Castro Johnbosco
castrojohnbosco.bsky.social
Castro Johnbosco
@castrojohnbosco.bsky.social
Postdoc @Utwente using material science and technologies to understand mechanobiology in single cell and multicellular tissue systems
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Excited to be a topic editor for:
Synthetic Biology in Pharmacology: Engineering Circuits and Cells for Therapeutics

We are seeking articles regarding:
- Artificial Cells for Drug Delivery
- Metabolic Engineering for Drug Production
- Synthetic Gene Circuits
tinyurl.com/38j4d6u4

🧪👩‍🔬#Chemsky
Frontiers | Synthetic Biology in Pharmacology: Engineering Circuits and Cells for Therapeutics
Synthetic biology, an interdisciplinary field blending principles from molecular biology, organic chemistry, computational modeling, and nanobiotechnology, f...
www.frontiersin.org
September 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Excited to share our new publication in Nature Physics about the mechanical memory of morphology in confined migrating cells by @kyohalie.bsky.social 🥳

Super fun collab with @davidbrueckner.bsky.social and @gcharras.bsky.social 👏🏻

Enjoy the reading www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The actin cortex acts as a mechanical memory of morphology in confined migrating cells - Nature Physics
Cells often navigate through confined spaces. Now it is shown that cells retain a mechanical memory of previous confinement events, which makes them more efficient at migrating through narrow microenv...
www.nature.com
August 25, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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The basic sciences are HIRING at UCSF: open recruitment in the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics. Please share and please apply! aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05702
Ladder Rank Faculty Position – Assistant Professor
University of California, San Francisco is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.ucsf.edu
August 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Happy to be part of this panel discussion. Speaking up the importance of social media in today’s scientific world. Do’s and Dont’s and the importance of science communication. Thanks @eutermis.bsky.social and SYIS for the invitation. And thanks for the lively audience for the discussion.
That’s a wrap on the Social Media Round Table at #TERMISEU2025!
Thank you to all speakers, moderators, and attendees who joined us. From best practices in science communication to strategies for engaging the next generation of scientists, you truly made this round table unforgettable!
May 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Calling all Students and Young Investigators attending #TermisEU2025!
🚀Join us for the SYIS Social Media Roundtable!
Whether you're running a lab account, managing a community page, or just curious about how social media can boost your visibility and impact in science, this is the space for YOU! 🎯
May 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Check out my latest @prelights.bsky.social Thanks @jcellsci.bsky.social for highlighting !!
Take a look at this list full of insightful #preLights! ⬇️ 👀

Great contributions from (among others) @castrojohnbosco.bsky.social, @bdmaier.bsky.social, @sinanmalik.bsky.social, @vibhasingh.bsky.social, @jontytownson.bsky.social & @kyohalie.bsky.social 🙌

#preLighters #community
preLights in cell biology (Feb 2025)

This article lists the recent @prelights.bsky.social posts that discuss #preprints in #cellbio. Featured #preLight by @fadelvalle.bsky.social covering work on macrophage trogocytosis from @fletcherlabucb.bsky.social.

journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
March 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Mechanics of oocytes using non-invasive constriction based microfluidics ! Great work @memilieterret.bsky.social and team !!
Check out our latest paper in Science Advances, in which we built a constriction-based microfluidic device to measure the deformability of oocytes to assess their mechanical properties with minimal impact.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Noninvasive characterization of oocyte deformability in microconstrictions
A microfluidic measurement method translates oocyte mechanical characterization into oocyte quality assessment.
www.science.org
February 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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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!:
cellmech2025.org

😍Join us in Leuven 2025!
The organizing committee, Sylvain Gabriele, Marine Luciano, Jorge Barrasa Fano, Yohalie Kalukula, Bart Smeets, Apeksha Shapeti, Hans Van Oosterwyck
cellmech2025.org
December 10, 2024 at 10:02 AM
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This is a fantastic initiative! Thanks for helping mother scientists
Applications are open for our Caregiver Travel Grant 2025! Apply now for a chance to receive flexible funding to cover caregiving expenses while attending an in-person scientific conference! Apply: www.mothersinscience.com/caregiver-tr... 📅 Deadline: March 31, 2025 #WomenInSTEM #STEMM #AcademicMama
January 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Our lab has multiple open positions for post-docs to study the regulation and function of cytoplasm mechanics during embryo development.
Details below 👇👇
Please Repost !!!

@ijmonod.bsky.social @cnrs.bsky.social
January 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Check out my preLight post on the recent preprint by James Armstrong and team on Coagulative granular hydrogels
Fibrin gels to glue granular units

“…the concept of gluing granular systems using thrombin as a catalyzer is novel and can open up new ways in jam-packed granular microgel applications.” #preprint Armstrong & team

#preLight of @castrojohnbosco.bsky.social ⬇️
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/c...
Coagulative Granular Hydrogels with an Enzyme Catalyzed Fibrin Network for Endogenous Tissue Regeneration - preLights
Fibrin gels to glue granular units
prelights.biologists.com
January 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Wrapping the year with two gifts
First, I am happy to share that my first paper (part) of my PhD work on "On-Cell coupling of biomaterials regulate Stem Cell Fate via intracellular biophysical Programming" has been published in #Advancedfunctionalmaterials

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
December 31, 2024 at 9:39 AM
✨2024: A Year of Scientific learning, Professional development, and Collaboration ✨
I want to thank everyone who made this year’s journey along with me😇 Wishing everyone (along with my microgels below😜) a wonderful Holiday Season and a prosperous New Year 2025! 🎄✨

P.S Exciting news coming soon..
December 21, 2024 at 1:38 PM
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A forum for all things related to the cellular microenvironment and its role in health and disease. Spread the voice and drop a message if you want to join!

go.bsky.app/jhvVHF
November 19, 2024 at 4:18 PM