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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 10d

Medical Research Future Fund: Advocates urge increased disbursements amid US research cuts

“the government could release as much as $1.4 billion each year, more than double the current amount.”

Funding delivers breakthroughs!
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Billions going unspent from Australia’s $24b medical research fund

Costings commissioned by independent MP Monique Ryan reveal the government could double how much funding it gives to innovative health research each year.

www.theage.com.au

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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 12d

What an honour to be able to don the puffy hat again yesterday, to give the oration at a University of Adelaide graduation ceremony for the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology. Truly delighted to be asked. Congrats to all the graduates and wishing you the very best!

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · Sep 4

Bubna-Litic, M., & Mayor, R. (2025). Beyond mechanosensing: How cells sense and shape their physical environment during development. Current opinion in cell biology, 94, 102514. #EpithelialMechanicsReview
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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · Sep 4

[email protected], @sarawickstrom.bsky.social & team discover that Piezo1 balances membrane & cortex tension to stabilize intercellular junctions & maintain the epithelial barrier.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Article: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 29d

Tiny molecular spirals in cells can scale up to control the twist and turn of entire tissues, an important step towards understanding left-right symmetry in tissues and organs.
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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 27d

Just simple antibody optimisations, but it feels good to be back doing lab work after a year away from the bench. 🔬🥼👩‍🔬 #immunofluorescence #confocal

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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 29d

Was my pleasure to moderate the panel today at the inaugural Female Fellows symposium “Balancing Acts”. An insightful, open and frank discussion on juggling a scientific career with caring, part time work and leave, and a real sense of solidarity.

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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · Aug 1

Absolutely thrilled to receive an AIPS 2025 SA Young Tall Poppy Award! Wouldn't be possible without our wonderful team, dedicated patient advocates, & various funding bodies that allowed me to connect with scientific/non-scientific groups to communicate our research. www.unisa.edu.au/media-centre...

Our Poppies the pick of the bunch

Six researchers from the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia have been named as this year’s South Australian Young Tall Poppies.

www.unisa.edu.au

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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · Jun 28

Finally got the time to put together my awesome new Lego, The Evolution of STEM 🧬🔬🧪🚀

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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · May 8

Come work with us! Seeking a Research Associate/Fellow to work on our NHMRC funded project using nanofabrication to model tumour ECM structures.

Michael Samuel @tmem-samuel.bsky.social · May 8

Our lab is seeking a postdoctoral scientist to join us to investigate modelling cancer extracellular matrix structures using nanofabrication approaches. Full details are at shorturl.at/fF4OC. Please feel free to alert anyone you know with suitable qualifications to this opportunity. Thank you!

University Of South Australia - Research Associate / Research Fellow: Nanofabrication (Level ARAS / BRF)FacebookTwitterLinkedInYouTubeInstagram

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · May 4

Happy birthday, David Attenborough! 99 ways he has inspired us, by Barack Obama, Billie Eilish, Morgan Freeman – and many more

This week the presenter turns 99. To celebrate, we asked 99 nature lovers – including Margaret Atwood, Jane Fonda, Bono, Kate Winslet and Michael Palin – how he has helped us see the world with fresh eyes

www.theguardian.com

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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · Apr 9

A bit late to the party, but finished Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. POV as a reader: captivating, funny, gripping story, relatable in professional sense. As a woman in science: Fantastic to see how far we’ve come, but some aspects still unfortunately resonate. Recommend!

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Jon Humphries @jdhl18.bsky.social · Mar 15

ITGB1/FERMT1 mechanoactivation enhances CD44 characteristic stemness in oral squamous cell carcinoma via ubiquitin-dependent CK1α degradation
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

ITGB1/FERMT1 mechanoactivation enhances CD44 characteristic stemness in oral squamous cell carcinoma via ubiquitin-dependent CK1α degradation - Oncogene

Oncogene - ITGB1/FERMT1 mechanoactivation enhances CD44 characteristic stemness in oral squamous cell carcinoma via ubiquitin-dependent CK1α degradation

www.nature.com

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Jon Humphries @jdhl18.bsky.social · Mar 15

Differential cellular origins of the extracellular matrix of tumor and normal tissues according to colorectal cancer subtypes
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Differential cellular origins of the extracellular matrix of tumor and normal tissues according to colorectal cancer subtypes - British Journal of Cancer

British Journal of Cancer - Differential cellular origins of the extracellular matrix of tumor and normal tissues according to colorectal cancer subtypes

www.nature.com

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Sara Wickstrom @sarawickstrom.bsky.social · Mar 10

Happy to share our review on methodology for measuring and manipulating mechanical forces with specific focus on developmental biology! Congrats to authors @clemvilleneuve.bsky.social @mccreery.bsky.social and hats off to the community for developing awesome tools www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Measuring and manipulating mechanical forces during development - Nature Cell Biology

This Review discusses the recent advances in experimental approaches to interrogate the mechanical forces that mediate tissue deformations during development, highlighting the insights afforded at bot...

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bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · Feb 17

Inhibiting fibronectin assembly in the breast tumor microenvironment increases cell death and improves response to doxorubicin https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.12.637963v1

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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · Nov 22

Hey folks! I got a tattoo of my beloved PIEZO ion channel on my arm! Now I can show how they activate (flatten) under pressure by flexing—Will add a bit of performance art to my science talks 🧪🧠.

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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · Feb 11

Today on #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience, I’m reflecting on where I’m at. Pausing and slowing things down to raise a family takes its toll on an academic career in so many invisible ways, but it pushes me to work harder. This little babe (me!) knows it’s worth it.

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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · Feb 6

Thanks for the invitation and a fantastic session!

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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · Feb 6

Really enjoyed this session put together by @themeshwork.bsky.social. Always good to hear about the latest research and meet new people in the mechano field!

The Meshwork @themeshwork.bsky.social · Feb 6

A truly amazing and inspiring session on Advances in Mechanobiology!!! Huge thanks to @drsarahboyle.bsky.social @carstenschulte4.bsky.social @mathildemathieu.bsky.social for sharing their research with the rest of us and @ccstorytime.bsky.social for moderating!!!! See u all in the next!!!

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bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · Feb 6

Swirling motion of breast cancer cells radially aligns collagen fibers to enable collective invasion https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.31.635980v1

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The Meshwork @themeshwork.bsky.social · Jan 28

🔔📢 Next event is fast approaching, so here is the complete program for next week's "Advances in Mechanobiology" session. @drsarahboyle.bsky.social @carstenschulte4.bsky.social @mathildemathieu.bsky.social Moderator: @ccstorytime.bsky.social Info: themeshwork2020.wixsite.com/info/up-comi...

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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · Jan 16

Looking forward to being a part of this @themeshwork.bsky.social session dedicated to Mechanobiology! ⚙️🧬6 Feb, 9:30pm ACDT.

The Meshwork @themeshwork.bsky.social · Jan 16

Our first event for 2025 is here 🥳Starting off strongly with a session dedicated to Mechanobiology 📅 Feb 6, 2025 | 🕒 12 PM CET. @drsarahboyle.bsky.social @carstenschulte4.bsky.social @mathildemathieu.bsky.social will share their innovative work with us. @ccstorytime.bsky.social will be chairing

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · Jan 14

Sarate, R. M., Hochstetter, J., Valet, M., Hallou, A., Song, Y., Bansaccal, N., ... & Blanpain, C. (2024). Dynamic regulation of tissue fluidity controls skin repair during wound healing. Cell, 187(19), 5298-5315. #EpithelialMechanics https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2024.07.031

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · Dec 21

What are lumens and how do forces control tissue form and fate through lumen size?

Join me, @dhirajindana.bsky.social, in this short thread to explore this question through some fascinating papers.

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