Hani Awad ❄️

The journey that began 4+ years ago reached its joyful milestone yesterday at the @UofR’s 176th commencement. Hooding my exceptional PhD graduates at the majestic Eastman theatre is the best part of being a professor. #Meliora #URochesterResearch

@UofR's 176th #Commencement in full swing on a gorgeous Friday in Rochester —Congratulations Class of 2026

Congratulations to Hayley Miller on the successful defense of her MS thesis in @UofRBME ! Hayley developed a stretchable human Tendon-on-a-Chip platform that will support future PhD research in tendon mechanobiology. Congratulations, Hayley, and best wishes for what’s next!

Congratulations to Dr. @IsabelleLinares on successfully defending her PhD in @UofRBME ! Her outstanding award-winning dissertation developed and validated a human synovial tendon-on-a-chip platform to study inflammation-driven tendon fibrosis . Excited to see what comes next!

Congratulations to Dr. Victor Zhang on his outstanding Ph.D. defense at the @UofRBME. As a @ROC_CMSR T32 Pre-doc Fellow and @RocMSTP trainee, Victor co-authored six papers and 1st-author paper in @JOrthopRes. Good luck with the remaining MD portion of @RocMSTP training, Victor.

Trainee Spotlight 🌟We are proud to celebrate our T32 Training Grant fellows as they near the completion of their two-year appointments! Join us in congratulating Christina Kaszuba, Katya McDonald, and Zachary Sechrist for their remarkable contributions to research.

Day 4 of #ORS2026 is underway! We were happy to kick off the morning by hosting the ICORS Meeting, bringing together global #orthopaedic research leaders to spark collaboration. ors.org/icors/

Outstanding presentation by Tony Yosick at the Bone Quality RIG at #ORS2026! CNN-driven analysis of full-spectrum Raman spectroscopy from the proximal phalanx shows strong promise for non-invasive assessment of bone quality and fracture risk, capturing what #DXA and #FRAX miss.

Honored and privileged to join the fellowship of current, past and future presidents of @ORSsociety at #ORS2026. I am in awe of the individual and collective accomplishments of this amazing group of leaders.

#ORS2026 folks - check out the @Awad_Lab presentations At the 2026 ORS Annual Meeting

Day 2 of #ORS2026 kicked off with our Opening Plenary Session. Presentation Address: Suzanne Maher, PhD; Guest Nation: Italy (Gabriella Graziani & Gianluca Vadalà); Guest Clinical Society: SOMOS (Jennifer Smith); Award recipients; Deepak Vashishth, PhD, and Walter Herzog, PhD.

Exciting work presented by @IsabelleLinares at #ORS2026! 🧬 Her novel human synovial tendon-on-a-chip (synToC) models peritendinous adhesions. It reveals synovial fibroblasts drive adhesion via IL-6, and IL-6/JAK/STAT inhibitors can successfully suppress it. #ORS2026 #Meliora

#ORS2026 - Come Learn about the synToC & Synovial Fibroblasts (FLS) - A Podium Presentation by @IsabelleLinares in the Tendon Spotlight Session today at 4:20 pm in Ballroom CD

A great opening plenary session of the #ORS2026 Annual Meeting featuring an inspiring presidential address and an uplifting keynote from modern day Renaissance Man, Dr. Ronan Tynan (@ronantynan)

Here we go #ORS2026

That’s a wrap on #ORSOpenDoor2026! Today, students in the Charlotte, NC area explored #musculoskeletal research through talks & hands-on workshops. Thank you to our organizers, volunteers & sponsor @KubtecSciences for inspiring the next generation of #orthoresearchers! 🔬

Shoutout to my #ORS2026 Day 1 crew! 🙌 Flashback to ORS 2025 to spark the excitement. Kicking off the day with #OpenDoor2026, the LearnORS Art of Grant Writing Workshop, tonight's Welcome Reception, and more! View full schedule: bit.ly/4calghO

On π (3.14) Day, remember: π is irrational, yet defines a perfect order (a circle!). Likewise, nations pursue irrational conflicts for seemingly “perfect” interests. π reminds us that beneath irrationality lies a shared perfect order. Peace begins when we embrace it. #PeaceNow

Sharing a quick preview of a new @JoVEJournal article by Mark Kenney (@markkenney_3). If you are exploring AI-powered image analysis of arthritic joints using AMIRA, you may find this useful. #URochesterResearch #Reproducibility Watch the full video: hubs.ly/Q0469bjR0

🇮🇷 - It is increasingly likely that with the death of the Supreme Leader, IRGC hardliners are now officially in full control of Iran.