications are due on March 10, 2023. Details: canadianspacehealth.ca/cshrn…. Apply soon and good luck to all applicants!
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