Jason Franz
@franzbiomech.bsky.social
Professor of Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Engineering. Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering @ UNC Chapel Hill and NC State.
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Jason Franz
@franzbiomech.bsky.social
· Nov 22
What's up, Bluesky - I might live here now. I am a biomechanist, and my lab uses a mechanisms-based approach to engineer solutions to help people age gracefully (abl.bme.unc.edu). Can you help me / our group enhance our following over here?
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You have to read @kelseytea.bsky.social excellent work on dexterity in deer mice evolved in forest vs prairie habitats. A powerful example of cross species comparisons to study principles of motor control ✅
🧠🌟🐭 Excited to share some of my postdoc work on the evolution of dexterity!
We compared deer mice evolved in forest vs prairie habitats. We found that forest mice have:
(1) more corticospinal neurons (CSNs)
(2) better hand dexterity
(3) more dexterous climbing, which is linked to CSN number🧵
We compared deer mice evolved in forest vs prairie habitats. We found that forest mice have:
(1) more corticospinal neurons (CSNs)
(2) better hand dexterity
(3) more dexterous climbing, which is linked to CSN number🧵
October 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
You have to read @kelseytea.bsky.social excellent work on dexterity in deer mice evolved in forest vs prairie habitats. A powerful example of cross species comparisons to study principles of motor control ✅
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📣 We're searching for our next Deputy Editor who will directly support incoming Editor @franzbiomech.bsky.social for a 2-yr term beginning Jan. 2026. Help us build on the momentum we've gained under outgoing Editor @katherineaboyer.bsky.social.
More info: journals.humankinetics.com/page/JAB-cal...
More info: journals.humankinetics.com/page/JAB-cal...
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October 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
📣 We're searching for our next Deputy Editor who will directly support incoming Editor @franzbiomech.bsky.social for a 2-yr term beginning Jan. 2026. Help us build on the momentum we've gained under outgoing Editor @katherineaboyer.bsky.social.
More info: journals.humankinetics.com/page/JAB-cal...
More info: journals.humankinetics.com/page/JAB-cal...
Brand new POSTDOC opportunity in my lab (!!) will help lead a multi-institutional collaboration designed to enhance understanding of anatomic variability in Achilles tendinopathy toward more effective, personalized clinical interventions.
Learn more and apply: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
Learn more and apply: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
October 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Brand new POSTDOC opportunity in my lab (!!) will help lead a multi-institutional collaboration designed to enhance understanding of anatomic variability in Achilles tendinopathy toward more effective, personalized clinical interventions.
Learn more and apply: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
Learn more and apply: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
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Title: Biomechanics Lab Associate
📍Place: @yankees.com 🇺🇸
💰Salary: TBC
📅Deadline: 31/10/25
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📍Place: @yankees.com 🇺🇸
💰Salary: TBC
📅Deadline: 31/10/25
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Biomechanics Lab Associate - New York Yankees
Biomechanics Lab Associate &nbs...
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September 26, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Title: Biomechanics Lab Associate
📍Place: @yankees.com 🇺🇸
💰Salary: TBC
📅Deadline: 31/10/25
ℹ For more details👇 www.teamworkonline.com/baseball-job...
📍Place: @yankees.com 🇺🇸
💰Salary: TBC
📅Deadline: 31/10/25
ℹ For more details👇 www.teamworkonline.com/baseball-job...
Check out our latest - an experimental + modeling project: "The Effects of Hip Abductor Fatigue on Gait Instability in Older Adults": pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40939027/
We draw a mechanistic link between hip abductor fatigue and its compromising effect when called upon to preserve gait stability.
We draw a mechanistic link between hip abductor fatigue and its compromising effect when called upon to preserve gait stability.
September 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Check out our latest - an experimental + modeling project: "The Effects of Hip Abductor Fatigue on Gait Instability in Older Adults": pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40939027/
We draw a mechanistic link between hip abductor fatigue and its compromising effect when called upon to preserve gait stability.
We draw a mechanistic link between hip abductor fatigue and its compromising effect when called upon to preserve gait stability.
Industry collaboration led by @kkatugam.bsky.social reveals that shoe features intended for stability vs. agility minimally bias performance towards either respective benefit = improved consumer confidence in footwear selection, often called upon to meet a variety of activities of daily living.
September 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Industry collaboration led by @kkatugam.bsky.social reveals that shoe features intended for stability vs. agility minimally bias performance towards either respective benefit = improved consumer confidence in footwear selection, often called upon to meet a variety of activities of daily living.
In our latest, @jointbme.bsky.social PhD Student Ethan Simaitis finds a reduced capacity to adjust foot placement in older adults during prolonged walking, which may contribute to an increased risk of instability and falls.
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lkeN4-6-l...
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September 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
In our latest, @jointbme.bsky.social PhD Student Ethan Simaitis finds a reduced capacity to adjust foot placement in older adults during prolonged walking, which may contribute to an increased risk of instability and falls.
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lkeN4-6-l...
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lkeN4-6-l...
We are really excited here @jointbme.bsky.social to contribute to advancing understanding of Achilles subtendon structure/function in Achilles tendinopathy. This new NIH R01 will formalize our longstanding collaboration with fantastic colleagues at the University of Delaware!
tinyurl.com/4etcv9tp
tinyurl.com/4etcv9tp
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September 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We are really excited here @jointbme.bsky.social to contribute to advancing understanding of Achilles subtendon structure/function in Achilles tendinopathy. This new NIH R01 will formalize our longstanding collaboration with fantastic colleagues at the University of Delaware!
tinyurl.com/4etcv9tp
tinyurl.com/4etcv9tp
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We have an open rank, tenure-line faculty position in biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. At U-M we have great colleagues, exceptional resources, and biomechanics can be found all across the campus. #BiomechSky
We have an open rank, tenure-line faculty position in biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. At U-M we have great colleagues, exceptional resources, and biomechanics can be found all across the campus. #BiomechSky
Tenure-track Faculty Position in Biomechanics (Open Rank), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA -
Biomch-L
The School of Kinesiology (http://kines.umich.edu) at the University of Michigan invites applications and nominations for a tenure-track faculty position at the level of Assistant Professor, Associate...
biomch-l.isbweb.org
August 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Please repost!
We have an open rank, tenure-line faculty position in biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. At U-M we have great colleagues, exceptional resources, and biomechanics can be found all across the campus. #BiomechSky
We have an open rank, tenure-line faculty position in biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. At U-M we have great colleagues, exceptional resources, and biomechanics can be found all across the campus. #BiomechSky
We've grown more and more interested in the role of fatigue in shaping locomotor behavior. Our latest paper points to a functional consequence of the increased physiological demand placed on calf muscles when operating at shorter lengths—namely accelerated fatigue.
peerj.com/articles/198...
peerj.com/articles/198...
August 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
We've grown more and more interested in the role of fatigue in shaping locomotor behavior. Our latest paper points to a functional consequence of the increased physiological demand placed on calf muscles when operating at shorter lengths—namely accelerated fatigue.
peerj.com/articles/198...
peerj.com/articles/198...
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#elephants are incredibly economical movers, but it turns out that swinging their massive limbs uses 75% of the energy they consume when moving, which is an extraordinarily high cost compared to mice and men
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
August 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
#elephants are incredibly economical movers, but it turns out that swinging their massive limbs uses 75% of the energy they consume when moving, which is an extraordinarily high cost compared to mice and men
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
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🏙️ ASB 2025 kicks off in 3 days!
Wednesday has workshops and events — a perfect warm-up before the full conference.
🧠 Morning & Afternoon Workshops
🎓 Student Welcome @ 17:30
🥂 Opening Reception @ 18:00
🎉 Student Night Out @ 19:30
📍 asbweb.org/program
#ASB2025 #Biomechanics
Wednesday has workshops and events — a perfect warm-up before the full conference.
🧠 Morning & Afternoon Workshops
🎓 Student Welcome @ 17:30
🥂 Opening Reception @ 18:00
🎉 Student Night Out @ 19:30
📍 asbweb.org/program
#ASB2025 #Biomechanics
August 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🏙️ ASB 2025 kicks off in 3 days!
Wednesday has workshops and events — a perfect warm-up before the full conference.
🧠 Morning & Afternoon Workshops
🎓 Student Welcome @ 17:30
🥂 Opening Reception @ 18:00
🎉 Student Night Out @ 19:30
📍 asbweb.org/program
#ASB2025 #Biomechanics
Wednesday has workshops and events — a perfect warm-up before the full conference.
🧠 Morning & Afternoon Workshops
🎓 Student Welcome @ 17:30
🥂 Opening Reception @ 18:00
🎉 Student Night Out @ 19:30
📍 asbweb.org/program
#ASB2025 #Biomechanics
Our team @jointbme.bsky.social is ready for @amsocbiomech.bsky.social #ASB2025 in Pittsburg next week. We're really proud of the science we and our collaborators are presenting this coming week, from posters and podiums to award finalists and a ton of professional development. See you there!
August 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Our team @jointbme.bsky.social is ready for @amsocbiomech.bsky.social #ASB2025 in Pittsburg next week. We're really proud of the science we and our collaborators are presenting this coming week, from posters and podiums to award finalists and a ton of professional development. See you there!
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Can we alter older adult gait energetics by stiffening their footwear? Beats me! But I bet if you swing by Footwear & Foot Orthoses tomorrow (7/30) @10:40am in room C4 you might find out. See you there 🤓 #ISB2025
July 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Can we alter older adult gait energetics by stiffening their footwear? Beats me! But I bet if you swing by Footwear & Foot Orthoses tomorrow (7/30) @10:40am in room C4 you might find out. See you there 🤓 #ISB2025
As promised - our new post-doc position is now available!! Join our productive inter-institutional team at UNC-Chapel Hill in an ongoing NIH-funded project collaborating with friends at Utah (reporter.nih.gov/search/nC8k4...)
Apply now (Active until filled!): unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/304...
Apply now (Active until filled!): unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/304...
Will you be at ISB or ASB in the coming weeks? Definitely come talk to me or someone from our group about a new Postdoc Position we are looking to fill asap in foot neuromechanics, aging, and gait. I'll post the official call for applications soon. Join us at UNC Chapel Hill! Reposts encouraged.
July 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
As promised - our new post-doc position is now available!! Join our productive inter-institutional team at UNC-Chapel Hill in an ongoing NIH-funded project collaborating with friends at Utah (reporter.nih.gov/search/nC8k4...)
Apply now (Active until filled!): unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/304...
Apply now (Active until filled!): unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/304...
Will you be at ISB or ASB in the coming weeks? Definitely come talk to me or someone from our group about a new Postdoc Position we are looking to fill asap in foot neuromechanics, aging, and gait. I'll post the official call for applications soon. Join us at UNC Chapel Hill! Reposts encouraged.
July 24, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Will you be at ISB or ASB in the coming weeks? Definitely come talk to me or someone from our group about a new Postdoc Position we are looking to fill asap in foot neuromechanics, aging, and gait. I'll post the official call for applications soon. Join us at UNC Chapel Hill! Reposts encouraged.
Really proud to have Aubrey Gray and @kkatugam.bsky.social both recognized as finalists for these ASB awards!! @jointbme.bsky.social
We’re thrilled to announce the finalists for the🏅 Clinical Biomechanics Award and 🏆 Journal of Biomechanics Award! These awards recognize groundbreaking research in biomechanics.
Congratulations to all the finalists! We can’t wait to celebrate your contributions at #ASB2025!
Congratulations to all the finalists! We can’t wait to celebrate your contributions at #ASB2025!
July 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Really proud to have Aubrey Gray and @kkatugam.bsky.social both recognized as finalists for these ASB awards!! @jointbme.bsky.social
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Alexandria Declaration coming out from courageous NSF staff.
www.importantcontext.news/p/national-s...
I knew this was it in the works, but did not know the timing. Stay tuned...
www.importantcontext.news/p/national-s...
I knew this was it in the works, but did not know the timing. Stay tuned...
National Science Foundation Workers to Issue “Alexandria Declaration” Decrying “Catastrophic Changes” Under Trump Administration
The new declaration echoes similar efforts from NIH and EPA.
www.importantcontext.news
July 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Alexandria Declaration coming out from courageous NSF staff.
www.importantcontext.news/p/national-s...
I knew this was it in the works, but did not know the timing. Stay tuned...
www.importantcontext.news/p/national-s...
I knew this was it in the works, but did not know the timing. Stay tuned...
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Looking forward to participating on this panel (Mostly to learn from the other panelists!!). Consider joining us for this upcoming professional development event.
Lab funding pays for a lot of things: researchers, equipment, training. Interested in how it all works? Join the new professional development series, hosted by us & @asb-postdocs.bsky.social, to learn from experts & ask questions!🤓💵
Registration is open to all: bit.ly/hiw-funding
Registration is open to all: bit.ly/hiw-funding
June 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Looking forward to participating on this panel (Mostly to learn from the other panelists!!). Consider joining us for this upcoming professional development event.
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🎉 Big news! ASB received a $500K donation from the De Luca Foundation to expand access to biomechanics!
💡 Supports B-SURE Grants + travel awards for our Annual Meeting.
🙏 Thank you, De Luca Foundation!
🔗 Read more: asbweb.org/category/stateme...
#ASB2025 #STEM #Biomechanics
💡 Supports B-SURE Grants + travel awards for our Annual Meeting.
🙏 Thank you, De Luca Foundation!
🔗 Read more: asbweb.org/category/stateme...
#ASB2025 #STEM #Biomechanics
June 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🎉 Big news! ASB received a $500K donation from the De Luca Foundation to expand access to biomechanics!
💡 Supports B-SURE Grants + travel awards for our Annual Meeting.
🙏 Thank you, De Luca Foundation!
🔗 Read more: asbweb.org/category/stateme...
#ASB2025 #STEM #Biomechanics
💡 Supports B-SURE Grants + travel awards for our Annual Meeting.
🙏 Thank you, De Luca Foundation!
🔗 Read more: asbweb.org/category/stateme...
#ASB2025 #STEM #Biomechanics
Pleasure to collaborate with fellow @jabjournal.bsky.social Associate Editors @chrismccrum.bsky.social and Tanvi Bhatt in writing "A 40-Year Contemporary Evolution of Gait and Posture Mechanics in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics". Now available open access: doi.org/10.1123/jab.....
A 40-Year Contemporary Evolution of Gait and Posture Mechanics in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics
"A 40-Year Contemporary Evolution of Gait and Posture Mechanics in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics" published on 10 Jun 2025 by Human Kinetics.
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June 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Pleasure to collaborate with fellow @jabjournal.bsky.social Associate Editors @chrismccrum.bsky.social and Tanvi Bhatt in writing "A 40-Year Contemporary Evolution of Gait and Posture Mechanics in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics". Now available open access: doi.org/10.1123/jab.....
One of the most exceptional professional development experiences I've had the pleasure of participating in. Highly Recommended!!
TIGRR 2026 applications open July 1st! 🚨This workshop, designed for early-career investigators, offers one-on-one mentorship, expert guidance, and a proven path to research funding success! 👏
🔗Learn more: medschool.cuanschutz.edu/physical-the...
🔗Learn more: medschool.cuanschutz.edu/physical-the...
June 5, 2025 at 12:43 AM
One of the most exceptional professional development experiences I've had the pleasure of participating in. Highly Recommended!!
Our lab and @jointbme.bsky.social representing well in the annual @amsocbiomech.bsky.social awards! @kkatugam.bsky.social selected finalist for Clinical Biomechanics award, Aubrey Gray selected finalist for Journal of Biomechanics award, and Megan Weaver receives travel award. Congratulations team!!
May 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Our lab and @jointbme.bsky.social representing well in the annual @amsocbiomech.bsky.social awards! @kkatugam.bsky.social selected finalist for Clinical Biomechanics award, Aubrey Gray selected finalist for Journal of Biomechanics award, and Megan Weaver receives travel award. Congratulations team!!