Jorge Barrasa Fano
@barrasa-fano.bsky.social
Postdoc at Mechanobiology&Tissue Engineering lab @KULeuven developing image analysis tools to get to know cells better.
I did a PhD on 3D #TractionForceMicroscopy.
ScienceCommunication coordinator at cebebelgica.es/en_GB/
I did a PhD on 3D #TractionForceMicroscopy.
ScienceCommunication coordinator at cebebelgica.es/en_GB/
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A paper in Nature Biotechnology presents CellWhisperer, which uses multimodal learning of transcriptomes and text to answer questions about single-cell RNA-sequencing data. go.nature.com/3XqzItR 🧬 🧪
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
A paper in Nature Biotechnology presents CellWhisperer, which uses multimodal learning of transcriptomes and text to answer questions about single-cell RNA-sequencing data. go.nature.com/3XqzItR 🧬 🧪
¡Qué ganas de que llegue el 1 de diciembre!
Si estás por Bruselas, no dudes en pasarte para conocer a 🌠 @hectorsocas.bsky.social y a 👀 @conchilillo.bsky.social !!
Gratis y con tapas al final!
Resérva aquí👇🏼
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#CEBE_belgica @institutocervantes.bsky.social
Si estás por Bruselas, no dudes en pasarte para conocer a 🌠 @hectorsocas.bsky.social y a 👀 @conchilillo.bsky.social !!
Gratis y con tapas al final!
Resérva aquí👇🏼
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#CEBE_belgica @institutocervantes.bsky.social
Investigar y divulgar... ¿misión imposible?
Es posible hacer investigación científica y al mismo tiempo hacer divulgación de calidad. Ven y conoce a famosos científicos divulgadores
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November 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
¡Qué ganas de que llegue el 1 de diciembre!
Si estás por Bruselas, no dudes en pasarte para conocer a 🌠 @hectorsocas.bsky.social y a 👀 @conchilillo.bsky.social !!
Gratis y con tapas al final!
Resérva aquí👇🏼
www.eventbrite.be/e/entradas-i...
#CEBE_belgica @institutocervantes.bsky.social
Si estás por Bruselas, no dudes en pasarte para conocer a 🌠 @hectorsocas.bsky.social y a 👀 @conchilillo.bsky.social !!
Gratis y con tapas al final!
Resérva aquí👇🏼
www.eventbrite.be/e/entradas-i...
#CEBE_belgica @institutocervantes.bsky.social
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Here’s a little cosmic perspective for your day. ✨ A profound and beautiful reminder from Carl Sagan that we are literally stardust:
November 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Here’s a little cosmic perspective for your day. ✨ A profound and beautiful reminder from Carl Sagan that we are literally stardust:
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We finally made it over here ! And excited to share our new paper on mechanical forces regulating stem cell plasticity in colorectal cancer, involving force transduction via mechanosensitive calcium channels! www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Mechanosensitive calcium channels and integrins coordinate the reprogramming of colorectal cancer cells into a fetal-like state
van der Net et al. show that mechanical interactions with the stromal component collagen
I trigger reprogramming of colorectal cancer cells into a fetal-like state, through
mechanosensitive integrins ...
www.cell.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
We finally made it over here ! And excited to share our new paper on mechanical forces regulating stem cell plasticity in colorectal cancer, involving force transduction via mechanosensitive calcium channels! www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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Really excited to present the results of a fantastic collaboration with Jesse Veenvliet @jesseveenvliet.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @poldresden.bsky.social 🤩
We find a unique mechanism for body axis elongation in mammals, different from other vertebrate species
➡️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We find a unique mechanism for body axis elongation in mammals, different from other vertebrate species
➡️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
October 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Really excited to present the results of a fantastic collaboration with Jesse Veenvliet @jesseveenvliet.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @poldresden.bsky.social 🤩
We find a unique mechanism for body axis elongation in mammals, different from other vertebrate species
➡️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We find a unique mechanism for body axis elongation in mammals, different from other vertebrate species
➡️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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What is a promoter? And how does it work?
We very happy to share our latest work trying to understand enhancer-promoter compatibility.
I am very excited about the results of @blanka-majchrzycka.bsky.social, which changed the way I think about promoters
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We very happy to share our latest work trying to understand enhancer-promoter compatibility.
I am very excited about the results of @blanka-majchrzycka.bsky.social, which changed the way I think about promoters
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Enhancer-promoter compatibility is mediated by the promoter-proximal region
Gene promoters induce transcription in response to distal enhancers. How enhancers specifically activate their target promoter while bypassing other promoters remains unclear. Here, we find that the p...
www.biorxiv.org
October 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
What is a promoter? And how does it work?
We very happy to share our latest work trying to understand enhancer-promoter compatibility.
I am very excited about the results of @blanka-majchrzycka.bsky.social, which changed the way I think about promoters
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We very happy to share our latest work trying to understand enhancer-promoter compatibility.
I am very excited about the results of @blanka-majchrzycka.bsky.social, which changed the way I think about promoters
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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📣Announcing the 4th edition of the EMBL‑IBEC Conference on “Engineering Multicellular Systems”, taking place 11–13 March 2026 in Barcelona. Exploring organoids, mechanobiology, embryo models, organ-on-chip systems, multiomics and more. Abstracts open now!
events.ibecbarcelona.eu/embl-ibec-co...
events.ibecbarcelona.eu/embl-ibec-co...
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
📣Announcing the 4th edition of the EMBL‑IBEC Conference on “Engineering Multicellular Systems”, taking place 11–13 March 2026 in Barcelona. Exploring organoids, mechanobiology, embryo models, organ-on-chip systems, multiomics and more. Abstracts open now!
events.ibecbarcelona.eu/embl-ibec-co...
events.ibecbarcelona.eu/embl-ibec-co...
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>2,100 research projects funded by the NIH were terminated in 2025...In this comment, patients, care partners, and scientists share our perspective about what's at stake...and why advocacy is essential to our path forward @natureportfolio.nature.com @apha.org @aclu.org www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
>2,100 research projects funded by the NIH were terminated in 2025...In this comment, patients, care partners, and scientists share our perspective about what's at stake...and why advocacy is essential to our path forward @natureportfolio.nature.com @apha.org @aclu.org www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Awesome talk by @halloulab.bsky.social at #EMBLSpatialBiology. May the force be with you in biophysical phenotypes of spatial transcriptomics; out now in @natmethods.nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪
A computational pipeline for spatial mechano-transcriptomics - Nature Methods
The authors present a computational framework that leverages mechanical force inference and spatial transcriptomics to enable analyses of the interplay between the transcriptomic and mechanical state.
www.nature.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Awesome talk by @halloulab.bsky.social at #EMBLSpatialBiology. May the force be with you in biophysical phenotypes of spatial transcriptomics; out now in @natmethods.nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪
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Borges, A., & Chara, O. (2024). Peeking into the future: inferring mechanics in dynamical tissues. Biochemical Society transactions, 52(6), 2579–2592. #EpithelialMechanicsReview
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October 16, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Borges, A., & Chara, O. (2024). Peeking into the future: inferring mechanics in dynamical tissues. Biochemical Society transactions, 52(6), 2579–2592. #EpithelialMechanicsReview
buff.ly/sntsjqb
buff.ly/sntsjqb
I see that lots of scientists are posting AI-generated summaries of their papers on LinkedIn.
I still like much more the thread versions in 🦋.
Maybe because they are typically not AI-generated and it feels much more natural and less disgusting 😅
I hope scientific 🦋 doesn't die out...
I still like much more the thread versions in 🦋.
Maybe because they are typically not AI-generated and it feels much more natural and less disgusting 😅
I hope scientific 🦋 doesn't die out...
October 9, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I see that lots of scientists are posting AI-generated summaries of their papers on LinkedIn.
I still like much more the thread versions in 🦋.
Maybe because they are typically not AI-generated and it feels much more natural and less disgusting 😅
I hope scientific 🦋 doesn't die out...
I still like much more the thread versions in 🦋.
Maybe because they are typically not AI-generated and it feels much more natural and less disgusting 😅
I hope scientific 🦋 doesn't die out...
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Reposted by Jorge Barrasa Fano
A small primer on the #NobelPrize awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi today. This prize was for combining two separate fields of immunology research - genetic research on IPEX and immunology research of regulatory T cells (#Tregs), with enormous impact on biology/medicine
October 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
A small primer on the #NobelPrize awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi today. This prize was for combining two separate fields of immunology research - genetic research on IPEX and immunology research of regulatory T cells (#Tregs), with enormous impact on biology/medicine
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The closing session is already underway. It's official, #cellmech2025 has come to an end 🥲.
See you in 2027!!
See you in 2027!!
October 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The closing session is already underway. It's official, #cellmech2025 has come to an end 🥲.
See you in 2027!!
See you in 2027!!
I couldn't have imagined a better start for @cellmech2025.bsky.social 😍
And finishing the day with an email that starts like this makes it even better 😍🙈
#cellmech2025
And finishing the day with an email that starts like this makes it even better 😍🙈
#cellmech2025
September 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I couldn't have imagined a better start for @cellmech2025.bsky.social 😍
And finishing the day with an email that starts like this makes it even better 😍🙈
#cellmech2025
And finishing the day with an email that starts like this makes it even better 😍🙈
#cellmech2025
September 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Now published in @natcomms.nature.com! 🥳
👉 rdcu.be/eATn3
We developed image analysis tools to capture the nematic orientation field of 3D tissue surfaces. Tested on epithelial aggregates, zebrafish hearts, myoblasts on spheres & micro-vessels, we combined soft matter physics with exp. biology.
👉 rdcu.be/eATn3
We developed image analysis tools to capture the nematic orientation field of 3D tissue surfaces. Tested on epithelial aggregates, zebrafish hearts, myoblasts on spheres & micro-vessels, we combined soft matter physics with exp. biology.
August 15, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Now published in @natcomms.nature.com! 🥳
👉 rdcu.be/eATn3
We developed image analysis tools to capture the nematic orientation field of 3D tissue surfaces. Tested on epithelial aggregates, zebrafish hearts, myoblasts on spheres & micro-vessels, we combined soft matter physics with exp. biology.
👉 rdcu.be/eATn3
We developed image analysis tools to capture the nematic orientation field of 3D tissue surfaces. Tested on epithelial aggregates, zebrafish hearts, myoblasts on spheres & micro-vessels, we combined soft matter physics with exp. biology.
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To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised!
🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...
To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised!
🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...
July 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised!
🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...
To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised!
🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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The universe is not obligated to make sense to you. But you are obligated to try.
July 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The universe is not obligated to make sense to you. But you are obligated to try.
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Hi I’m @yamini-ravichan.bsky.social , a postdoc interested in the mechanical induction of topological defect-mediated morphogenesis. I use different organisms to study the role of topological defects shaping development & regeneration. Below is an insight to the field!
July 13, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Hi I’m @yamini-ravichan.bsky.social , a postdoc interested in the mechanical induction of topological defect-mediated morphogenesis. I use different organisms to study the role of topological defects shaping development & regeneration. Below is an insight to the field!
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🚨 Exciting News! As we count down to #CellMech2025, we’re highlighting our incredible keynote speakers! 🌟
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🧬🔬 Dr. Pere Roca-Cusachs (@ibecbarcelona.eu) explores how cells sense and respond to mechanical forces! From transcription factor mechanosensitivity to ECM mechanics.
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🧬🔬 Dr. Pere Roca-Cusachs (@ibecbarcelona.eu) explores how cells sense and respond to mechanical forces! From transcription factor mechanosensitivity to ECM mechanics.
March 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🚨 Exciting News! As we count down to #CellMech2025, we’re highlighting our incredible keynote speakers! 🌟
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🧬🔬 Dr. Pere Roca-Cusachs (@ibecbarcelona.eu) explores how cells sense and respond to mechanical forces! From transcription factor mechanosensitivity to ECM mechanics.
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🧬🔬 Dr. Pere Roca-Cusachs (@ibecbarcelona.eu) explores how cells sense and respond to mechanical forces! From transcription factor mechanosensitivity to ECM mechanics.
So great to have you in Leuven @gijsjekoenderink.bsky.social !!
🚨 Exciting News! As we count down to #CellMech2025, we’re highlighting our incredible keynote speakers! 🌟
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🧫🔬@gijsjekoenderink.bsky.social, expert in soft matter physics, explores how living cells combine mechanical strength with the ability to generate forces & change shape.
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🧫🔬@gijsjekoenderink.bsky.social, expert in soft matter physics, explores how living cells combine mechanical strength with the ability to generate forces & change shape.
March 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
So great to have you in Leuven @gijsjekoenderink.bsky.social !!
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Innovar consiste en solucionar problemas, no en crear nuevas necesidades.
March 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Innovar consiste en solucionar problemas, no en crear nuevas necesidades.
🚨 📈 Exciting news!
😰 Did you run out of time to submit an abstract?? Are you still waiting for your PI´s feedback on your abstract?? Guess what!?
Yes! We´ve extended the abstract submission deadline for CellMech 2025, until March 16!!
Hurry up!! 👉
😰 Did you run out of time to submit an abstract?? Are you still waiting for your PI´s feedback on your abstract?? Guess what!?
Yes! We´ve extended the abstract submission deadline for CellMech 2025, until March 16!!
Hurry up!! 👉
Abstracts
When submitting your abstract, please indicate which topic(s) from the list best suit(s) your submission. This is to assist with the review process and the creation of the conference program itself.
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March 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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🏯 😍 Our conference will take place at the KULeuven University Hall !!
But this beautiful building has gone through a lot... do you want to know about it?
Thread! 🧵 👇
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But this beautiful building has gone through a lot... do you want to know about it?
Thread! 🧵 👇
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March 4, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🏯 😍 Our conference will take place at the KULeuven University Hall !!
But this beautiful building has gone through a lot... do you want to know about it?
Thread! 🧵 👇
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But this beautiful building has gone through a lot... do you want to know about it?
Thread! 🧵 👇
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