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We study pathogen, cell & tissue mechanobiology in cardiac diseases and cancers ~ Team from Cameroon, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa, Togo & Uganda.
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Mechanobiology @ UCT @mechanobiology-uct.bsky.social · Oct 16
Just out as preprint: Lee Kruse's work on #VLP #mechanics, made possible by many great collaborators.
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Impact of modification of envelope proteins on the mechanical properties of HIV virus-like particles https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.15.682533v1
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The Chancellors Studentship is an excellent opportunity to do your PhD in the UK. If you are interested in doing your PhD at the interface between physics, neurobiology and mechanobiology, please get in touch.

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October 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Congratulations to Arthur Ndeh Foute for the prize for best Master’s oral presentation at SAMRC BRIP Conference, 15 & 16 Oct 2025 with his talk “HIV-1 Tat expression correlates with increased stiffness and actin cytoskeletal remodelling in Burkitt lymphoma cells”. @uct-fhs-research.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Few days left: Submit your minisymposium proposal for the 9th International Conference on Computational and Mathematical Biomedical Engineering (CMBE2026), 22-24 June 2026, Kobe, Japan. Guidelines: compbiomed.net/mini-symposia/. Due 30 Oct.
Mini-symposia
The list of accepted mini-symposium proposals for CMBE2026 can be found here. DEADLINE EXTENDED: Those interested in organizing a mini-symposium should submit their proposal to the conference committ...
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October 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Just out as preprint: Lee Kruse's work on #VLP #mechanics, made possible by many great collaborators.
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Impact of modification of envelope proteins on the mechanical properties of HIV virus-like particles https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.15.682533v1
October 16, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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During these uncertain times, I’m very happy to see that my institution, @scripps.edu has an open tenure-track Assistant Professor position. Any field in Chemistry or Biology is welcome. I’d especially love to see fellow neuroscientists apply. Please repost!

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October 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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🔬 Postdoctoral Opportunity in Biomedical Research. #Organoids & #Organs-on-Chip for #IBD and #Personalized #Medicine at #i2mc in #Toulouse, #France at the crossroads of #stem cell biology, #microphysiological systems, and translational medicine.

👉 Apply before Nov. 1rst at audrey.ferrand@inserm.fr
October 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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I am super excited to announce that we have a tenure-track faculty position in biophysics open in the Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon! 🧪

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Tenure-track Position in Biophysics at Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Physics Location: Pittsburgh, PA Open Date: Sep 19, 2025 Description The Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in biophysics. The appointment is intended to be at the Assistant Professor level, but exceptional candidates at a higher level may also be considered. We seek outstanding candidates with a strong record in cellular and subcellular biophysics. Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to, uncovering how key characteristics of living systems arise from the interplay between supramolecular cellular structures, how the emergent cellular circuitry defines goals and enables robust decision making, and how metabolic resources are allocated. This encompasses understanding of how information is learned, stored, transduced, and processed across subcellular structures. Applicants with theoretical, data science, or experimental backgrounds within biological physics are encouraged to apply. The ideal candidate will strengthen and extend research programs of current biophysics faculty in the Department of Physics and collaborate with broader life science activities across many departments at CMU and the wider Pittsburgh area. More details on Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/174360
September 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Nature Biomedical Engineering is hiring again! This time we're hoping to add an editor with machine learning expertise to the team (although we are open to those with other relevant expertise!) Deadline is Oct 20. Please RT! springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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🧬 Looking for a PhD position in molecular or developmental biology? 🔬

✉️ The Hubrecht Institute now has its very own PhD program! Applications are open and will be accepted until September 15th. Read more here 👉 www.hubrecht.eu/hipp/
July 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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I have started my tenure-track Professorship for Lung #Organoids at⁣⁣ @jlugiessen.bsky.social — and 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 #𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 !⁣⁣
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Join us as a #PhD student to work on fascinating 3D #lung models, #stemcells, and disease mechanisms! 🫁🔬⁣⁣
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June 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Interested in a #postdoc on nuclear #mechanobiology? We have a fully funded position in the Confinement Mechanobiology Lab designed to help you meet your career goals while researching the rapidly growing field of cellular #confinement. Please get in touch for more info!
June 24, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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There’s tons out there on fibroblast #mechanobiology in disease. In our new review in @aip-publishing.bsky.social, Yeji @cyj8.bsky.social gives the who/what/where/when/how/why of mechanosensitive fibroblast activation, from CAFs to FAFs and nearly everything in between!
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The mechanobiology of fibroblast activation in disease
Fibroblasts play crucial roles in wound healing, cancer, and fibrosis. Many aspects of these roles are driven by the process known as fibroblast activation. The
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June 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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We're very happy to invite you to the 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟗 &𝟏𝟎.

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June 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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ZB MED invites you! 🧬
We’re planning an open, reliable alternative to PubMed – and want to share our vision.
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Let’s talk about resilient life sciences infrastructure in Europe.
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Strengthening the resilience and independence of the life sciences research infrastructure in Europe is necessary regarding the risks posed by dependencies on US-based information services. ZB MED will therefore develop an alternative to PubMed.
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May 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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🚨 We are looking for an experienced & visionary computer scientist to lead our Bioinformatics Core Facility. #job

Interested to come to #maxplanck & #freiburg? Then apply by June 5. Get all details in our #JobAd: jobs.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/jobposting/9...
Share pic for a job ad – 🚨 We are looking for an experienced & visionary computer scientist to lead our Bioinformatics Core Facility. #jobad You will lead the Bioinformatics Facility & ensure the delivery of top-tier computational support for research across the MPI. But you can also lead your own research to explore emerging technologies & methodologies in bioinformatics to meet the evolving demands of biological research. Main text of this sharepic: Lead our Bioinformatics Core Facility & impactful research projects Recruit PhD students through the IMPRS program and hire skilled Postdocs to bring your research ideas to life Oversee the development of innovative computational approaches to empower research across the institute Develop sophisticated pipelines for high-throughput sequencing data Integrate AI & LLMs to unlock new possibilities in bioinformatics workflows Share pic text: Work closely with experimental and theoretical groups, contributing your bioinformatics expertise from project design to publication in high-impact journals Ensure the delivery of top-tier computational support, guiding and mentoring a team of bioinformaticians to foster their growth Explore emerging technologies and methodologies to meet the evolving bioinformatician demands of our research Sharepic text - Our offer: Full-time position with payment according to TVöD (up to E14) including social benefits Additional performance-related bonus component & Job ticket Access to cutting-edge technologies & computational resources Opportunity for flexible work in terms of time and location Family-friendly offers (day care center at the institute, parent-child room) Extensive support by the International Office Freiburg (☀️) & the Black Forrest (🌲) … and many more things
May 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Want to help shape a young & dynamic research group while using #organoids to ask how #chromatin dynamics, #cell_state, & the #exposome contribute to #neuroendocrine #cancer? Apply for a postdoc position in our lab @embl.org Barcelona! #cancer_models.
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April 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Paper alert - Majahonkhe Shabangu's first paper from his PhD just got accepted by Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. "Endothelial cells stably infected with recombinant Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus display distinct viscoelastic and morphological properties". Stay tuned!
April 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Are you an internationally-minded researcher? We just opened the 2025 call for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges:

🔹 12-month secondments for knowledge & skills exchange
🔹 €97.7 million for some 85 research projects
🔹 International collaboration in innovation

Apply by 8 October!
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March 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Please reshare to help this reach candidates and help me find a post-doc for this cool project! health.uct.ac.za/idm-imaging/...
March 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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My lab at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in Muenster, Germany offers postdoc positions in stem cell mechanobiology. www.mpi-muenster.mpg.de/departments/... drop me an email
Cell and Tissue Dynamics (Wickström)
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February 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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2nd PhD paper from Riham Ahmed @rihamahmed.bsky.social is available! ⬇️ #mechanobiology #cell #migration
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A Mathematical Model for Chemo-mechanically Induced Collective Cell Motility on Planar Elastic Substrates https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.02.636116v1
February 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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👋Hello #mechanobiology community in 🦋!

This is the official account of the 10th Edition of the Cell Mech conference!

🔧We will soon announce the invited speaker list! Visit our website, subscribe to the mailing list, and follow us!:
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😍Join us in Leuven 2025!
The organizing committee, Sylvain Gabriele, Marine Luciano, Jorge Barrasa Fano, Yohalie Kalukula, Bart Smeets, Apeksha Shapeti, Hans Van Oosterwyck
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December 10, 2024 at 10:02 AM
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Absalom, Dodzi and Thomas are attending an annual #Abaqus user meeting organized by feas.co.za. Learning about new features of the 2025 release and #3DExperience #DassaultSystemes #3DS
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November 28, 2024 at 9:05 AM
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Join us next week in London for the conference « Mechanobiology Shaping Life » organized at the Institute of Physics iop.eventsair.com/msl2025/ 👇🏼
November 25, 2024 at 7:58 PM