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Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social · 6d

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 🦴
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Jill 💙🌊🌊💙 @pumpkin061.bsky.social · 7d

Dr. Jane Goodall, the legendary animal rights advocate, has died at 91. Dr. Goodall's life was a beacon for progressive activism, a bridge between science & moral purpose. Rest in power, Dr. Goodall.The fight continues,for animals, for the planet, for the future &your voice will forever guide us.

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Chloé Yeung @ccstorytime.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations! 🥳

Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social · 7d

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. 👏🌱🥛🧬

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Chloé Yeung @ccstorytime.bsky.social · 13d

#dreamteam

Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social · 13d

Enjoying some sun 🌞 after another morning of recruiting subjects for their study looking at the impact of inflammation on skeletal muscle maintenance in hospitalized patients (InflaMus): study leader @grithhojfeldt.bsky.social and medical students, Tobias Christiansen & Louise Helmbæk

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Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social · 17d

At @lundbeckfonden.bsky.social Hearts x Minds Festival in Aarhus, Dr Anne Theil Gates and Eline Baad-Hansen talked about physical health and cognitive function with exercise 💙 🧠 💪

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Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social · 27d

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 👩‍🔬

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Chloé Yeung @ccstorytime.bsky.social · 29d

Looking forward to seeing you again at another #ECM meeting! And to hear about your new project! 🤞

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Chloé Yeung @ccstorytime.bsky.social · 29d

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

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Chloé Yeung @ccstorytime.bsky.social · 29d

That’s a wrap for @dsmb-dk.bsky.social HS Workshop and Annual Meeting 2025! Thank you to all our speakers, abstract presenters & our generous sponsors ThermoFisher, Tebubio, Amsbio and Horizon 2020 🙏 Special thanks go to our outgoing chairwoman Christine Chuang and team #ECMatrix

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Chloé Yeung @ccstorytime.bsky.social · 29d

At the @dsmb-dk.bsky.social Annual Meeting 2025 and PhD student Ask Møbjerg is presenting our latest work on the acute effects of exercise on ECM remodelling of human muscle-tendon tissues using snRNAseq and RNAscope 🏋️‍♀️🔬

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Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social · Sep 4

To kick-off this semester's Thursday morning meetings, PhD student Frederik Nielsen, supervised by @abigailmackey1.bsky.social and @grithhojfeldt.bsky.social, introduced his exciting study on enhancing muscle and bone protein synthesis in elderly females🦴💪🙌

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Chloé Yeung @ccstorytime.bsky.social · Sep 2

BSMB Autumn meeting Surrey talking about our latest work. Very proud of Team Tendon & collaborators for persevering with such a difficult tissue 👏
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@ismcopenhagen.bsky.social @steffendanielle.bsky.social @valerioizzi.bsky.social @abigailmackey1.bsky.social

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Chloé Yeung @ccstorytime.bsky.social · Aug 28

Team Tendon bids farewell to @steffendanielle.bsky.social and celebrates a paper submission tonight with a lovely meal out together 🥰 We’ll miss her energy, insightful questions and friendly presence at @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social

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Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social · Aug 16

Yesterday afternoon we held our summer party with the perfect summer weather 🌞 A huge thank you to our medical student Tobias Holst-Christensen and all the helpers for organising biathlon, snacks, dinner and games! 🔫 🏃‍♀️🍉🧃🍔🎯🔨

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Chloé Yeung @ccstorytime.bsky.social · Aug 8

Abstract deadline extended to 15th August!

Chloé Yeung @ccstorytime.bsky.social · Jun 25

🚨 Registration now open: DSMB Annual Meeting and Heparan Sulfate Workshop!
📅8-9 September, Copenhagen
🗣️ Jeremy Turnbull, Martin Götte, Jacob Jordan, Geert-Jan Boons, Marissa Maciej-Hulme, Lorna Milne, Jin-ping Li, Chiara Tremolanti, Sandeep Gopal, Kenton Arkill, Luke Gamon, Henrik Jürgensen

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Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social · Aug 4

A special seminar from @jarodforer.bsky.social visiting from @uoregon.bsky.social to tell us about his PhD so far, specifically a project characterizing the fluid response to injury in rat Achilles tendons. Thanks for stopping by the institute to share your work!

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Chloé Yeung @ccstorytime.bsky.social · Jun 25

Registration FREE for DSMB members (membership cost: 300 DKK)
🐦Early bird registration and oral/poster abstract submission deadline: 8 August
⌛️Late registration and poster only abstract submssion deadline: 31 August (400 DKK)
🍽️ Conference dinner 300 DKK
🏅ECR prizes!
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Biokemisk Forening - DSMB Annual Meeting 2025 & Heparan Sulfate Workshop

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Chloé Yeung @ccstorytime.bsky.social · Jun 25

🚨 Registration now open: DSMB Annual Meeting and Heparan Sulfate Workshop!
📅8-9 September, Copenhagen
🗣️ Jeremy Turnbull, Martin Götte, Jacob Jordan, Geert-Jan Boons, Marissa Maciej-Hulme, Lorna Milne, Jin-ping Li, Chiara Tremolanti, Sandeep Gopal, Kenton Arkill, Luke Gamon, Henrik Jürgensen

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Chloé Yeung @ccstorytime.bsky.social · Jun 24

A great opportunity to sit down with Chavaunne and update her with the progress we’ve made on the analysis of IFM data since my TENET STSM!

Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social · Jun 24

Today we had took advantage of Dr Chavaunne Thorpe’s visit and asked her to present her research on The Diverse Roles of the Interfascicular Matrix in Tendon Health, Ageing and Disease and have a mini discussion meeting with the Tendon Group. Thanks for an insightful visit!

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Chloé Yeung @ccstorytime.bsky.social · Jun 23

Congratulations Dr Dr Ann Damgaard! I might be biased but it was a very engaging PhD defense! #teamtendon

Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social · Jun 23

What a day we’ve had! Ann Damgaard defended her PhD investigating the influence of mechanical loading, hormonal changes and tendinopathy on human patellar tendon adaptations spectacularly today! Many thanks to the opponents Prof Andy Carr @ox.ac.uk & Chavaunne Thorpe @royalvetcollege.bsky.social 🎉🥳

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Chloé Yeung @ccstorytime.bsky.social · Jun 6

First article in our American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology Special Issue on The Extracellular Matrix in Exercise Physiology! 🥳 Please keep them coming!

journals.physiology.org/ajpcell/the-...

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Chloé Yeung @ccstorytime.bsky.social · Jun 5

Exciting stuff! Congrats on the study nearing completion 💪

Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social · Jun 5

In today’s departmental meeting, @annesofieagergaard.bsky.social gives us a much anticipated update on the TEREX trial looking at the role of restitution time in exercise-based treatment of patellar tendinopathy. She’s also joined forces with Carl-Johan Boraxbekk to look at brain connectivity too! 👀

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Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social · Jun 1

Team Tendon feat. Dr @laurenpringels.bsky.social for a sunny Sunday BBQ! 🍔🦐🌭🥗😎

@ccstorytime.bsky.social @steffendanielle.bsky.social

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Chloé Yeung @ccstorytime.bsky.social · May 23

Fantastic talk - excellently communicated! Made me very hungry 😅

Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social · May 23

Yesterday’s department meeting was delivered by our residence science TV star @jakobagergaard.bsky.social explaining energy availability in sports and how grueling training schedules can affect athlete’s physical health and risk of injuries. 🥗🍗<🚴🏊‍♀️🏃=🦴🤕

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Chloé Yeung @ccstorytime.bsky.social · May 13

Just like that, my three week TENET COST STSM is completed! Many thanks to Chavaunne Thorpe and Hazel Screen for their invaluable IFM knowledge 💡 Special thanks to postdocs Jack Llewellyn and Nodoka Iwasaki and the @royalvetcollege.bsky.social Skeletal Biology Group for hosting me 😊

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