Chris Rand
@crand22.bsky.social
Dad. Husband. Diehard Leafs Fan. Supporting Scientific Discovery with Aurora Scientific. Jack of all trades, master of pun.
Cardiovascular disease remains the world’s leading cause of death. For nearly two decades, we’ve been HEART at work to help change that. Our philosophy in cardiac research is simple: solve the problems others can’t. #CardiovascularResearch #CardiacScience 🧵👇
Not every preparation fits the same mould, so we built something that adapts. Larger bath volume. Adjustable electrodes. A platform for your science, any way you slice it. Something new is coming. 🔬 #MuscleMechanics #TissuePhysiology #AuroraScientific
📐 Science, from every angle - no wasted beam time. The 840A BioVault lets you dissect, mount & seal tissue before you reach the beamline, allowing transport of samples anywhere. #MuscleBiology #XRayDiffraction Higher throughput. Lower barrier to SAXD. https://bit.ly/840A-BioVault
So far, we’ve explored how the brain keeps time, fights disease, encodes sensory info, and responds to metabolic stress. Today, we dive into the impact of chronic sleep deprivation (CSD) on brain health. How does it affect the brain and gut? #BrainAwarenessWeek #SleepDisruption
Yesterday, we kicked off Brain Awareness Week by exploring how researchers uncover the principles of brain function. Today, we start with one of the most fundamental: biological time. Let’s dive into how our brain keeps track of the 24-hour day. #BrainAwarenessWeek #Neuroscience
Every March, Brain Awareness Week highlights the global effort to advance public understanding of brain science. Neuroscience impacts everything from sleep and memory to cancer and mental health. #BrainAwarenessWeek #Neuroscience
Ecstatic to see this launched! Thanks to our amazing partners @ambiotech.us, @hesselanthony.bsky.social and Khoi for their support throughout.
Aurora Scientific@aurorascientific.bsky.social · 8mo agoAurora Scientific is proud to introduce our much-anticipated new product, built in partnership with @ambiotech.us: 840A BioVault! aurorascientific.com/products/mus... A portable chamber that takes your experiments from bench to beamline.
Review: @hesselanthony.bsky.social @crand22.bsky.social, Nguyen et al. provide useful tips and tricks for all those beginning their journey into permeabilized muscle fiber mechanics. rupress.org/jgp/article/... #Myofilaments #SkeletalMuscle #CardiacMuscle
Really happy about this paper getting published, where we muse on some of the finer aspects of the permeablized fiber mechanics technique. Have things you wished were covered? Go write one of these up to! Science is better when we all share our "institutional knowledge"!
Journal of General Physiology@jgp.org · 9mo agoReview: @hesselanthony.bsky.social @crand22.bsky.social, Nguyen et al. provide useful tips and tricks for all those beginning their journey into permeabilized muscle fiber mechanics. rupress.org/jgp/article/... #Myofilaments #SkeletalMuscle #CardiacMuscle
In February 2025, Aurora Scientific formed a strategic partnership with Accelerated Muscle Biotechnologies (AMB). Watch this video interview with Anthony Hessel, PhD and Khoi Nguyen, PhD from AMB, and our own Chris Rand to learn about our partnership! https://bit.ly/asi-amb-partnership-interview
Are you studying #pain, #touch or #olfaction? Come discover Aurora Scientific's solutions for your #sensory research at booth #1621 here at #SfN25. #olfactometer #mechanicalstimulator
With #SfN2025 approaching, we at Aurora Scientific are eager to learn about the latest in #neuroscience — it’s truly a no-brainer! 🧠 Check out this study by Wei et al. exploring how smell and taste work together to drive feeding in Drosophila. 👇 https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.101440
Aurora is excited to be back at #SfN25 in beautiful San Diego! Stop by booth #1621 to discuss your #Neuroscience research with Samar Rizvi and Chris Rand and discover how our solutions can help characterize neuromuscular function and sensory systems. Explore: https://aurorascientific.com/products/
As we embark on a new era, we are excited to debut the new Lafayette Life Science brand, a division of Lafayette Instrument at the Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego! #SfN25
We are excited to be a part of the all new dedicated Life Science brand, Lafayette Life Science. Be sure to follow @lafayette_ls to receive quality content for #Actimetrics, #ALZET, #AuroraScientific, @campdeninstruments.bsky.social, & #LafayetteInstrument products, shows, & training events! 👇
Lafayette Life Science@lafayettelifescience.com · last yr.As we embark on a new era, we are excited to debut the new Lafayette Life Science brand, a division of Lafayette Instrument at the Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego! #SfN25
We are excited to be at the 52nd annual European Muscle Conference in beautiful Amsterdam! Stop by the table inside the Royal Tropical Institute to discuss your muscle research 💪 #EMC2025
🚨 Day 1 at #BCVS25 is off to a strong start! We're excited to welcome Andrew Klein, our new Life Science Manager, making his debut at the Aurora Scientific booth. Come by Booth 22 and see what's new in muscle physiology innovation! 💪🫀 #CardioScience #AuroraScientific
Today marks the halfway point of 2025! Science is full of discoveries, setbacks, and breakthroughs, but progress thrives on persistence. Keep questioning, testing, and pushing forward — the next big breakthrough is waiting! 🔬 #HalfwayThere #KeepExperimenting #Research
Herwig et al. explore how diabetes mellitus (DM) worsens myocardial inflammation and oxidative stress in patients with aortic stenosis (AS) - providing a potential bridge to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). #AuroraScientific #1600A doi.org/10.1186/s129...
Master the #mechanics of #muscle function! 💪🏼🫀 Aurora Scientific's 1500A system lets you precisely control and measure intact muscle tissue under the microscope, empowering real‑time insights from twitch to work‑loops! 🔗Check it out here: aurorascientific.com/products/mus...
Tracking motivation, endurance, or reward-seeking behavior? Our Scurry Activity Monitoring System offers activity wheels + lickometers for rodents. With easy-to-use software and flexible recording, we keep science moving! Upgrade your monitoring process lafayettelifesciences.com/listing/scur...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects 2.8M+ people globally causing motor/sensory/cognitive impairments. At this time, there's still no approved treatment that restores lost myelin. #MultipleSclerosis #Neuroscience But that may be changing...
🚨June's Murine Muscle Mechanics Workshop at York University is FULL! Don’t miss your chance to join us in November – seats are filling up FAST. 🚨 ✋Hands on training 💪🏼3 #muscle testing techniques 🔬Real-time demos using #AuroraScientific systems 🔗https://bit.ly/4ksfevk
New study by Jackie Zehr et al. revealed region-specific differences in lamellar fiber mechanics linked to disc herniation risk. Researchers showed how microstructural stiffness variations in the annulus fibrosus impact failure patterns. #AuroraScientific #1400A doi.org/10.1016/j.jm...
Precision meets automation in neuroscience! The 300E-I Dual-Mode Indenter delivers controlled mechanical stimulation with minimal variability—ideal for pain, sensory & migraine research. #AuroraScientific #Mechanosensation #Neuroscience 🔍 Learn more aurorascientific.com/products/neu...
It’s National Women’s Health Week! From May 12–18, we join the movement to prioritize, uplift, and celebrate women’s health. This year’s theme is "Empowering Women, Cultivating Health", and we couldn’t be prouder to support that mission. #NWHW #MenopauseResearch #MuscleHealth
🚨New Publication Alert🚨 Bresciani et al. recently investigated whether a period of phrenic nerve stimulation during thoracic surgery could mitigate the diaphragm dysfunction caused by thoracic procedures. #AuroraScientific #1400A #muscle Read more! doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Good morning Liverpool! We are set up and ready for you #BNA2025! After a fantastic welcome reception, we can't wait to see all that @britishneuro.bsky.social has in store! If you're here, stop by booth #18. You might see something brand new in addition to our full range of 🧠products! Woo!
