Melanie Haffner-Luntzer
@melaniehl.bsky.social
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apl. Prof. in Germany, Orthopedic Research and Biomechanics, mum of 👧🏻 and 🐈🐈 scientist, realist, optimist
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🎒 Back-to-school season is here – and so is the reminder that healthy bones start early

At ECTS, we believe that investing in bone health in young people means investing in healthier futures.

✅ Encourage daily movement
✅ Support calcium+vitamin D intake
✅ Raise awareness of bone health in schools
All I need for vacation: an inspiring book, a cold pool, the Mediterranean Sea nearby and my family around - in Croatia 🇭🇷
So sad to hear this! He was a great scientist and friend! Ruhe in Frieden!
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"Great news! The ECTS Congress is heading to Innsbruck! 🏔️ Join us for an incredible gathering of ideas, collaboration, and innovation in this stunning alpine city. We can’t wait to see you there! #ECTS2025
OMG, a norovirus vaccine could be the game changer for families with small children bringing home every stomach bug they can find
Equal rights. Equal opportunities. No place for patriarchy - today and every day! Happy women’s day!
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Thank you to our local host Conny Schneider @currifex.bsky.social and her fellow board members Dr. Kai Böker, Melanie Haffner-Luntzer @melaniehl.bsky.social and Andreas Lipphaus who made the MuSkITYR symposium in Vienna such a great success! One for all, all for one!
Me watching someone talk about transgender mice…
Best way to celebrate International Women in Sciene Day and my Birthday 🎂: spending time with friends and colleagues at the #ORS2025 meeting in sunny Phoenix
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You don't want to miss this special workshop with presentation by @melaniehl.bsky.social on early psychosocial stress on bone and fracture healing at #ORS2025! #orthoresearch #bonehealing

Monday, February 10
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
West 301BC
attending #ORS2025 in Phoenix? Don’t miss our workshop about the impact of psychological stress on the musculoskeletal system.

I will show our data about how stress in different life phases (during pregnancy, prenatal, childhood, ) could affect your bones 🦴 and the influence of the gut microbiome 🦠
The Physical Impact of Psychological Stress in the Musculoskeletal System
Monday, February 10
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
attending #ORS2025 in Phoenix? Don’t miss our workshop about the impact of psychological stress on the musculoskeletal system.

I will show our data about how stress in different life phases (during pregnancy, prenatal, childhood, ) could affect your bones 🦴 and the influence of the gut microbiome 🦠
My lab is happy to host a student from North America for an internship funded by the DAAD this summer. In times like now, we need to strengthen the international bonds in science, no matter what politics is doing.
What does that mean for researchers in the US? No grant money at the moment?? :(
🌟 Excited to share our latest research about the influence of chronic stress during childhood/adulthood on bone and how a Mycobacterium is able to resolve it! 🌟

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39799942/

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Interplay between mental health and bone
We have a very cool new system to analyze mouse movements, behavior and wellbeing! The Blackbox! Super important for musculoskeletal research.
New preprint online on BioRxiv: Using artificial intelligence-based software for an unbiased discrimination of immune cell subtypes in the fracture hematoma and bone marrow of non-osteoporotic and osteoporotic mice

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Take care with the fireworks on New Year’s Eve, you don’t want to end up like Pinkie Pie.

See below some guidelines for safe „Böllern“ from the German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery #DGOU

dgou.de/aktuelles/de...
Me reading the comments from #Reviewer2
An empty box? For me?? Best present ever!
Happy holidays to all who celebrate!

Footnote: image is AI generated, I don’t have such wonderful Christmas decorations at home