Today is #WorldArthritisDay – raising awareness of the existence and impact of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. Learn more about the impact of #osteoarthritis and how you can manage it on the The Joint Action Podcast 🦴 podcast

Congratulations to Fabio Bohns who passed his viva today subject to minor corrections. Thanks Dr Yuhang Chen and David Wilkinson for examining this Dual PhD with NTHU, Taiwan. Thanks also to Elizabeth Laird for all the support and samples for the Liverpool work. He is now officially Dr 🦴

Great talk by Samrajni Banerjee today about her PhD work with Malcolm Jackson and David Wilkinson at the Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences series, talking about the role of mitochondrial structural organisation on the biology and function of chondrocytes and muscle cells. Well done Sam 👏👏👏👏

Are you looking for a postdoc position in the Musculoskeletal and matrix field? Applications open for a fully funded 3-year research position in my group in Liverpool, looking at the role of Fibrillin-1 in joint health. PLEASE SHARE! jobs.ac.uk/job/DAS476/pos…
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I'm in London this week. Yesterday was the Versus Arthritis Fellows' Network Grant Writing Training Day, led by ThinkWrite
Here's David Wilkinson pitching his grant idea to the 'panel'.

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That’s a wrap on the 2023 #VAFellowsMeeting . Thank you to everyone who attended, organised, and presented at the event.

We’re so inspired by the researchers and cannot wait to see the positive impact their work will have on the lives of everyone with #arthritis . (1/2)

Following a great discussion this afternoon about Patient and Public Involvement in shaping our research, we heard an excellent talk from David Wilkinson

Fantastic #CartilageGRC in Tuscany! Thanks to the organisers Farshid Guilak Frank Zaucke Sarah Rice Danielle Rux, PhD for a great conference!

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Great representation of current and past Versus Arthritis Fellows at #CartilageGRC ! 🦴 Dr Blandine P🇪🇺 David Wilkinson

Kazu was too busy presenting his poster to join the photo 📸

All set up and ready to go, I have copies of our Behind Disease leaflet on #osteoarthritis with me so please pop along and pick one up Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences Health and Life Sciences Public Engagement CIMA

Marion is a member of the Musculoskeletal Patient Involvement Panel and she shared her thoughts about our #osteoarthritis leaflet. It is lovely to hear that our project can make a difference in people's lives, and contribute to a better understanding of this disease!

Our project is driven by a multidisciplinary team of scientists at the University of Liverpool. Together, we aim to bring awareness to different musculoskeletal diseases and the biological mechanisms behind them. Learn more about us: (🧵1/5)

I just received the fantastic news that my project on Fibrillin1 in osteoarthritis is funded!!! (MRC) 🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 CIMA Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences Andrew Pitsillides David Wilkinson Eithne Comerford 🇮🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 BSMB Versus Arthritis

It is estimated that a third of the UK population lives with a musculoskeletal disease. The term 'musculoskeletal' refers to the locomotor system, which includes bones, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments and some soft tissues. 🧵1/4

What a great meeting! Thank you for the invitation to represent the Versus Arthritis Fellows Network. Lots of exciting science and interesting discussion!

Our GRS Program is now online! Thanks to *all* attendees for outstanding abstracts and to invited speakers Terence Capellini Sarah Snelling David Wilkinson for this a great line up! Danielle Rux, PhD and I are looking forward to welcoming you all in 51 days' time bit.ly/4065We3

Congratulations soon to be Dr Martina, who is my memorial first PhD student!!! She has done great work on cell-surface receptor LRP1 in lung fibrosis development. Great thanks to Prof David Abraham and Dr David Wilkinson for being examiners!