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Abigail Mackey
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Clinical Professor of Muscle Physiology and Regeneration after Traumatic Soft-tissue Injury @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2017-4580

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Abigail Mackey @abigailmackey1.bsky.social · May 7
Our 2026 PhD course is now open for registration🤩

@ismcopenhagen.bsky.social
Copenhagen, 5-7 October 2026

Musculoskeletal tissue regeneration – mechanisms and clinical perspectives

Exciting topics and expert teachers - come join us!

phdcourses.ku.dk/DetailKursus...
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oscarhorwath.bsky.social
Our review on all things muscle in CP is now published in Dev Med Child Neurology. Massive effort by Sebastian Edman with great support from Eva Ponten, Sudarshan Dayanidhi and @ferdinandvw.bsky.social

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Microscopic and molecular aspects of skeletal muscle alterations in cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy, caused by non-progressive brain injury, is frequently accompanied by skeletal muscle alterations. This review synthesizes current evidence from muscle biopsy studies, revealing cellul...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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ismcopenhagen.bsky.social
New results presented at this morning's meeting by Birgitte Hougs Kjær from her impressive #PASEtrial testing treatment options for patients with chronic rotator cuff tendinopathy👏👏
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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robertseaborne.bsky.social
Recruiting a comp PDRA for the lab 🚨

Working on multiple projects using integrated multi omics in bulk & single cell level

Passion for data, coding, bioinformatics & keen to lead our labs comp workflow

12 months in first instance but extendable for further 19 months

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my.corehr.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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ccstorytime.bsky.social
Day 2 of the Matrix Biology PhD course and we’re in the new Fælleshuset building starting our group work brain storming. Thanks to @douglaspdyer.bsky.social and @tranejoan.bsky.social for laying the foundations of ECM biology in yesterday’s lectures!
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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kevinmurachphd.bsky.social
Upcoming Postdoc Position! With Chris Nelson’s lab at U of A, we are looking for a fully supported 2-year postdoc to work on muscle gene editing and detection of gene doping in vivo. If interested, email myself and Chris: kmurach@uark.edu and nelsonc@uark.edu #myoblue
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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themeshwork.bsky.social
New month, new mesh! 🕸️🍂October newsletter is out; Latest on career opportunities, publications, upcoming events, initiatives💥A spotlight interview with P. Rosales that explores how funding cuts affects researchers📝Plus our monthly poll🗳️
November 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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apspublications.bsky.social
Top Cited Review Article: Mechanisms of mechanical overload-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy: current understanding and future directions

Michael D. Roberts, et al.
https://ow.ly/moMh50Xe5nU
#hypertrophy #myofiber
October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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kevinmurachphd.bsky.social
A heavy lift from a literal strongman, PhD candidate PJ Koopmans “The Age-Dependent Resident Myonuclear Multi-Omic Response to a Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophic Stimulus” 💪🏻 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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ismcopenhagen.bsky.social
Our tendon enthusiasts @ccstorytime.bsky.social & @annesofieagergaard.bsky.social are in Nanjing, China for an international meeting focused on orthopedic surgery and sports medicine talking about their approach with circadian rhythms and exercise-based treatment on tackling tendinopathy ⏰🏋️‍♀️ #tendon
October 31, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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pgreenhaff.bsky.social
Hopefully of interest to scientists and exercise practitioners with and interest in muscle mass and functional gains in human volunteers. doi.org/10.1113/JP28...

@jphysiol.bsky.social
NSAID ingestion augments training‐induced muscle hypertrophy and differentially affects muscle mRNA expression, but not strength gains, in trained men
Abstract figure legend Schematic outlining the impact of NSAID ingestion on resistance exercise training-induced changes in muscle morphology, function and gene networks relative to placebo ingestion...
doi.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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ccstorytime.bsky.social
Manuscript now accepted! 🥳 @steffendanielle.bsky.social @valerioizzi.bsky.social @abigailmackey1.bsky.social @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social

Spatially distinct ECM-producing fibroblasts and myonuclei orchestrate early adaptation to mechanical loading in the human muscle-tendon unit
October 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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ismcopenhagen.bsky.social
From the team, Bjørk Wulff West Helge & Kenneth Mertz presented data from our studies on ultrarunners & bodybuilders show the impact of extreme training volume and severe energy restriction 🏃‍♀️💪 (2/2)
October 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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kevinmurachphd.bsky.social
Some interesting data from postdoc Nate Serrano: “Displaced myonuclei are attributable to both resident myonuclear migration and stem cell fusion during mechanical loading in adult skeletal muscle” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Displaced myonuclei are attributable to both resident myonuclear migration and stem cell fusion during mechanical loading in adult skeletal muscle
Non-peripheral myonuclei are characteristic of skeletal muscle pathology and severe injury but also appear after exercise and with aging. Displaced myonuclei are typically attributed to the activity o...
www.biorxiv.org
October 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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sgosfflv.bsky.social
Looking for a PhD ? Don’t miss ⬇️
12 PhDs available in the REMOD-HEALING European doctoral network, funded by Horizon Europe's MCSA-DN program, in Europe and Costa Rica !
www.euraxess.fr/jobs/375945
@themeshwork.bsky.social @matrixbiologie.bsky.social
#ECM #collagen #WoundHealing
#proteases
October 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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ismcopenhagen.bsky.social
Can green proteins match animal protein in supporting muscle health after menopause?

Congratulations to @grithhojfeldt.bsky.social on receiving nearly DKK 4 million from the @novo-nordisk.bsky.social to investigate sustainable proteins, strength training & healthy aging in women. 👏🌱🥛🧬
October 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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ismcopenhagen.bsky.social
This morning we have a presentation from Kenneth Mertz about relative energy deficiency in sports, the myths around the topic, the sparse literature and how they aim to investigate REDS in athletes 💪🥗🏋️‍♀️ Check out his most recent work on effect on bone 🦴
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...
October 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM
abigailmackey1.bsky.social
Great postdoc opportunity here👇
droch.bsky.social Julien Ochala @droch.bsky.social · Sep 29
We are looking for an enthusiastic MD or PhD to work on a postdoc project on the molecular mechanisms underlying human hibernating myocardium and ischemic cardiomyopathy. If interested send me an email! #heart #cardiomyopathy #sarcomere
14 postdoctoral fellowships to the BRIDGE – Translational Excellence Programme
employment.ku.dk
September 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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droch.bsky.social
Postdoc opportunity in muscle cell biology! You would not only be involved in an ambitious project but would also help develop cutting edge methods! Highly recommended! @robertseaborne.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Muscle Biology and Genomics | King's College London
www.kcl.ac.uk
September 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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ismcopenhagen.bsky.social
Time to bring out the big 🔫 for this morning meeting! Prof. Michael Krogsgaard gives an insightful presentation on the problem of the ankle and highlights the unanswered scientific questions of how to best treat them through surgical means💡
September 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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slavovlab.bsky.social
We quantified mRNA abundance, translation, protein abundance, protein degradation and cell growth across thousands of single cells from a mammalian tissue.

The results revealed 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱 regulation & 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 organizing principles:

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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September 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
abigailmackey1.bsky.social
"thought-provoking evidence that resident adult stem cells can rejuvenate aged tissue to a more youthful state" - fascinating!
September 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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kevinmurachphd.bsky.social
Regenerate to “Rejuvenate”: Insights From Adult Resident Stem Cells of Aged Flatworms and Mice. A fun collaboration! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Regenerate to “Rejuvenate”: Insights From Adult Resident Stem Cells of Aged Flatworms and Mice
Resident stem cells from aged planaria and murine skeletal muscle possess some inherent abilities to mitigate signs of aging after tissue regeneration.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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craigagoodman1.bsky.social
The Molecular Foundations of High Heart Rates: Sarcomeric Protein Adaptations
journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1...
The Molecular Foundations of High Heart Rates: Sarcomeric Protein Adaptations | Physiology | American Physiological Society
From shrews to whales, mammals exhibit a range of heart rates that varies more than 100-fold. Whilst the fundamental processes of cardiac contraction are conserved, the repertoire of contractile prote...
journals.physiology.org
September 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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ismcopenhagen.bsky.social
Today’s department meeting was presented by Max Ravn Merkel on the research MAGNETOM Free.Star MRI scanner and its possibilities. We also had an introduction to what the new CPH Center for Translational Research has to offer 🤩 Lots of new tools for our researchers with enthusiastic support 👩‍🔬
September 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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ccstorytime.bsky.social
Congrats to our two winners of the @dsmb-dk.bsky.social annual meeting best oral presentation prizes! Best heparan sulfate talk sponsored by Amsbio goes to Jessica Oyie Sousa Onyeisi @gotteprof.bsky.social lab&best ECM talk sponsored by Tebubio goes to Ask Møbjerg @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social
#proudPI
September 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM