Jon Blank PhD
@blankjonathon.bsky.social
Engineer, tendon/ligament enthusiast, & noninvasive sensing aficionado
F32 Postdoctoral Fellow | Sowlowsky Lab | McKay Orthopaedic Research Lab
UW-Madison PhD Mechanical Engineering ‘23
Ohio State BS Mechanical Engineering ‘18
F32 Postdoctoral Fellow | Sowlowsky Lab | McKay Orthopaedic Research Lab
UW-Madison PhD Mechanical Engineering ‘23
Ohio State BS Mechanical Engineering ‘18
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Attention glycosaminoglycan afficionados! Be sure to check out @blankjonathon.bsky.social's latest paper on GAG depletion in the Achilles Tendon! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40853742/
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September 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Attention glycosaminoglycan afficionados! Be sure to check out @blankjonathon.bsky.social's latest paper on GAG depletion in the Achilles Tendon! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40853742/
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Looking for a fun Monday night activity to fill the Love Island-sized hole in your heart? Check out the Lou Lab's latest paper on age-related changes in the supraspinatus tendon: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40575962/
#(Rotator)CuffingSeason
#(Rotator)CuffingSeason
July 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Looking for a fun Monday night activity to fill the Love Island-sized hole in your heart? Check out the Lou Lab's latest paper on age-related changes in the supraspinatus tendon: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40575962/
#(Rotator)CuffingSeason
#(Rotator)CuffingSeason
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Jon (@blankjonathon.bsky.social) represented the Lou Lab at Penn's Orthopaedic Research Day, discussing efforts to generate overuse tendinopathy models through the The Penn Achilles Tendinopathy Center of Research Translation!
June 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Jon (@blankjonathon.bsky.social) represented the Lou Lab at Penn's Orthopaedic Research Day, discussing efforts to generate overuse tendinopathy models through the The Penn Achilles Tendinopathy Center of Research Translation!
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The Real Collagens of Tendon Healing (also known as @maggietamburro.bsky.social's defense) is coming to a big screen near you!
Thursday, 5/15, at 10:00 AM EST; DM for Zoom info!
Thursday, 5/15, at 10:00 AM EST; DM for Zoom info!
May 7, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The Real Collagens of Tendon Healing (also known as @maggietamburro.bsky.social's defense) is coming to a big screen near you!
Thursday, 5/15, at 10:00 AM EST; DM for Zoom info!
Thursday, 5/15, at 10:00 AM EST; DM for Zoom info!
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Big news from the Lou Lab this week! Check out our latest publication on regional differences in the supraspinatus tendon: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
It's a *supra* read!
It's a *supra* read!
Mature murine supraspinatus tendons demonstrate regional differences in multiscale structure, function and gene expression
The hierarchical structure of tendon dictates its ability to effectively transmit loads from muscle to bone. Tendon- and site-specific differences in mechanical loading result in the establishment and...
journals.plos.org
February 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Big news from the Lou Lab this week! Check out our latest publication on regional differences in the supraspinatus tendon: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
It's a *supra* read!
It's a *supra* read!
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Lou Lab had a Fun Friday Field Trip learning about human tendons at Baxter Lab HQ!
February 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Lou Lab had a Fun Friday Field Trip learning about human tendons at Baxter Lab HQ!
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Lou Lab Valentine's Day cards are back by popular demand! Don't forget to wish your tendie friendies a Happy Valentine's Day! 💗Lou Lab
February 15, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Lou Lab Valentine's Day cards are back by popular demand! Don't forget to wish your tendie friendies a Happy Valentine's Day! 💗Lou Lab
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PHL reppin in PHX! Go Birds!
February 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
PHL reppin in PHX! Go Birds!
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Lou Lab is in Phoenix for #ORS2025! We are excited for our extracellular matrix extravaganza! 🌈 Check out all of the Lou Lab action below!
February 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Lou Lab is in Phoenix for #ORS2025! We are excited for our extracellular matrix extravaganza! 🌈 Check out all of the Lou Lab action below!
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We had a great time at the annual Lou Lab White Elephant! Gifts included a bedazzled pipette tip box, book about anatomical oddities, and Sponge Bob hat!
January 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We had a great time at the annual Lou Lab White Elephant! Gifts included a bedazzled pipette tip box, book about anatomical oddities, and Sponge Bob hat!