Highlights from Matrix Biology Europe 2026 #MBE2026, including the now traditional pics of past and present Rupert Timpl awardees and of the Dick Heinegård jury that I was honored to participate in this year again!

As #ECM2026 came to a close, I was honored to deliver the closing keynote and to be part of such an inspiring meeting. Next stop on my summer conference tour, the @institutcurie.bsky.social!

The #Matrix marathon is off to a great start with a stimulating workshop on #Tumor #Fibrosis at the #NCI. 🛫 Next stop, Copenhagen for the ECM Pharmacology meeting #ECM2026!

It won’t take you years to publish your work in JCS: most articles go from submission to acceptance in under 5 months. We also show a strong commitment at first decision, with over 95% of revisions being accepted. Find out more: journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/re... #forscientistsbyscientists

📣 Our paper in collaboration with @boehringerglobal.bsky.social is now published in @aacrjournals.bsky.social! In a first-of-its-kind study, we used #proteomics to define #ECM signatures associated with immunologically “hot” and “cold” #PDAC. 🖨️ Read more at do.org/10.1158/2767...

1 week to go until I kick off an exciting conference season! 📍 1st stop, the NCI for the Tumor Fibrosis workshop 📍 2nd stop, 🇩🇰 for #ECM2026 📍 3rd stop, 🇫🇷 and my alma mater, the @institutcurie.bsky.social 📍 Last but not least, 🇫🇮 for #MBE2026 #TheMatrixIsEverywhere #ECM #Matrisome

Join the IHCIF Course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA this October! Learn to design, validate & troubleshoot experiments with expert instructors and real lab experience. 📅 Application deadline: 6/16 💸 Financial aid is available 🔗 hcs.memberclicks.net/ihcif-course

🎓 Big day for the Naba Lab at UIC's commencement! Congratulations to Leanna Leverton (PhD), Fred Lee (MD/PhD + amazing national anthem performance), and Martin Davis (MD). So proud of all they’ve accomplished 👏 #ThisIsUIC #ProudPI

Excited to launch #MatriSpace: a framework for mining #SpatialTranscriptomic data with a focus on matrisome genes co-developed with @valerioizzi.bsky.social 🔗 @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social: doi.org/10.64898/202... 🔗 ShinyApp: matrinet.shinyapps.io/matrispace/ #ECM #Matrisome #MatriTool #OpenAccess

The newly redesigned #Matrisome Portal is now live: matrisome.org. Built to meet #ADA standards, the new site improves accessibility, usability, and overall experience for all. Big shout-out to Tali for leading this effort! Take a look and let us know what you think! #Accessibility #ADACompliance

What does it take to truly understand #cancer in all of its complexity? Delighted to share our Review in Cell "Cancer ecosystems: A dynamic interplay across scales" with Daniela Quail, where we propose a multi-scale framework connecting tumor ecology with physiology 🧪⚕️ www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Our newly redesigned lab website is now live: naba.lab.uic.edu Built to meet #ADA standards, the new site improves accessibility, usability, and overall experience for all visitors. Shout-out to Tali for leading this effort! Take a look and let us know what you think. #Accessibility #ADACompliance

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...

Today I would like to share a publication that is particularly meaningful to me. Our tribute to my late mentor, Richard Hynes, has just been published in Matrix Biology. I hope you will take a moment to read and celebrate the legacy of an extraordinary scientist and mentor. doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

Single-cell Proteomics🔥 #MarfanSyndrome Aortic Root Fbn1 C1041G/+🐭 2.4k proteins 3.5k cells 487 proteins/cell👈 7 Smooth Muscle Cell subtypes Prss2, Lrp1 as modulated SMC markers vs scRNAseq +SeqIF (21 Ab) #AortaEd Sarah Parker lab #MolCellProteomics 2026 www.mcponline.org/article/S153...

📢 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...

Excited to have contributed to this review on #BloodProteomics: link.springer.com/article/10.1... Congrats to first author Asier Larrea Sebal and many thanks to @ypriverol.bsky.social for the invitation to contribute! #Proteomics #BigData #OpenScience #Reproducibility

Blood proteomics: insights from public data - Genome Biology

The circulating blood proteome comprises soluble and cellular components that reflect physiological and pathological states across tissues. Advances in mass spectrometry and affinity-based proteomics ...

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What is coming for #SDRF is huge; we have managed in 20 templates most of the relevant experimental design in #proteomics, including non-MS; #crosslinking, #metaproteomics (soil, water, human gut), DIA/DDA; clinical metadata, oncology proteomics; and single cell #SCP github.com/bigbio/sdrf-...

Delighted to welcome our newest postdoc, Krista Habing, to the lab! Krista will develop novel proteomics technology to gain insights into the #ECM. She will also explore the roles of SNED1 in craniofacial development. Welcome Krista! I look forward to the many discoveries we'll make together 👩‍🔬

🎊 Big congratulations to Leanna Leverton on successfully defending her PhD dissertation! It has been a pleasure and a privilege to watch her grow as a researcher. Her hard work, curiosity, and persistence led to exciting discoveries about the #ECM and a fantastic defense! Congrats Dr. Leverton 🎓

We’re collaborating with analysis tool providers and instrument vendors to standardize file formats for every @pride-ebi.bsky.social submission: github.com/PRIDE-Archiv... Want your voice heard? Share your feedback by opening an issue on the guidelines. github.com/PRIDE-Archiv... or PR.

Registration for #MBE2026 is now open! Join us in Oulu 🇫🇮 for the flagship European meeting dedicated to fundamental #ECM research. ECRs and trainees, this is a unique chance to connect with leaders in the field, present your work, gain visibility, and build your network! More at www.mbe2026.org

Join us for another exciting seminar on February 26th! 🔬 This month's speakers Dr. Matt Jones and his PhD student Nikita Mildren will cover ECM adhesion across the cell cycle! Register by scanning the QR code or via the link: forms.gle/bkwmfwSsuKrt...

🚨 SAVE-THE-DATE 🚨 SEEON ANGIOSCIENCE! Fantastic, long-running meeting on Development & Maintenance of the Vasculature. 🗓️ Sept 2026 🌍 Bavaria, Germany Registration open! Join us! vwfb.de/start/regist...

The ability to imagine — to play pretend — has long been thought to be unique to humans. A new study suggests one of our closest living relatives can do it too. n.pr/46jw3mL

An ape, a tea party — and the ability to imagine

The ability to imagine — to play pretend — has long been thought to be unique to humans. A new study suggests one of our closest living relatives can do it too.

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🎉The ASMB Image Contest is back! Share your best matrix‑focused images! 🏆 Get featured and present your work at e‑Symposium 💸 Discount for a future ASMB meeting 🎁 First 10 entries get an ASMB tumbler! 📅 Deadline: May 31, 2026 👉 Details & submission: www.asmb.net/image-contest

SDRF 1.1 is almost here 🎉 Big format & tooling updates ahead. Thanks to the community! We’ll keep refining together. One key question just opened: should we remove prefixes for samples, data files & factor values? Join the discussion 👉 github.com/bigbio/prote... or let me know here.

Thank you @uicancercenter.bsky.social for featuring our work in collaboration with Dr. Pamela Kreeger now published in @cp-iscience.bsky.social! cancer.uillinois.edu/news/naba-is...