Karl J. Lewis, PhD
@karljlewis.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University
Found an interesting new substack online! It aims to “to spark thoughtfulness—and maybe real-world Socratic dialectic—about a wide variety of topics…” t.co/mGoIUCEb81
https://open.substack.com/pub/profpoorrichard/p/a-step-forward?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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Our lab recently recieved NSF funds to characterize the role of osteocyte acetycholine signaling in bone mechanotransduction. This set of basic science experiments will provide key insights into a novel signaling paradigm! news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Study to explore nerve-like behavior of bone cells with NSF grant | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell biomedical engineers will use the grant to investigate how osteocytes – specialized cells that respond to and regulate forces within bones – interact with and are impacted by the part of the n...
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Apply to be an ORS Volunteer! This is your chance to give back, share your expertise, and help advance #orthopaedics. Various roles are available for active ORS members at any career level. Learn more and apply: www.ors.org/volunteer/
Biomedical researchers! If you've not already done so, please use our advocacy letter templates at aimbe.org/advocate/. We also urge people to call their lawmakers to voice their concerns while the proposed NIH 15% cap on indirect cost rates is temporarily blocked under a restraining order 👇
Advocate - AIMBE
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American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering (AIMBE)@aimbe-official.bsky.social · 2y agoOver 2,000 letters have been sent out to over >250 Members of Congress thanks to your collective efforts! AIMBE now also offers a phone script & talking points for anyone in the community to easily call their lawmakers about recent funding disruptions ("Call Your Lawmaker") 👇 aimbe.org/advocate/
Can whole-brain imaging of cellular c-Fos signals be used to classify #psychedelics? 🧠🔬💊 Our study by @aboharbf.bsky.social and @pashadavoudian.bsky.social, developing an imaging and machine learning pipeline to test a panel of psychoactive drugs. Paper here 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Classification of psychedelics and psychoactive drugs based on brain-wide imaging of cellular c-Fos expression - Nature Communications
A challenge in psychiatric drug discovery is to predict the therapeutic potential of a novel compound. Here, the authors show that brain-wide imaging of immediate early gene expression can be used to ...
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This is the tenor of conversation about academia in some corners of the public sphere. (How) are academics discussing these points? #academia www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSb3...
Why universities are broken, and how to fix them | Marc Andreessen and Lex Fridman
YouTube video by Lex Clips
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This is a really cool example of well rounded science training in The Lewis Lab! Melia wrote an article highlighting Andi's amazing efforts as TA. Andi will continue her exploration of teaching with a a Dept of Edu GAANN Fellowship @cornelluniversity.bsky.social. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Ready to inspire: Fellowship program turns students into educators | Cornell Chronicle
The Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need program, or GAANN, funds and trains graduate students to teach engineering concepts as a lead instructor in the classroom.
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Hello #academia #ortho and #musculoskeletal communities of Bluesky! AI-Indy and I are glad to join the platform to continue engaging with the broader community 🦴🔬🧪👨🔬
