African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) paper now in @anatrecord.bsky.social's Feeding Biomechanics Special Issue! Using dissection & diceCT, we show powerful bites aren't just about bigger muscles—muscle architecture, skull mechanics & fascia may be key🐺 anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

📢 Presenting at #BioMedEng26? All presenters must be registered to present. Early bird registration closes Thursday 31 July, so secure your place now and save: www.biomedeng.org/conference/biomedeng26/registration/ We look forward to welcoming you to Liverpool this September!

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How do leading tools compare for reconstructing CT muscle architecture? Xfiber & Goodfibes produce similar fiber length/orientation results in high-quality scans but Goodfibes is more sensitive to lower resolution & curved fascicles Zobek et al.: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Ki Crabtree presents her PhD on head centre of mass and how this has changed in humans compared to chimps 💀🐵🦍

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Next, we look at the #biomechanics of head balance in humans and chimpanzees. By modelling the contributions of multiple interacting tissues & features, this study found that overall #skull architecture plays the biggest role in determining the head's centre of mass.

Roger Kissane from @livevobiomech.bsky.social at #AnatSocSummer26 in Bristol. Rabbits are weird at everything, including chewing. But why are they so different?

@anatsoc.bsky.social · 3w ago

How do rabbits adapt to tougher foods? Using XROMM and EMG, this fascinating study showed that rabbits extend the power stroke of chewing when processing harder foods. This reveals the extent of flexibility in mammalian feeding biomechanics.

Emily Baxter from our @livevobiomech.bsky.social presents her PhD on skull growth in children and craniosynostosis at #AnatSocSummer26 She found the lateral sutures have more impact on craniofacial shape compared to medial sutures 💀

@anatsoc.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our next speaker characterised normal craniofacial growth, compared it with #craniosynostosis, using 3D landmarking and geometric morphometrics. The results emphasise the morphological integration of the #neurocranium and #viscerocranium, with direct relevance to surgical planning.

This week, we're at a sunny @uobrisanatomy for this years #AnatSocSummer26 meeting. You can follow along here and on all of our usual channels. Looking forward to 3 days of cutting edge MSK and Comparative Anatomy from leaders in the field. Registration from 10:00!

23 month research associate job now available with our team to work on Middle Jurassic mammals from Scotland. Requires strong experience with segmentation of CT data but does not require a PhD. Deadline for applications is 26th July. edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Research Associate (Leverhulme) - School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences - 105138 - Grade 6

This is a Research Associate position to assist in palaeobiological research conducted as part of the project “New Insights Into Early Mammal Evolution From Exceptional Scottish Fossils” funded by the...

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Through geometric morphometrics and R-based modeling, this tool enables the adjustment of morphospace parameters to simulate shape transitions. Working in progess

John Nyakatura from Humboldt University, Berlin, will talk about XROMM and its markerless variant, Scientific Rotoscoping, and how these techniques provide powerful means to visualize and quantify shoulder mechanics during locomotion. EXN Workshop #SEBConference @sebiology.bsky.social

If you are passionate about #skulls and #craniosynostosis then join us for 4th Advanced in Craniosynostosis on 28th Aug 2026 @uclengineering.bsky.social Please reserve your ticket at: tiny.cc/AdCR4 @uclengineering.bsky.social @ucl-c4ia.bsky.social @karenjliu.bsky.social @Steve Twigg @Headlines

We're hiring. We’re excited to be recruiting for a Lecturer / Associate Professor in Primate or Human Evolutionary Anatomy to join the Centre for Integrative Anatomy at UCL. 📅Closing date: 20 July 2026 Apply here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRZ412/l...

Lecturer / Associate Professor in Primate or Human Evolutionary Anatomy at UCL

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JOB ALERT! We are recruiting at @ucl-c4ia.bsky.social - a lecturer (Grade 8) or associate professor (Grade 9) in primate or human evolutionary anatomy (research and teaching). Contact Susan Evans or myself for further details. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRZ412/l...

Lecturer / Associate Professor in Primate or Human Evolutionary Anatomy at UCL

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Please share! It’s a quick turn-around for this PhD opportunity accepting applications until 29 June! Join an amazing lab in an amazing city…

Alana Sharp@acsharp.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📣 We have a new FUNDED PhD opportunity on ageing of the human heelpad: tissue properties and gait biomechanics. 📍Location: @livevobiomech.bsky.social 👩‍💻The team: @krisda.bsky.social @drrostireadioff.bsky.social and me! 🔗 Apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

📣 We have a new FUNDED PhD opportunity on ageing of the human heelpad: tissue properties and gait biomechanics. 📍Location: @livevobiomech.bsky.social 👩‍💻The team: @krisda.bsky.social @drrostireadioff.bsky.social and me! 🔗 Apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Ageing of the human heelpad: tissue properties and gait biomechanics at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Ageing of the human heelpad: tissue properties and gait biomechanics at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Muscles don’t just move you - sometimes they slam the brakes 🛑💪 New paper: starting length + temperature strongly reshape the biphasic force response during eccentric contractions

Starting length and temperature dependence of eccentric muscle force–velocity behaviour

Summary: Eccentric muscle force development is highly sensitive to starting length and temperature, revealing distinct effects on contractile and elastic components and providing a framework for more ...

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This month a UoL Biosciences student is working with me on primate jaw muscle anatomy. Today we MRI scanned and dissected a lion-tailed macaque! I'm still always blown away by how BEAUTIFUL muscles are 🐒 #anatomy

Hey look: A job! @echinerd.bsky.social and I are looking for a research technician to work on sea urchin development. If you are good at segmenting CT scans and want a chance to work on some super cool organisms, this job here at UCL is for you! apply now: bit.ly/4o2qccY

This week @apwoodbailey.bsky.social @lucyhholmes.bsky.social and I went to Knowsley Safari Park to see some of the amazing animals we’ll be studying during our @leverhulme.ac.uk Building Giants project 😄🦏🦌🦒

🌿 We are hiring a new 2-yr postdoc in @econovoau.bsky.social at @aarhusuniint.bsky.social, on large-#herbivore ecology, trophic #rewilding & novel ecosystems- asking when alien & feral #ungulates enhance biodiversity & when they contribute to degradation🐪🐎🦓 Deadline: 28 June 2026. Details below 👇

Looking for a postdoc to join my group at the NHM London & work on aDNA of dogs/wolves! jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Postdoctoral Researcher ancient DNA:South Kensington

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Beautiful day walking out to Hilbre Island - geology and wildlife 🦭

How to make a giant - an article about our newly-funded project in the @leverhulme.ac.uk media collection: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/pcox

How to make a giant: the evolution of increased body size on islands

Using a cross-disciplinary suite of methods to study a broad range of fossil giants alongside their living, non-giant relatives, Philip Cox and his team aim to determine if a rule governs how and why ...

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Had a great time at @pintofscience.uk this week with @krisda.bsky.social @livevobiomech.bsky.social talking about why our feet are amazing!

📢 ICVM2027 Call for Proposals! ICVM2027 (Halifax, Canada; 20–24 July 2027) is now accepting: 🔹 Symposium proposals www.xcdsystem.com/icvm/abstrac... 🔹 Workshop proposals www.xcdsystem.com/icvm/abstrac... 📅 Deadline: 30 June 2026

🍁ICVM2027 Logo Competition🍁 We are excited to launch the logo competition for ICVM2027, 20–24 July 2027, in Halifax, Canada. Members of the ICVM community are invited to submit logo designs inspired by vertebrate morphology and the spirit of Atlantic Canada. 🖌️ Details: www.isvm-icvm.org/icvm-2027

Our work on mammalian hallucal grasping, led by Irene Montañez-Rivera during her time in the @johnnyakatura.bsky.social group, is out now in iScience. A true team effort; thanks to the whole crew for inviting me to contribute a small piece! www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

Biggest happy 100th birthday to Sir David Attenborough! Early documentaries shaped my love for nature, scientific curiosity, and travel. This photo from over 10 years ago was a moment I'll never forget - meeting a hero!

New study on Tasmanian devil & other dasyurids reveals how forelimb muscle structure relates to behavior. Dissections & CT showed largely conserved musculature. Differences hint at specialization in prey processing & arboreal movement Bidaye et al: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🐒 PhD Opportunity 🐒 I'm excited to announce that we are now welcoming applications for a 3-year fully funded PhD position at Nottingham Trent University as part of our @leverhulme.ac.uk funded project. More info: jamiewhitehouse.github.io/mappingconne... Apply here: tinyurl.com/PhDNTU