Proud of #AwadSquad’s Rajkumar Govindan and Sandra Mills for receiving IFER fellowship offers! Their tissue-chip research aligns with IFER’s mission to advance human-relevant alternatives to animal research. Congrats, Raj & Sandra! #URochester #NAMs

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! – at Brighton, NY

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! – at Brighton, NY

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. – at Brighton, NY

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

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 – at Charlotte, NC