Huge congratulations to Vikesh, who passed his PhD viva on Friday. His thesis is entitled Mechanical Stimulation and Morphogenesis of the Embryonic Chick Knee Joint. Vikesh has been a great support and friend to all the group, and we know that great things lie ahead for him. Vikesh’s great research on using a bioreactor system to understand the link between mechanical forces and development of joints shape is being continued on by Cristian.