Jon Blank

Happy to share that I've received an @NIH F32 to support my postdoc training! 🥳 Grateful to @NIH_NIAMS and exciting days ahead at @McKayLaboratory @SoslowskyLab

Attention glycosaminoglycan afficionados! Be sure to check out @BlankJonathon's latest paper on GAG depletion in the Achilles Tendon! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40853742/

Looking for a fun Monday night activity to fill the Love Island-sized hole in your heart? Check out the Lou Lab's latest paper on age-related changes in the supraspinatus tendon: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40575962/ #(Rotator)CuffingSeason

🏅 Huge congrats to Dr. Darryl Thelen (@UWMadison) — winner of the 2025 Borelli Award, ASB’s highest honor! His pioneering work in neuromuscular biomechanics continues to shape the field. 👏 Well deserved! #ASB2025 #BorelliAward #Biomechanics

Our pipetting set up = dazzling.

Jon (@blankjonathon) represented the Lou Lab at @PennOrtho Research Day, discussing efforts to generate overuse tendinopathy models through the @upenn_pat_cort!

NEW: Jayson Tatum could be in an unprecedented position to recover from his Achilles rupture because he did something few NBA players have done: he underwent surgery just hours later. “That is atypical. That is really wonderful.” My convo with UPenn's Dr. Lou Soslowsky ⬇️

Congrats to our graduate students honored with awards in research, teaching & service this year! Their contributions are shaping the future of the field. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4jTA1XJ #PennEngineering #GradAwards #STEM

Today is the day! #RealCollagensofTendonHealing

The Real Collagens of Tendon Healing (also known as @Maggie_Tamburro's defense) is coming to a big screen near you! Thursday, 5/15, at 10:00 AM EST; DM for Zoom info!

We love to see veterinarian-scientist representation! Check out this Collagen 5-focused work from Lou Lab alum, Dr. Carlson!

Here, you can see a good example of why investments in places like universities are worthwhile! penntoday.upenn.edu/news/fy24-econ…

Big news from the Lou Lab this week! Check out our latest publication on regional differences in the supraspinatus tendon: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl… It's a *supra* read!

Lou Lab had a fun Friday field trip learning about human tendons at @BaxterLabHQ!

Lou Lab Valentine's Day cards are back by popular demand! Don't forget to wish your tendie friendies a Happy Valentine's Day! 💗Lou Lab

@JDRothPhD @on_found @ORSsociety @Nefiew328 @ThomasPLeahy @thehopefulscie1 @SungYeon___Kim Thanks Josh!! 😀

@on_found @ORSsociety @Nefiew328 @BlankJonathon @ThomasPLeahy @thehopefulscie1 @SungYeon___Kim Go @BlankJonathon !!

Congrats to our education grantees! The grants were awarded to highly motivated and talented young investigators to attend the #ORS Annual Meeting 2025. We look forward to meeting you there! @ORSsociety @Nefiew328 @BlankJonathon @ThomasPLeahy @thehopefulscie1 @SungYeon___Kim

Lou Lab Wrapped!

Lou Lab had a great day at the 20th Annual @Penn_PCMD Symposium, capped off by our very own @nat_thurlow winning a poster award! Congrats to Nat and the ColV x ColXI team!

Today we took a field trip to visit Lake Lab alumnus Alex Reiter, now an Assistant Professor at @SLU_BME ! Learn more about his lab's work using wearable sensors (shown below on @PaveyShawn ) to understand tendon structure and function here: slu.edu/science-and-en…