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Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · 22d

It was a pleasure delivering my talk on automated segmentation algorithms for #fracturehealing at #ICCB2025 in Rome. My humble growing team and I look forward to publishing our work & backing this research effort! #ortho #innovation

WEST Lab @UWO @westlab.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you #ICCB2025 for hosting us in #RomeItaly. Our study benchmarked state of the art CNNs commonly used in clinical #ultrasound imaging for orthopedic fracture care; we report high variability among professions regarded as #experts & low inter-annotator reliability for bone fracture features!

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Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Mar 15

#Postdoc fellowship opportunity @westernu.bsky.social: uwo.ca/research/fun.... Email me if you are interested!

Western Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.

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Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Feb 14

I seem to have lost it, I'll reach out on LinkedIn so we can exchange details there!

Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Feb 14

Happy #Friday everyone! I'm back in #London (Ontario), had an early 7am meeting with the #ortho team and looking forward to a productive #research day! #academicsky

Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Feb 14

Oh, I so need to make my way there, yes!! Is your number still the same or changed?

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Karen Kruger PhD @karenkruger.bsky.social · Feb 10

I always appreciate the " @troy-biomechlab.bsky.social talks people into climbing a mountain" session of a conference #ORS2025

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Karen Troy @troy-biomechlab.bsky.social · Feb 10

The best sort of networking happens on a hike! @orssociety.bsky.social #ORS2025 -with @karenkruger.bsky.social and others

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Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Feb 12

Sci1: @amilangscience.bsky.social podium was a highlight for me: Current thinking is that when a bone fractures, blood vessel rupture causes hypoxia at the fracture site. Lang et al. showed that the early fracture site is not hypoxic. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Feb 12

Sci2: 8th ORS debate - structural disease progression is more important than pain progression (Dr. McGee-Lawrence vs. Dr. Lance). While I don't know the answer, motion for won bec it was well investigated & presented: clear link to objectivity with clinical outcomes & good evidence to support.

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Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Feb 12

Sci3: Our community needs a deeper understanding of #AI#ML as an applied tool for ortho problems. The general level of knowledge of AI/ML in ortho is still very much in its infancy. A tool is only so useful as we understand how to use it effectively and safely, and its limitations.

Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Feb 12

ECR1: This was my 3rd ORS and I've only just learnt how to ORS. My tips: prepare in advance the talks/posters to attend, listen carefully & build on your existing knowledge, take down lots of notes bec there are many escaping thoughts and reach out in advance to connect with colleagues.

Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Feb 12

ECR2: Brill talk by incoming ORS president, Dr. Maher: her slide on ORS journey resonated a lot with my own experiences and gave me hope. ORS used to be a very scary meeting for me: I was stressed sharing my thoughts, meeting research giants etc. I gained SO MUCH sharing my thoughts.

Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Feb 12

ECR3: Academia is a marathon, not a sprint. While I still need to work to keep my position, I am focusing on what brought me into this career a decade ago: a passion to help us understand #musculoskeletal problems using the #engineering tools I have.

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Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Feb 12

Thought1: I thought my “education” was done. I have a BEngg (Biomedical), DPhil, did a postdoc, and an academic fellowship before taking this job as assist. prof. But yet I am still learning, and I think I need to keep keep learning and sharing along the journey.

Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Feb 12

Thought2: Great mentors are rare. I have been blessed and lucky to have had/currently have the mentors in my career, and I believe that it is (in part) my duty to remember the lessons that I have learnt, and to share those insights with younger generations. I try do this in my job daily.

Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Feb 12

Thought3: While serving in multiple committee roles in the New College MCR in Oxford, I learnt that the more you give into a community, the more you can get out of it. I've volunteered to join the @isfrfractures.bsky.social section as a member and look forward to contributing.

Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Feb 12

Fun: Hiking in Piestewa Park was a major highlight. Thank you @troy-biomechlab.bsky.social for including me – an early morning hike is DEFINITELY something that @orssociety.bsky.social need to build into the program as a mandatory networking event, divided by research interest groups.

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Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Feb 12

Thank you #ORS2025 for hosting an incredible conference. I am grateful to all my new friends, colleagues & walk away with a mind filled with insights, so many incredible research Qs & a new found view of my role. Here are 10 key take-aways I wanted to share: (3xScience, 3xECR, 3xThoughts, 1xFun)

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Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Feb 12

Fun: Hiking in Piestewa Park was a major highlight. Thank you @troy-biomechlab.bsky.social for including me – an early morning hike is DEFINITELY something that @orssociety.bsky.social need to build into the program as a mandatory networking event, divided by research interest groups.

Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Feb 12

Thought3: While serving in multiple committee roles in the New College MCR in Oxford, I learnt that the more you give into a community, the more you can get out of it. I've volunteered to join the @isfrfractures.bsky.social section as a member and look forward to contributing.

Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Feb 12

Thought2: Great mentors are rare. I have been blessed and lucky to have had/have the mentors in my career, and I believe that it is (in part) my duty to remember the lessons that I have learnt, and to share those insights with younger generations. I try do this in my job daily.

Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Feb 12

Thought1: I thought my “education” was done. I have a BEngg (Biomedical), DPhil, did a postdoc, and an academic fellowship before taking this job as assist. prof. But yet I am still learning, and I think I need to keep keep learning and sharing along the journey.

Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Feb 12

ECR3: Academia is a marathon, not a sprint. While I still need to work to keep my position, I am re-focusing away from fighting got my job to focusing on what brought me into this career a decade ago: a passion to help us understand #musculoskeletal problems using the #engineering tools I have.

Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Feb 12

ECR2: Brill talk by incoming ORS president, Dr. Maher: her slide on ORS journey resonated a lot with my own experiences, and gave me hope. ORS used to be a very scary meeting for me: I was stressed sharing my thoughts, meeting research giants etc. I gained SO MUCH sharing my thoughts.

Irene Yang (she/her) @ireneyang.bsky.social · Feb 12

ECR1: This was my 3rd ORS and I've only just learnt how to ORS. My tips: prepare in advance the talks/posters to attend, listen carefully to talks to build on your existing knowledge, take down lots of notes bec there are many escaping thoughts and reach out in advance to connect with colleagues.