Biomechanics on our Minds

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Episode 24: Let's Talk About Parkinson's | Chris Haas, Candace Gaudiani, Caitlyn Kirby Dec 31, 2019

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In this episode, we interview Professor Chris Haas, Associate Provost and Professor at the University of Florida. He talks about his research on the interplay between the nervous system and the musculoskeletal system, including Parkinson's, and the importance of keeping your research patient-centered. Then we talk with Candace Gaudiani who shares her story with Parkinson's and her incredible outlook on the disease and life. Finally, we talk with doctoral student Caitlyn Kirby who wore a skirt made of rejection letters to defend her dissertation!

Student Voices: The Students Behind MOCO (feat. Nick Bianco and Chris Dembia) Dec 20, 2019

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PhD Candidates Nick Bianco and Chris Dembia teach us about their new musculoskeletal simulation software, MOCO. We also discuss what their journey of software development was like and the benefits of PhD work as a team! Learn more about MOCO from their webinar: https://opensim.stanford.edu/support/event_details.php?id=236&title=Webinar-OpenSim-Moco-Software-to-optimize-the-motion-and-control-of-OpenSim-modelsE And check out their new paper on MOCO: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/839381v1

Parkinson's - The research and the people Dec 19, 2019

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Student Voices Episode 4: MOCO | Nick Bianco and Chris Dembia Dec 18, 2019

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PhD Students Nick Bianco and Chris Dembia give us the low down on OpenSim Moco! Moco solves optimal control problems with musculoskeletal models defined in OpenSim, using direct collocation. We learn how it works and new problems we can now solve with it. They also share their experience developing a software toolkit, including insights into what it is like to work on it as a team and how it has fit in the scope of their PhD.

Student Voices Episode 3: The Mechanics in Biomechanics | Andrew Vigotsky Dec 12, 2019

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In this episode, Andrew Vigotsky, Biomedical Engineering PhD candidate at Northwestern University takes us through some common mechanical misconceptions in bioengineering and how we can avoid them.

Episode 23: Redefining Athlete | Blake Leeper and Lasse Madsen Dec 01, 2019

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In this incredibly inspiring episode, two amazing athletes, Blake Leeper and Lasse Madsen talk about their stories - Blake is a world record holder in the Paralympics with a goal to compete in the 2020 Olympics and Lasse is a gymnast, athlete, author, and amputee. Watch Blake's video, Let Leeper Run here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4PTYR5GRA8 Check out Lasse's website here: https://www.landingonmyfeet.dk/

Student Voices Episode 2: Open Access | Ricky Pimentel, Roger Paxton, and Peter Suber Oct 30, 2019

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How do we make science journals accessible to everyone? In this episode, PhD student Ricky Pimentel and Roger Paxton, Research Project Manager at Children's Hospital Colorado, interview a pioneer of open access for science, Peter Suber. They talk about the beginning, current barriers, and the future of open access.

Episode 21: Competitions for All People | Alena Grabowski and Roland Sigrist Oct 17, 2019

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After a new Journal Jumble segment, we talk with Professor Alena Grabowski of University of Colorado Boulder on her biomechanics research with para-athletes and how we can use science to promote inclusivity in the Olympics. After, we talk with Roland Sigrist the Executive Director of the Organising Committee of the Cybathlon, an international championship for robot-assisted competitors with disabilities, and get an inside scoop on the 2020 Cybathlon.

Student Voices Episode 1: That Grad School Thing | Grace Kellaher and Scott Uhlrich Sep 28, 2019

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On the first episode of Student Voices, we learn about what graduate school is all about. Grace Kellaher, a Master's student at University of Florida College of Health & Human Performance, interviews Stanford University Bioengineering PhD student Scott Uhlrich about the best ways to transition to graduate school, advice for navigating graduate school, and things he wished he knew as a beginning gradate student.

Episode 20: ACL Health Kneeds Biomechanics | Kate Webster and Tim Hewett Sep 12, 2019

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Drs. Kate Webster and Tim Hewett talk with BOOM about the important role biomechanics plays in keeping athletes healthy, particularly when it comes to ACL injuries.

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