I had tons of fun visiting the University of Iowa this week in Iowa City, interacting with colleagues and trainees in Immunology and Orthopaedics. Met wonderful people and was lucky to see their amazing facilities. Thanks especially to Karen Cyndari!

🪃 Boomerang Tour Pt. 4 — final leg of the trip attending the #ICORS2025 conference in Adelaide. Great people and great research - got to share some of my work too. Thanks again to @asbmbaus.bsky.social for bringing me down under. Until next time!

🪃 Boomerang Tour Pt. 3 — it was such a treat to be back in Sydney at UNSW @unswbabs.bsky.social Reconnecting with old friends and colleagues - fond memories.

🪃 Boomerang Tour Pt. 2 — honored to receive the ASBMB Boomerang Award @asbmbaus.bsky.social This award has given me the opportunity to ‘return’ to Australia to share my work and meet great people at various venues around the country - including the ASBMB2025 meeting here in Brisbane

🪃 Boomerang Tour Pt. 1 — had an amazing day at the Translational Research Institute/Mater Research in Brisbane, sharing my work and talking science + collaboration. Lucky to also be joined by my sisters, Emily and Grace

Fantastic time at my first OARSI meeting last week in Incheon, South Korea 🇰🇷 Highlights were sessions on omics, sex differences, networking…(and a sneaky Coldplay concert!). Lots of fresh ideas and motivation!

Ready to kick off OARSI 2025 in Incheon, Korea! Starting the meeting with a terrific workshop on Sex Differences in OA. Excited for a great conference! #OARSI2025

BLUESKY DEBUT -- I’m very happy to share that next month I will be joining WashU’s Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery to launch the Joint Crosstalk Lab @jointcrosstalk.bsky.social! Our major objective will be to understand cellular and molecular mechanisms in joint health, disease, and regeneration.