Anne Nichols
@aecnichols.bsky.social
Tendon cell biology, mechanobiology, and epitenon-obsessed.
Assistant Professor 👩🏻🔬
@nichols_lab / @ROC_CMSR / @URMC
Assistant Professor 👩🏻🔬
@nichols_lab / @ROC_CMSR / @URMC
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🎓 Curious about a Graduate Degree in BME?
Join us for a virtual Grad Program Info Session!
📅 Wed, Oct 15
🔗 Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-gr...
#BME #GradSchool #URochesterBME #MS #InfoSession #CMTI #BiomedicalEngineering @urochester.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social
Join us for a virtual Grad Program Info Session!
📅 Wed, Oct 15
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#BME #GradSchool #URochesterBME #MS #InfoSession #CMTI #BiomedicalEngineering @urochester.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🎓 Curious about a Graduate Degree in BME?
Join us for a virtual Grad Program Info Session!
📅 Wed, Oct 15
🔗 Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-gr...
#BME #GradSchool #URochesterBME #MS #InfoSession #CMTI #BiomedicalEngineering @urochester.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social
Join us for a virtual Grad Program Info Session!
📅 Wed, Oct 15
🔗 Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-gr...
#BME #GradSchool #URochesterBME #MS #InfoSession #CMTI #BiomedicalEngineering @urochester.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social
1000000%! People forget (or don't like?) that good lab skills are a SKILL! skills take time to develop!
Every few months the "good lab hands" thing comes up and it misses a key point: you can learn to have good hands. Training matters.
Good hands aren't some magic gift from the PCR gods, you have to develop them through directed repetitive practice, like any other skill
Good hands aren't some magic gift from the PCR gods, you have to develop them through directed repetitive practice, like any other skill
September 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
1000000%! People forget (or don't like?) that good lab skills are a SKILL! skills take time to develop!
Can't wait, with working link now!!! 🤩🤩
Register now for an ORS Tendon Section #WebinarWednesday on Sept 24, 12 PM CST, A Tendon-cy to Heal: Regenerating Tendons & Ligaments in Zebrafish. Hear from Thomas Schilling, Jenna Galloway & Joanna Smeeton on the latest #tendon & ligament regeneration. 🔗 ors.memberclicks.net/ten092425web#/
August 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Can't wait, with working link now!!! 🤩🤩
Great article about our recent study on epitenon cells in tendon healing out today in the @urmed.bsky.social newsroom!
www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/r...
#teamtendon #teamepitenon
www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/r...
#teamtendon #teamepitenon
Researchers Trace a Source of Poor Tendon Healing, Retrain Cells for a Better Recovery
Long overlooked in the field of musculoskeletal study, the tendon is a highly complex anatomical structure that triggers a dynamic but mysterious cellular response when it's injured. In a new study in...
www.urmc.rochester.edu
August 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Great article about our recent study on epitenon cells in tendon healing out today in the @urmed.bsky.social newsroom!
www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/r...
#teamtendon #teamepitenon
www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/r...
#teamtendon #teamepitenon
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New #URochesterResearch in @natcomms.nature.com ⬇️
Led by Asst Professor of Orthopaedics Anne Nichols, PhD, the team uncovered the first direct evidence that epitenon cells play a key role in tendon healing and that removing them might actually improve recovery.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Led by Asst Professor of Orthopaedics Anne Nichols, PhD, the team uncovered the first direct evidence that epitenon cells play a key role in tendon healing and that removing them might actually improve recovery.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Epitenon-derived progenitors drive fibrosis and regeneration after flexor tendon injury in a spatially-dependent manner - Nature Communications
The cell populations that contribute to healing and scar tissue formation following tendon injury are poorly defined. Here the authors show that cells originating from the tendon epitenon give rise to...
www.nature.com
July 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
New #URochesterResearch in @natcomms.nature.com ⬇️
Led by Asst Professor of Orthopaedics Anne Nichols, PhD, the team uncovered the first direct evidence that epitenon cells play a key role in tendon healing and that removing them might actually improve recovery.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Led by Asst Professor of Orthopaedics Anne Nichols, PhD, the team uncovered the first direct evidence that epitenon cells play a key role in tendon healing and that removing them might actually improve recovery.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Finally, I don't know why we resist defining scientific research as a creative endeavor. Any scientist who has achieved some degree of professional success recognizes the creativity and the bursts of conceptual understanding that accompany major innovation.
September 27, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Finally, I don't know why we resist defining scientific research as a creative endeavor. Any scientist who has achieved some degree of professional success recognizes the creativity and the bursts of conceptual understanding that accompany major innovation.
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My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Queen’s Special U.S. Doctoral Recruitment Initiative | School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral AffairsDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown...
Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.
www.queensu.ca
June 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
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And, apart from me announcing I am out of the office because of illness, should we talk about something more exciting? Anyone interested in human #fibroblasts and their roles in health and disease? Take a look at this Review we recently published in our journal!
👉https://rdcu.be/eqKaT
bit.ly/3Ztppa5
👉https://rdcu.be/eqKaT
bit.ly/3Ztppa5
Effects of embryonic origin, tissue cues and pathological signals on fibroblast diversity in humans - Nature Cell Biology
This Review discusses the diversity of human fibroblasts, including their embryonic origin and precursor populations, and highlights their crucial role in orchestrating organ function and modulating i...
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June 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
And, apart from me announcing I am out of the office because of illness, should we talk about something more exciting? Anyone interested in human #fibroblasts and their roles in health and disease? Take a look at this Review we recently published in our journal!
👉https://rdcu.be/eqKaT
bit.ly/3Ztppa5
👉https://rdcu.be/eqKaT
bit.ly/3Ztppa5
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Today, my NIH colleagues and I did something scary but really important. We spoke up about egregious harms we are seeing happen to research participants and public health through thoughtless and politicized policies at NIH. 🧵1/3
apnews.com/article/nih-...
apnews.com/article/nih-...
June 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Today, my NIH colleagues and I did something scary but really important. We spoke up about egregious harms we are seeing happen to research participants and public health through thoughtless and politicized policies at NIH. 🧵1/3
apnews.com/article/nih-...
apnews.com/article/nih-...
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Join us on Tuesday, April 1 (6:00-7:00pm) in Goergen 108 to learn about the importance of prioritizing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in biomedical engineering!
#biomedicalengineering #diversity #inclusion #accessibility
#biomedicalengineering #diversity #inclusion #accessibility
March 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Join us on Tuesday, April 1 (6:00-7:00pm) in Goergen 108 to learn about the importance of prioritizing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in biomedical engineering!
#biomedicalengineering #diversity #inclusion #accessibility
#biomedicalengineering #diversity #inclusion #accessibility
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I'm starting a project to help trainees (undergrads, graduates, or postdocs) in orthopaedic research who have been affected by recently terminated grants (e.g. diversity supplements). If you know someone affected, please send me the details. "Re-sky", pls! @orssociety.bsky.social @asbmr.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I'm starting a project to help trainees (undergrads, graduates, or postdocs) in orthopaedic research who have been affected by recently terminated grants (e.g. diversity supplements). If you know someone affected, please send me the details. "Re-sky", pls! @orssociety.bsky.social @asbmr.bsky.social
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Scientists are unfairly and devastatingly seeing their grants cut and careers thrown into uncertainty, yet are still working 24/7 to continue their research, treat patients, talk to journalists, advocate with elected officials, and keep the public informed about potential threats. Absolute heroes!
March 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Scientists are unfairly and devastatingly seeing their grants cut and careers thrown into uncertainty, yet are still working 24/7 to continue their research, treat patients, talk to journalists, advocate with elected officials, and keep the public informed about potential threats. Absolute heroes!
Thanks @ryanet.bsky.social for sharing- I just called my 3 representatives and spoke to an actual human at 2/3. Only took maybe 20 minutes.
5calls.org/issue/nih-ns... is a good start. Attend rallies. Discuss the value and requirement of federal funding for biomedical research in public forums. Run for office? (I'd vote for you!)
Other ideas, #sciencesky?
Other ideas, #sciencesky?
Save NIH and NSF Research Funding ⭑ 5 Calls
UPDATE (02/11/25): In response to a lawsuit from 22 state attorneys general, a federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order on NIH funding …
5calls.org
February 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Thanks @ryanet.bsky.social for sharing- I just called my 3 representatives and spoke to an actual human at 2/3. Only took maybe 20 minutes.
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Maybe I wasn’t clear about this. I wanted more egg and no plane crash, not many plane crash and no egg.
February 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Maybe I wasn’t clear about this. I wanted more egg and no plane crash, not many plane crash and no egg.
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Biomedical researchers! If you've not already done so, please use our advocacy letter templates at aimbe.org/advocate/.
We also urge people to call their lawmakers to voice their concerns while the proposed NIH 15% cap on indirect cost rates is temporarily blocked under a restraining order 👇
We also urge people to call their lawmakers to voice their concerns while the proposed NIH 15% cap on indirect cost rates is temporarily blocked under a restraining order 👇
February 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Biomedical researchers! If you've not already done so, please use our advocacy letter templates at aimbe.org/advocate/.
We also urge people to call their lawmakers to voice their concerns while the proposed NIH 15% cap on indirect cost rates is temporarily blocked under a restraining order 👇
We also urge people to call their lawmakers to voice their concerns while the proposed NIH 15% cap on indirect cost rates is temporarily blocked under a restraining order 👇
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The impact of cuts in the NIH & NSF budget on the industry behind research (regents, test kits, lab supplies, etc) will be huge. In my community LabCorp, Fisher and Carolina Biologicals all have facilities—they will be devastated.Thermo Fisher alone has a workforce of around 122,000 employees 1/2
February 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The impact of cuts in the NIH & NSF budget on the industry behind research (regents, test kits, lab supplies, etc) will be huge. In my community LabCorp, Fisher and Carolina Biologicals all have facilities—they will be devastated.Thermo Fisher alone has a workforce of around 122,000 employees 1/2
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Thrilled to announce the creation of the @elisabethbik.bsky.social Science Integrity Fund to provide "funding for training programs, grants, or awards for science integrity advocates."
Thanks to @science.org for covering this.
Help us grow the fund with a tax-deductible donation.
Thanks to @science.org for covering this.
Help us grow the fund with a tax-deductible donation.
Renowned scientific integrity investigator endows fund to support fellow sleuths
Microbiologist Elisabeth Bik donates $200,000 to support training, travel
www.science.org
February 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Thrilled to announce the creation of the @elisabethbik.bsky.social Science Integrity Fund to provide "funding for training programs, grants, or awards for science integrity advocates."
Thanks to @science.org for covering this.
Help us grow the fund with a tax-deductible donation.
Thanks to @science.org for covering this.
Help us grow the fund with a tax-deductible donation.
so long, and thanks for all the fish.....
February 8, 2025 at 1:53 AM
so long, and thanks for all the fish.....
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My occasional reminder to folks on tenure and promotion committees that there will be a cohort of people whose early careers were defined entirely by the pandemic and *waves vaguely* this nonsense, and it *will* impact their productivity.
It can't not.
It can't not.
January 28, 2025 at 11:55 PM
My occasional reminder to folks on tenure and promotion committees that there will be a cohort of people whose early careers were defined entirely by the pandemic and *waves vaguely* this nonsense, and it *will* impact their productivity.
It can't not.
It can't not.
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Last night's pause on grant funding as of 5 pm today hurts the economy in all 50 states, throwing researchers studying diseases into chaos.
Look up your state:
unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
Read the memo here: "not limited to" doing heavy lifting: washingtonpost.com/documents/de...
Look up your state:
unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
Read the memo here: "not limited to" doing heavy lifting: washingtonpost.com/documents/de...
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
unitedformedicalresearch.org
January 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Last night's pause on grant funding as of 5 pm today hurts the economy in all 50 states, throwing researchers studying diseases into chaos.
Look up your state:
unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
Read the memo here: "not limited to" doing heavy lifting: washingtonpost.com/documents/de...
Look up your state:
unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
Read the memo here: "not limited to" doing heavy lifting: washingtonpost.com/documents/de...
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If you’ve been directly impacted by a pause or cancellation of an NIH study session, we @forbes.com would like to talk to you
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
If you’ve been directly impacted by a pause or cancellation of an NIH study session, we @forbes.com would like to talk to you