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Ankita Jha

@ankita13jha.bsky.social

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Cancer cell biologist, Research Associate @Clare Waterman lab, Blebs are life or death!!! LOVE to torture..Oops confine cells.. All about cell migration 😀 views are my own, not of employer

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Ankita Jha @ankita13jha.bsky.social · Mar 10

As scientist I am going through difficult times (this is understatement of the year for me!!). Past one and half months have been horrible, however I am trying to pick myself up and super excited to share my postdoc work with the community! #cellmigration
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CD44 and Ezrin restrict EGF receptor mobility to generate a novel spatial arrangement of cytoskeletal signaling modules driving bleb-based migration

Cells under high confinement form highly polarized hydrostatic pressure-driven, stable leader blebs that enable efficient migration in low adhesion, environments. Here we investigated the basis of the...

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Katrina Velle @katrinavelle.bsky.social · 22h

Happy #MicrosCreepy season!

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Ankita Jha @ankita13jha.bsky.social · 2d

We need this!

Ankita Jha @ankita13jha.bsky.social · 2d

The best

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Katrina Velle @katrinavelle.bsky.social · 3d

I have been slacking on the #microscreepy season! Thanks for reposting!

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Ankita Jha @ankita13jha.bsky.social · 3d

Also you can do crazy awesome imaging and then put googly eyes on them during Halloween season!!

Katrina Velle @katrinavelle.bsky.social · 3d

PhD or Master's position available for Fall 2026!

Interested in how actin drives cell crawling, eating, dividing, or osmoregulation? What about pathogenesis of a brain-eating amoeba? Or eukaryotic evolution? If so, apply through my website: katrinavelle.wixsite.com/science/cont...
Please share!

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Katrina Velle @katrinavelle.bsky.social · 3d

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Robert Arkowitz @robertarkowitz.bsky.social · 3d

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Actin filament assembly driven by distributive polymerases clustered on membrane surfaces

Actin filaments created by the Arp2/3 complex form branched networks, that grow and push against cellular membranes. We employ theory and simulation to describe how membrane surfaces accelerate filame...

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Ankita Jha @ankita13jha.bsky.social · 9d

Haha 😂 we should have done that tooo!

Ankita Jha @ankita13jha.bsky.social · 9d

Do it 😀

Ankita Jha @ankita13jha.bsky.social · 9d

Aww thank you! 😊

Ankita Jha @ankita13jha.bsky.social · 9d

If anyone ever wants to brush up on a lot of cell migration concepts don't forget we have several wonderful scientists who have given talks previously in cell migration seminars. I find it so comforting to go look at old videos, maybe someone else who will do as well!!
youtube.com/@cellmigrati...

Cell Migration Seminars

Cell Migration Seminars every Tuesday at 16:00 BST.

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Robert Grosse @ grosselab @grosselab.bsky.social · 16d

we found that nuclear envelope rupture triggers rapid DIAPH3 formin influx to generate a actin mesh to prevent further chromatin leakage from damaged nuclei. thanks to Pitter Huesgen @degradomics.bsky.social and @cibss.bsky.social, @chrkam.bsky.social

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Ankita Jha @ankita13jha.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you!!

Mechanobiology Institute @mbisg.bsky.social · 28d

More on cell polarity and migration! Ankita Jha from NIH revealed how the spatial arrangement of signalling molecules by picket proteins controls a gradient of EGFR and PI3K activity that drives bleb-based migration, often used by tumour cells to metastasize. #MBIMPG2025

Ankita Jha @ankita13jha.bsky.social · Jul 9

Mechanics at its best. So cool

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Nimesh Chahare @onenimesa.bsky.social · Jul 3

Have you ever thought about inflating tissues?
Or maybe quickly deflating those inflated tissues?

New #EpithelialMechanics pre-print: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
🧵 with pressure control, multiscale buckling, controlled wrinkling

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Ankita Jha @ankita13jha.bsky.social · Jun 28

a man in a suit and tie is smiling and looking at the camera .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is smiling and looking at the camera .

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Ankita Jha @ankita13jha.bsky.social · Jun 27

I thought you were adding us to society startup pack. I am clueless on how these are working 😀

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Ankita Jha @ankita13jha.bsky.social · Jun 27

Lol I am bleb society bahahaha I might have confused it for something else 😅

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Ankita Jha @ankita13jha.bsky.social · Jun 27

Moi moi

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Maik Bischoff @maikbischoff.bsky.social · Jun 20

For today's #FluorescenceFriday I'm thrilled to share that
ScienceAdvances was so nice to pick my picture as this week's featured image!

It's actually a still of a video😊

Check out the paper to learn more
science.org/doi/10.1126/...

#cellbio #devbio #cellmigration #science

Thank you @aaas.org

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Ankita Jha @ankita13jha.bsky.social · Jun 21

Such a beautiful work Maik!!

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Ankita Jha @ankita13jha.bsky.social · Jun 21

Early career people might not have a career to go to...soo 😞

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Esteban Hoijman @estebanhoijman.bsky.social · Jun 19

Our paper is now published! The first encounter of a forming organism with bacteria reveals that innate immunity initiates in epithelial cells of early embryos, even in humans. www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
made in @ibmb-csic.bsky.social @csic.es @idibell.bsky.social 1/9

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Ankita Jha @ankita13jha.bsky.social · Jun 10

Such an amazing work! Big congratulations