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Stem cell, Mechanobiology, Cell Polarity, Cytoskeleton
Last day at the Allen Institute 8n Seattlr, WA for the early career symposium, Stem Cell and Dev Bio. Amazing conference. Special Thanks to @biolaminaab.bsky.social for the Rising Star Travel Award and to @alleninstitute.org @socdevbio.bsky.social @isscr.org for the organization.
One year of the lab! It is a very humbling experience to see all these talented trainees challenging themselves with some cool biology! I cannot wait to see where these exciting results lead us!
The Biology Department at UT Arlington is recruiting an assistant/associate professor. More info: uta.peopleadmin.com/postings/34724 #recruitment #biology #hiring
Assistant/Associate Professor
The Department of Biology in the College of Science, at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) (http://www.uta.edu/biology/), invites applications for a Tenure-Track faculty position in Genomics a...
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Same cells, different moods. Science has entered its pop-art era. #FluorescenceFriday #AndyWarhol #CellBiology
New in @dev-journal.bsky.social: how tissue shape tells cells what to become Using human stem-cell neuruloids, we show how that physical boundaries encode positional information that drives cell fate patterning in a model of trunk formation A thread 🧵 journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Boundary constraints can determine pattern emergence
Summary: A reaction-diffusion mechanism recapitulates pattern emergence in an in vitro model of neuromesodermal progenitors under a variety of boundary and geometrical perturbations.
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happy #FluorescenceFriday from the bottom of my (stem cell colony) heart 🫀✨
My first time seeing actin geodesic domes, and I have to say: they are *gorgeous*. Nature really knows how to get organized! Little is known about their function, so any input is very welcome! #FluorescenceFriday #Actin
Nothing conceptually new here given Dennis Discher’s work, but it still blows my mind that small lipid vesicles (magenta) can indent nuclei this strongly. Cell mechanics is wild! #FluorescenceFriday
Nishi started her 10-week UH-HEART fellowship at @uh.edu. Read more about her story here:
Biology student selected for prestigious cardiovascular research program
Modi will participate in 10-week UH-HEART program this summer
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What is happening with these differentiating adipocyte-derived stem cells??? 🤯 Why is EGFP-LifeAct in/around the nucleus? Artifact?? Why would it disappear while others are stable for hours? #FluorescenceFriday #Actin
John Gurdon (1933-2025) Sir John Gurdon was a towering figure in developmental biology, respected and admired throughout the world. In this Obituary, Jim Smith writes about his legacy. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Extremely happy to have the last paper of my postdoc published in @jcb.org Thank you to @vubasicsciences.bsky.social and to Ian Macara for his support, mentorship and for caring so much for his trainees. Happy to follow-up on this story at @utaresearch.bsky.social doi.org/10.1083/jcb....
Actomyosin contractility is a potent suppressor of mesoderm induction by human pluripotent stem cells
Fort et al. identify a mechanobiological gate controlling mesoderm identity in human pluripotent stem cells. They show that actomyosin contractility suppre
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First long term confocal imaging #Zeiss from the lab. Adipose-derived stem cells expressing LifeAct.
🚨 CELEBRATION ALERT! 🚨 Congratulations to Nishi who was accepted in the UH-HEART program for a 10-week internship @uh.edu thanks to @americanheart.bsky.social . Amazing achievement! Congratulation to Dylan who received a URF Fellowship for this summer!
