Jared Fletcher

My team has updated our free database of POSTDOC fellowships.

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Will you be at ISB or ASB in the coming weeks? Definitely come talk to me or someone from our group about a new Postdoc Position we are looking to fill asap in foot neuromechanics, aging, and gait. I'll post the official call for applications soon. Join us at UNC Chapel Hill! Reposts encouraged.

Cardiac workload and skeletal muscle oxygenation during incremental exercise in healthy subjects We hypothesized that skeletal muscle oxygenation, measured by Near-infrared spectroscopy (mNIRS), is associated with cardiac workload during incremental exercise. Healthy subjects (n = 30, age 27 ± 6...

Data on #cardiac workload during submaximal #exercise by healthy subjects provides evidence for association with skeletal muscle tissue saturation index, independent of other variables, implicating regulation by altered skeletal #muscle #oxygenation.
doi.org/10.14814/phy...
#MyoBlue #Metabolism

Newly-published work out of the FasTER lab this week!

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Do changes in countermovement jump variables follow the presence of low-frequency force depression?

😃 In a new article published in J Biomech, Li et al investigated the effects of a powered prosthetic foot that includes a monoarticular powered prosthetic foot and a biarticular gastrocnemius muscle actuator on nine non-impaired subjects while walking on a treadmill.

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#BiomechSky

YouTube video by Mount Royal University Research in Motion: Studying Tendons, Muscles and Joints

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New paper out in Scand J Med Sci Sports!

We tested the reliability of running economy (RE) and other physiological parameters during 90 min of running.

➡️ Running economy is highly reliable in a fatigued state, a 👍🏼 implication for testing durability

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Frontiers | Muscle fascicle length adaptations to high-velocity training in young adults with cerebral palsy IntroductionIn individuals with Cerebral Palsy (CP), both muscle cross-sectional area and fascicle length are reduced, contributing to decreased muscle stren...

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Our recent publication to Frontiers on high-velocity training in individuals with Cerebral Palsy:

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A group of trekkers in heavy gear hike along a steep, rocky slope with snowy Himalayan mountains behind them. Some wear oxygen tanks or carry scientific equipment. Badges on their jackets identify them as part of a research expedition.

My wife just left for 6 weeks of archaeological field school.

It made me think of mine: trekking in Nepal, collecting biomechanics data at altitude.

When the field becomes the classroom, every step teaches something new. 🏔️📐

#FieldSchool #Biomechanics #STEM

If you're a grad student or an undergrad interested in research I need to you listen to me very carefully.

You cannot learn to write good research papers if you do not read good research papers.

Stop asking LLMs to summarize papers for you.

In Canadian election, top Conservative candidate vows to end ‘woke ideology’ in science funding Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party is trying to topple Liberal government in 28 April election

Whether or not you are in science, this kind of attitude toward discovery and academic freedom in Canada is worrisome

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Dr. Jared Fletcher, PhD, an associate professor of health and physical… | Mount Royal University Dr. Jared Fletcher, PhD, an associate professor of health and physical education at Mount Royal University, primary research goal is to gain more insight into how muscles and tendons work during physi...

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Scientists discover why horses are such exceptional athletes The genetic switch that 'really lets horses have their cake and eat it too.’

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Wow! Huge changes in federal funding for grad students and post-docs. They have gone up in value AND 15% of PhD and 20% of post-doctoral fellowships are available to non-citizens. Me and my crew at VARG @tephrotastic.bsky.social always are interested in new colleagues! Finally good news!
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Labeling your axes and then explaining them slowly is perhaps the biggest bang for the buck you can get for making your slides more understandable.

😃 A new article published in J Biomech by Yetman et al shows the foot can actively produce power during propulsion and that the timing of arch and ankle mechanics, and their synchronization, is important for propulsion across locomotor modes.

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#BiomechSky

Can we scale it up for humans? I need a new dynamometer and I have lots of Lego…

😃 A new article published in J Biomech by Riveros-Matthey et al revealed a curvilinear relationship between the average active muscle volume and cadence, with the minimum active volume being aligned to the self-selected cadence.

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#BiomechSky

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

If you are interested in a post-doc studying the neural control of movement in humans or NHPs, check out this program and get in touch soon! www.uwo.ca/research/fun...

We are recruiting trainees for the Integrative Movement Sciences Summer Institute. Students will gain research experience in dynamic muscular control of movement across organizational scales from molecular mechanisms to whole-body movement in complex environments.

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Trudeau: "I want to speak first directly to the American people. We don't want this. We want to work with you as a friend and ally. We don't want to see you hurt either. But your government has chosen to do this to you. As of this morning, markets are down and inflation is set to rise dramatically."

Oral contraceptive pill phase does not influence muscle protein synthesis or myofibrillar proteolysis at rest or in response to resistance exercise | Journal of Applied Physiology | American Physiolog... There is speculation that oral contraceptive pill (OCP) use affects skeletal muscle biology and protein turnover in response to resistance exercise; however, research in this area is scarce. We aimed ...

Oral contraceptive pill phase does not influence muscle protein synthesis or myofibrillar proteolysis at rest or in response to resistance exercise
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We're hiring #undergrads interested in #neural #engineering for paid internships! Join our lab this summer and participate in cutting edge #research and a variety of professional development activities. Applications due March 3. More info at rnel.pitt.edu/undergraduat...

This is a great way to fight in the tariff war, next we should do one for NIH/NSF funded scientists that want to be able to use all the words in their application....

Confirmed.

Smith today on the condemnation her $2 Million COVID report boondoggle has received from the Alberta Medical Association, the Canadian Medical Association and many more…

“They’re just angry cause they don’t know how to science like I do”

This clip is bonkers.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

If the new administration wants to improve the efficiency of the scientific enterprise, I have actual experience, feel free to reach out. I have published extensively on efficiency in science. Sure, it was on the efficiency of muscle contraction and human movement... but I'm sure it will generalize🙂