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Dr Claire M. Tierney

@drctierney.bsky.social

Senior Lecturer in Anatomy at University of Liverpool, PI in Craniofacial Research. Irish, cat mammy and love to laugh! Generally a mad hatter but always well meant ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿง โ˜˜๏ธ All opinions are my own

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Think I just got one of the best compliments in work today - got told I looked like the pink version of Cruella DeVille #work #anatomy #liverpool

04.09.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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michael scott is sitting in front of a window with his eyes closed and his hand on his chin . ALT: michael scott is sitting in front of a window with his eyes closed and his hand on his chin .

Why is it that I can remember that there was something I was supposed to put on the shopping list AND the store I need to buy it in BUT FOR LOVE OF GOD, I canโ€™t remember the specific item!!??! Ugh #brainfog

19.08.2025 23:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New paper where we look at complexity of the intracranial joint in rabbits and hares.
Second paper from @apwoodbailey.bsky.social PhD work ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‡

08.08.2025 11:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Factors impacting the complexity of the leporid intracranial joint Anatomy of the intracranial joint and the 2D semi-landmarks used to capture complexity in the intracranial joint. (a) The intracranial joint can be seen here (in red) between the parietal and occipit....

Check out our new paper in @journalofanatomy.bsky.social!

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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

07.08.2025 11:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) progresses slowlyโ€”~1mm/3 years per new histo analysis. Despite neurological risks, HFI doesnโ€™t show faster bone growth, just steady accumulation. Early detection could enable timely intervention
Hogg & Peburn: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

08.08.2025 21:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Amazing dissection of cranial nerves CN V and VII

07.08.2025 22:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Introduced the Irish mammy to tiktok and sheโ€™s already on the pope side of tiktok ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

10.07.2025 19:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The wildflower garden beds are just amazing on campus this time of year #uniofliverpool #wildflowers #bees @liverpooluni.bsky.social

08.07.2025 18:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sonay Kartel! The power and control - brilliant match! #sonaykartel #wimbledon

02.07.2025 13:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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First flowering of my #blackiefuschia plant I got as a tiny seedling at last years #RHS #chelseaflowwr show - sheโ€™s an absolute beauty!

01.07.2025 18:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New review paper on primate facial expression! ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ™Š๐Ÿ™‰ with @jamiewhitehouse.bsky.social @jmicheletta.bsky.social and Olivia Oโ€™Callaghan @ntupsychology.bsky.social

16.06.2025 20:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fab review forcing us to think differently about facial expression in conversation

18.06.2025 19:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Genius

21.06.2025 14:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 127    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Every year I say Iโ€™m not watching Wimbledon - yet here I am watching it the minute I got home ๐Ÿ˜‚ #wimbledon

30.06.2025 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

God forbids that I get my morning coffee before her royal feline highness gets her breakfast first ๐Ÿ˜‚

14.04.2025 19:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pink stethoscopes are just elite! #stethoscope #medical #anatomy

03.04.2025 18:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Research Assistant - Anatomy - Grade 6 at University of Liverpool Explore an exciting academic career as a Research Assistant - Anatomy - Grade 6. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

Short-term (6 months) research assistant role supporting the project I worked on as a postdoc - check it out! Looks like a great role for a recent anatomy grad.

@drctierney.bsky.social @bridgetwaller.bsky.social

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMJ093/r...

26.03.2025 11:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Research Assistant - Anatomy - Grade 6 at University of Liverpool Discover an exciting academic career path as a Research Assistant - Anatomy - Grade 6 at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

Research Assistant in Anatomy - position for 6 months. Great short term project to get experience in dissection and work as part of a great team! Please spread yhe word!! @bridgetwaller.bsky.social

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMJ093/r...

25.03.2025 14:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Research Assistant - Anatomy - Grade 6 at University of Liverpool Discover an exciting academic career path as a Research Assistant - Anatomy - Grade 6 at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

Research Assistant in Anatomy - position for 6 months. Great short term project to get experience in dissection and work as part of a great team! Please spread yhe word!! @bridgetwaller.bsky.social

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMJ093/r...

25.03.2025 14:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Research Assistant - Anatomy - Grade 6 at University of Liverpool Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Research Assistant - Anatomy - Grade 6 on jobs.ac.uk!

Research assistant in anatomy (6 months) on ERC project www.FACEDIFF.co.uk - join our team! Based at University of Liverpool with collaborator @drctierney.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMJ093/r...

24.03.2025 18:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hello everyone, with April being just around the corner, we would like to introduce to you our speakers at the IAS Online Spring Scientific Meeting & AGM. It will start with Professor David Bainbridge from University of Cambridge giving a talk inspired by his book 'How Zoologists Organise Things'

18.03.2025 12:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rabbits and hares (leporid lagomorphs) have uniquely fenestrated skulls, but why? Using finite element analysis, a new study found that fenestrations donโ€™t impact biting efficiency but may lighten the skull for agility.
Wood-Bailey & Sharp: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

18.03.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Linking individual variation in facial musculature to facial behavior in rhesus macaques Facial expression is a key component of primate communication, and primates (including humans) have a complex system of facial musculature underpinning this behavior. Human facial musculature is high...

New publication alert! Linking Individual Variation in Facial Musculature to Facial Behaviour in Rhesus Macaques - please have a look, a lot of interesting data!

anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

17.03.2025 13:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Uh #sortyourlifeput always make me cry, this week especially #tayla and mom are amazing! @bbc

12.03.2025 17:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Does anybody else constantly have a song singing in their head at all times? I never know which song will playing either ๐Ÿ˜‚ #song #music #earworm

12.03.2025 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are in Foolโ€™s Spring โ€ฆ. Donโ€™t be fooled by that gorgeous sun

06.03.2025 21:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This was incredible - loved it, they are so good together!

03.03.2025 00:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Did you know that hair is so sensitive to humidity that they used human hair in 18th century objects to try and measure it? Thank you #pointless for random facts of the day! #weather #humidity #randomfacts #pointless

24.02.2025 17:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Drop something pink

21.02.2025 22:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Why are peace lilies soooo dramatic - I fed you water a few days ago!!

20.02.2025 12:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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