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Abigail Mackey
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Clinical Professor of Muscle Physiology and Regeneration after Traumatic Soft-tissue Injury @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2017-4580 #MyoBlue
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Abigail Mackey @abigailmackey1.bsky.social · May 7
Our 2026 PhD course is now open for registration🤩

@ismcopenhagen.bsky.social
Copenhagen, 5-7 October 2026

Musculoskeletal tissue regeneration – mechanisms and clinical perspectives

Exciting topics and expert teachers - come join us!

phdcourses.ku.dk/DetailKursus...
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Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social · 1d
From the team, Bjørk Wulff West Helge & Kenneth Mertz presented data from our studies on ultrarunners & bodybuilders show the impact of extreme training volume and severe energy restriction 🏃‍♀️💪 (2/2)
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Kevin Murach @kevinmurachphd.bsky.social · 2d
Some interesting data from postdoc Nate Serrano: “Displaced myonuclei are attributable to both resident myonuclear migration and stem cell fusion during mechanical loading in adult skeletal muscle” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Displaced myonuclei are attributable to both resident myonuclear migration and stem cell fusion during mechanical loading in adult skeletal muscle
Non-peripheral myonuclei are characteristic of skeletal muscle pathology and severe injury but also appear after exercise and with aging. Displaced myonuclei are typically attributed to the activity o...
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Sandrine Le Goff @sgosfflv.bsky.social · 10d
Looking for a PhD ? Don’t miss ⬇️
12 PhDs available in the REMOD-HEALING European doctoral network, funded by Horizon Europe's MCSA-DN program, in Europe and Costa Rica !
www.euraxess.fr/jobs/375945
@themeshwork.bsky.social @matrixbiologie.bsky.social
#ECM #collagen #WoundHealing
#proteases
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Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social · 13d
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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Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social · 12d
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 🦴
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...
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Abigail Mackey @abigailmackey1.bsky.social · 15d
Great postdoc opportunity here👇
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Julien Ochala @droch.bsky.social · 15d
We are looking for an enthusiastic MD or PhD to work on a postdoc project on the molecular mechanisms underlying human hibernating myocardium and ischemic cardiomyopathy. If interested send me an email! #heart #cardiomyopathy #sarcomere
14 postdoctoral fellowships to the BRIDGE – Translational Excellence Programme
employment.ku.dk
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Julien Ochala @droch.bsky.social · 19d
Postdoc opportunity in muscle cell biology! You would not only be involved in an ambitious project but would also help develop cutting edge methods! Highly recommended! @robertseaborne.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Muscle Biology and Genomics | King's College London
www.kcl.ac.uk
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Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social · 19d
Time to bring out the big 🔫 for this morning meeting! Prof. Michael Krogsgaard gives an insightful presentation on the problem of the ankle and highlights the unanswered scientific questions of how to best treat them through surgical means💡
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Slavov Laboratory @slavovlab.bsky.social · 23d
We quantified mRNA abundance, translation, protein abundance, protein degradation and cell growth across thousands of single cells from a mammalian tissue.

The results revealed 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱 regulation & 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 organizing principles:

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Abigail Mackey @abigailmackey1.bsky.social · 29d
"thought-provoking evidence that resident adult stem cells can rejuvenate aged tissue to a more youthful state" - fascinating!
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Kevin Murach @kevinmurachphd.bsky.social · Sep 15
Regenerate to “Rejuvenate”: Insights From Adult Resident Stem Cells of Aged Flatworms and Mice. A fun collaboration! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Regenerate to “Rejuvenate”: Insights From Adult Resident Stem Cells of Aged Flatworms and Mice
Resident stem cells from aged planaria and murine skeletal muscle possess some inherent abilities to mitigate signs of aging after tissue regeneration.
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Kevin Murach @kevinmurachphd.bsky.social · Sep 15
Regenerate to “Rejuvenate”: Insights From Adult Resident Stem Cells of Aged Flatworms and Mice. A fun collaboration! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Regenerate to “Rejuvenate”: Insights From Adult Resident Stem Cells of Aged Flatworms and Mice
Resident stem cells from aged planaria and murine skeletal muscle possess some inherent abilities to mitigate signs of aging after tissue regeneration.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Craig A. Goodman @craigagoodman1.bsky.social · Sep 13
The Molecular Foundations of High Heart Rates: Sarcomeric Protein Adaptations
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The Molecular Foundations of High Heart Rates: Sarcomeric Protein Adaptations | Physiology | American Physiological Society
From shrews to whales, mammals exhibit a range of heart rates that varies more than 100-fold. Whilst the fundamental processes of cardiac contraction are conserved, the repertoire of contractile prote...
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Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social · Sep 11
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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Abigail Mackey @abigailmackey1.bsky.social · Sep 9
Well deserved, Ask 👏
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Chloé Yeung @ccstorytime.bsky.social · Sep 9
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 · Sep 9
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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Juha Hulmi @juhahulmi.bsky.social · Sep 6
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Human skeletal muscle possesses both reversible proteomic signatures and a retained proteomic memory after repeated resistance training
Abstract figure legend Human skeletal muscle proteome response was investigated after 10-week resistance training (RT1) followed by 10-week training cessation (i.e. detraining, DT), and finally, 10-w...
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Juha Hulmi @juhahulmi.bsky.social · Sep 6
The authors discuss our recent article (link in comments) and its implications. Many questions remain to be elucidated. Muscle memory research is still in its early stages.

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What is next for the ‘muscle memory’ conundrum? Unresolved questions and future research directions
Click on the article title to read more.
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Abigail Mackey @abigailmackey1.bsky.social · Sep 5
An interesting read:
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The state of mechanistic research in the evidence‐based medicine era: A sandwalk between triangulation and hierarchies
Click on the article title to read more.
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Abigail Mackey @abigailmackey1.bsky.social · Sep 4
Excited to start on this study with our collaborators at University Southern Denmark and learn about bones!
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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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Abigail Mackey @abigailmackey1.bsky.social · Sep 3
Check out this cool preprint led by @ccstorytime.bsky.social with snRNAseq data on 60,000 nuclei from human muscle-tendon tissue 4 h after exercise

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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 👏
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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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International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · Aug 21
💪💪 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT

Dr. Bert Blaauw will be joining IBEC 2026 from
VIMM Padua to share his insights into the anabolic response of skeletal muscle to exercise!
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Craig A. Goodman @craigagoodman1.bsky.social · Aug 18
Paradigm shifts: how electrical stimulation opened up new avenues in science and medicine
www.pagepressjournals.org/bam/article/...
European Journal of Translational Myology
The European Journal of Translational Myology focuses on basic, applied, and translational research in myology, muscle diseases, and rehabilitation.
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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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