Irene Yang (she/her)

Better late than never: Congratulations to orthopedic resident, Jonathan Lin who did a wonderful job presenting his poster on his systematic review results of #ACDF in the #cervical #spine at the Schulich #Resident #Research #Day! Well done, Jon :)! Well done, Jon!

It was a pleasure delivering my talk on automated segmentation algorithms for #fracturehealing at #ICCB2025 in Rome. My humble growing team and I look forward to publishing our work & backing this research effort! #ortho #innovation

Western Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.

#Postdoc fellowship opportunity @westernu.bsky.social: uwo.ca/research/fun.... Email me if you are interested!

I seem to have lost it, I'll reach out on LinkedIn so we can exchange details there!

Happy #Friday everyone! I'm back in #London (Ontario), had an early 7am meeting with the #ortho team and looking forward to a productive #research day! #academicsky

Oh, I so need to make my way there, yes!! Is your number still the same or changed?

I always appreciate the " @troy-biomechlab.bsky.social talks people into climbing a mountain" session of a conference #ORS2025

The best sort of networking happens on a hike! @orssociety.bsky.social #ORS2025 -with @karenkruger.bsky.social and others

Sci1: @amilangscience.bsky.social podium was a highlight for me: Current thinking is that when a bone fractures, blood vessel rupture causes hypoxia at the fracture site. Lang et al. showed that the early fracture site is not hypoxic. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Sci2: 8th ORS debate - structural disease progression is more important than pain progression (Dr. McGee-Lawrence vs. Dr. Lance). While I don't know the answer, motion for won bec it was well investigated & presented: clear link to objectivity with clinical outcomes & good evidence to support.

Sci3: Our community needs a deeper understanding of #AI#ML as an applied tool for ortho problems. The general level of knowledge of AI/ML in ortho is still very much in its infancy. A tool is only so useful as we understand how to use it effectively and safely, and its limitations.

ECR1: This was my 3rd ORS and I've only just learnt how to ORS. My tips: prepare in advance the talks/posters to attend, listen carefully & build on your existing knowledge, take down lots of notes bec there are many escaping thoughts and reach out in advance to connect with colleagues.

ECR2: Brill talk by incoming ORS president, Dr. Maher: her slide on ORS journey resonated a lot with my own experiences and gave me hope. ORS used to be a very scary meeting for me: I was stressed sharing my thoughts, meeting research giants etc. I gained SO MUCH sharing my thoughts.

ECR3: Academia is a marathon, not a sprint. While I still need to work to keep my position, I am focusing on what brought me into this career a decade ago: a passion to help us understand #musculoskeletal problems using the #engineering tools I have.

Thought1: I thought my “education” was done. I have a BEngg (Biomedical), DPhil, did a postdoc, and an academic fellowship before taking this job as assist. prof. But yet I am still learning, and I think I need to keep keep learning and sharing along the journey.

Thought2: Great mentors are rare. I have been blessed and lucky to have had/currently have the mentors in my career, and I believe that it is (in part) my duty to remember the lessons that I have learnt, and to share those insights with younger generations. I try do this in my job daily.

Thought3: While serving in multiple committee roles in the New College MCR in Oxford, I learnt that the more you give into a community, the more you can get out of it. I've volunteered to join the @isfrfractures.bsky.social section as a member and look forward to contributing.

Fun: Hiking in Piestewa Park was a major highlight. Thank you @troy-biomechlab.bsky.social for including me – an early morning hike is DEFINITELY something that @orssociety.bsky.social need to build into the program as a mandatory networking event, divided by research interest groups.

Thank you #ORS2025 for hosting an incredible conference. I am grateful to all my new friends, colleagues & walk away with a mind filled with insights, so many incredible research Qs & a new found view of my role. Here are 10 key take-aways I wanted to share: (3xScience, 3xECR, 3xThoughts, 1xFun)

Fun: Hiking in Piestewa Park was a major highlight. Thank you @troy-biomechlab.bsky.social for including me – an early morning hike is DEFINITELY something that @orssociety.bsky.social need to build into the program as a mandatory networking event, divided by research interest groups.

Thought3: While serving in multiple committee roles in the New College MCR in Oxford, I learnt that the more you give into a community, the more you can get out of it. I've volunteered to join the @isfrfractures.bsky.social section as a member and look forward to contributing.

Thought2: Great mentors are rare. I have been blessed and lucky to have had/have the mentors in my career, and I believe that it is (in part) my duty to remember the lessons that I have learnt, and to share those insights with younger generations. I try do this in my job daily.

Thought1: I thought my “education” was done. I have a BEngg (Biomedical), DPhil, did a postdoc, and an academic fellowship before taking this job as assist. prof. But yet I am still learning, and I think I need to keep keep learning and sharing along the journey.

ECR3: Academia is a marathon, not a sprint. While I still need to work to keep my position, I am re-focusing away from fighting got my job to focusing on what brought me into this career a decade ago: a passion to help us understand #musculoskeletal problems using the #engineering tools I have.

ECR2: Brill talk by incoming ORS president, Dr. Maher: her slide on ORS journey resonated a lot with my own experiences, and gave me hope. ORS used to be a very scary meeting for me: I was stressed sharing my thoughts, meeting research giants etc. I gained SO MUCH sharing my thoughts.

ECR1: This was my 3rd ORS and I've only just learnt how to ORS. My tips: prepare in advance the talks/posters to attend, listen carefully to talks to build on your existing knowledge, take down lots of notes bec there are many escaping thoughts and reach out in advance to connect with colleagues.

Sci3: Our community needs a deeper understanding of #AI#ML as an applied tool for ortho problems. The general level of knowledge of AI/ML in the ortho space is still very much in its infancy. A tool is only so useful as we understand how to use it effectively and safely, and its limitations.

Sci2: 8th ORS debate - structural disease progression is more important than pain progression (Dr. McGee-Lawrence vs. Dr. Lance). While I don't know the true answer, motion for won bec it was well investigated & presented: clear link to objectivity with clinical outcomes & good evidence to support.

Local erythropoiesis directs oxygen availability in bone fracture repair Bone fracture ruptures blood vessels and disrupts the bone marrow, the site of new red blood cell production (erythropoiesis). Current dogma holds that bone fracture causes severe hypoxia at the fract...

Sci1: @amilangscience.bsky.social podium was a highlight for me: Current thinking is that when a bone fractures, blood vessel rupture causes hypoxia at the fracture site. Lang et al. showed that the early fracture site is not hypoxic. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

It was so nice to meet you, Karen. The hike was very appreciated and that view!! 🥾