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American Society for Investigative Pathobiology@asipath.bsky.social · 2w ago

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🧬Next up in our #ASMB2025 Matrix Masters series is Dr Billy Hudson ( @vanderbilt.edu ), a pioneer in basement membrane and kidney disease research whose discoveries transformed the field. 🎥Get to know him: youtu.be/MjKN_gdFuB4

Interview with Prof. Billy G. Hudson | Matrix Master

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🧬 Next up in our #ASMB2025 Matrix Masters series is Dr. Andrea Page-McCaw, (@vanderbilt.edu) a leader in tissue remodelling. Her work uncovered how cells detect basement membrane damage through Piezo channels driving tissue repair. 🎥bGet to know her: youtu.be/3FCCuh9Ohs

🧬Next up in our #ASMB2025 Matrix Masters series is Roy Zent, MD, PhD (VUMChealth), a leader in kidney matrix biology. His research revealed how Kindlins and Rac1 regulate cell-matrix interactions, kidney development, and tissue repair. Discover his journey: youtu.be/8C1fLiIdY8c

Matrix Masters: Roy Zent

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☀️ Summer is almost here, and summer school is in session! Dive into the molecules that shape the extracellular matrix with lectures by Prof. Hans Peter Bächinger and Prof. Peter Yurchenco: 🧬 Collagen Triple Helix: youtu.be/21FAQk2fesI 🧬 Polymerising Laminins: youtu.be/3IWTVe25wRI

Prof. Hans Peter Bächinger | Mysteries of the Collagen Triple Helix

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🧬 Next up in our #ASMB2025 Matrix Master series is Boris Hinz @utoronto.ca, leader in mechanobiology, wound healing, and fibrosis research. His work on myofibroblasts, tissue mechanics, and the “infinite hug” mechanism reshaped how we understand and treat fibrotic disease. 🎥 youtu.be/DFYHYqFgeGE

Matrix Masters: Boris Hinz

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🧬 Next up in our #ASMB2025 Matrix Master series is Nancy Forde (@Simon Fraser University), a leader in single-molecule biophysics. Her work uses optical tweezers to reveal the mechanics of collagen, and engineers synthetic molecular motors. Get to know her: youtu.be/8pxxATNaQxc

Matrix Masters: Nancy Forde

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🧬 Next up in our #ASMB2025 Matrix Master series is Dieter P. Reinhardt, (McGill university) a leader in extracellular matrix research whose work has revealed key mechanisms of microfibril and elastic fiber formation and their roles in connective tissue disease. Get to know him: youtu.be/55hX5-keMUk

Matrix Masters: Dieter Reinhardt

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🧬 Our next Matrix Master in the #ASMB2025 series is @rachellennon.bsky.social (@Manchester.ac.uk), whose pioneering research has advanced our understanding of basement membranes and their role in genetic kidney disease. Discover her scientific journey: youtu.be/EVAb64ohYQU

Matrix Masters: Rachel Lennon

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#ASMB2025 introduces our Matrix Masters! 🧬 First up is David Sherwood @Duke University, whose groundbreaking research has uncovered how cells navigate tissues and how these mechanisms contribute to cancer metastasis. Learn more about his work and scientific journey: youtu.be/L2Eqz68aGfk

Matrix Masters: Dave Sherwood

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Congratulations to Dr. Sylvie Ricard-Blum (@universitelyon.bsky.social) on receiving the ISMB Distinguished Investigator Award!🎉 From glycosaminoglycans to MatrixDB, her work has shaped modern #ECMatrix biology, bioinformatics, & systems biology. 🎥Watch in #ASMB2025 series👇 youtu.be/fGAae8XC_C4

Sylvie Ricard-Blum, ISMB Distinguished Investigator 2025

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Congratulations to Prof. Peter Yurchenco from @rwjms.bsky.social on his #ASMB2025 Senior Investigator Award!🎉 From laminin polymerization to basement membrane repair, his work has shaped #ECMatrix biology and muscular dystrophy research 🎥 More in our #ASMB2025 series 👇 youtu.be/QX6l92y5Kas?...

Peter Yurchenco, ASMB Senior Investigator Award 2025

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Congratulations to Dr. Yao Yao from @usf.edu on receiving the 2025 Renato Iozzo Award!🎉 His work on laminin regulation of the blood-brain barrier shows how #ECMatrix shapes CNS health and neurological diseases🧠 🎥More from him in our #ASMB2025 interview: youtu.be/nmjMDS7ekD4?...

Yao Yao, the Renato Iozzo Award, ASMB 2025

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Congratulations to Dr. Neha Dinesh from @unityhealthto.bsky.social @utoronto.ca on receiving the 2025 ASMB Founders Award! 🎉 Her work on fibronectin and mechanotransduction explores #ECMatrix role in development and disease. 🔬 🎥 Watch our #ASMB2025 interview to learn more👇 youtu.be/2OOXO6OvqUk?...

Neha Dinesh, ASMB Founders Award 2026

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Congratulations to Dr. @brianaguado.bsky.social, @jacobsschool.bsky.social, on being named 2025 Junior Investigator Awardee! 🎉 His work on precision biomaterials advances sex-specific cardiovascular therapies & tissue engineering 🎥 Hear more in our #ASMB2025 interview series👇 youtu.be/H3F3HFsHzY4

Brian Aguado, ASMB Junior Investigator Award 2025

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At #ASMB2025, keynote speaker, Dr. Viola Vogel, Professor at @ethz.ch , shared how mechanical forces regulate proteins, cell signaling, and #ECMatrix in health, repair, and disease🔬 Hear more on the importance of studying mechanobiology👇 📽️ youtu.be/rACAvM8ihes

Viola Vogel, ASMB 2025 Keynote Speaker

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Attend #ECM2026 in Copenhagen (June 14) with complimentary registration 🎉 Apply by May 8: • 1-2 paragraphs on your research + how this supports your career • Career stage + affiliation 📧 kladuca@asmb.net 📌 Must be a current ASMB member @matrixbiologie.bsky.social @themeshwork.bsky.social

Congratulations to Dr. Joanne Murphy-Ullrich, Prof Emeritus, on being named the 2026 BSMB Medal Award recipient!🎉 As a pioneer in #ECMatrix signaling, she has shaped our understanding of fibrosis, cancer, and more while inspiring generations of scientists through mentorship. @uabcdib.bsky.social

Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body & we barely understand it. Dr. Kazunori Mizuno, Research Director at Nippi Inc, has dedicated his career to changing that. Hear from him in our #ASMB2025 Biotech & Pharma series. 📽️ youtu.be/1a2zRjorkQE

Kazunori Mizuno, Research Director, Nippi Institute of Biomatrix

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Two of medicine's hardest problems: fibrosis & cancer. #ECMatrix is at the center. Giuseppe Mazza, CEO of Engitix and an honorary Professor at @ucl.ac.uk, is pioneering ECM-driven drug discovery to tackle them. Hear from him in our #ASMB2025 Biotech & Pharma series 📽️👇 youtu.be/3xzpHfpV9Ac

Giuseppe Mazza, CEO of Engitix

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Naba Lab UIC@nabalabuic.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Excited to serve guest-edit a Topical Collection for #JoVE focused on “Methods for #ECM Research in Development, Health, and Disease”! Interested in contributing and helping enhance #Reproducibility in science? Feel free to reach out or submit an abstract here: app.jove.com/methods-coll...

AI meets #ECMatrix👀 Dr. Mathieu Petitjean, CEO of PharmaNest Inc, is advancing digital pathology to quantify fibrosis at the single-fiber level, unlocking new biomarker insights🔬 📽️ Watch his interview in our #ASMB2025 Biotech & Pharma Leader Series. 👉 youtu.be/xpIeZorGfdE

Mathieu Petitjean, CEO of PharmaNest

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From #ECMatrix biology to FDA-approved diagnostics, Dr. Morten Karsdal, CEO of Nordic Bioscience, leads innovation. 📽️Watch his interview on biomarkers, collagen, & translating science to clinical impact in our #ASMB2025 Biotech & Pharma Series. 👉 youtu.be/lITnem60eAI

Morten Karsdal, CEO of Nordic Biosciences

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Our next #SneakPeek 👀 just dropped!! Join us as we sit down with #ECMatrix leaders shaping what's next in biotech & pharma. Featuring Nordic Bioscience, PharmaNest Inc, Engitix & Nippi Institute of Biomatrix. 🎥Full #ASMB2025 interviews drop all week. Follow along👇 youtube.com/shorts/rI5bK...

Biotech and Pharma leaders

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Next on #JuniorPI spotlight for #ASMB2025 is Dr. Sergei Budko, VCMB Associate Director @vanderbilt.edu, investigating collagen folding, ECM & biomaterials🔬. He is a key member of the ASMB Comm & Outreach Committee & an architect of the #ASMB2025 Interview Series. 🎥 youtu.be/84pKPbtJMjo?...

Dr. Sergei Boudko, Junior PI

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Next in #ASMB2025 Meet the President series: meet Dr. Jeff Davidson, Professor Emeritus @VUMCMatrixBio and former ASMB President. His work spans growth factors in age- and diabetes-impaired healing, biomaterial-tissue interactions & repair signaling. 👀🎥 youtu.be/kfC2n23TyJo

Meet Our Presidents: Jeff Davidson

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Thrilled to celebrate Dr. Billy Hudson, Director of Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology, on being named a 2026 Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient! 🏅🎉 His impact on matrix biology & STEM opportunity continues to shape the field. Read more: news.vumc.org/2026/02/25/b... @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social

Our #JuniorPI feature for #ASMB2025 spotlights @tranejoan.bsky.social from @officialuom.bsky.social, whose work explores collagen homeostasis in fibrosis and repair🔬 She is also co‑chair of ASMB Outreach, strengthening community engagement.🎥-https://youtu.be/abjDOI39WJY @themeshwork.bsky.social

Dr. Joan Chang, Junior PI

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Join us in two days for another exciting session this time hosting @nystromlab.bsky.social !!!! Still time to register: forms.gle/th1sShQd4CPZ...

The Meshwork@themeshwork.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📢 Upcoming webinar! 🔬 What therapies can tell us about fibrosis @nystromlab.bsky.social (University of Freiburg) on how therapies and rare skin diseases reveal mechanisms of fibrosis + ECM remodeling 🗓 Mar 25, 2026 ⏰ 3pm CET | 10am NY 💻 Zoom Register ⬇️ forms.gle/ryWj3AwxeLSP...

We are pleased to announce the first selection for the Matrix biology's Editor’s Choice feature. “Laminin-α2 is required for the maintenance of the myotendinous junction in vivo” Authors: Julia Schedel, Shuo Lin, Thomas Bock, Dominik Burri, and Markus rüegg www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Laminin-α2 is required for the maintenance of the myotendinous junction in vivo

The myotendinous junction (MTJ) is a critical interface between muscle fibers and tendons, essential for force transmission between muscle and bone. L…

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