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Tom Golde @tomgolde.bsky.social · Sep 2

Check out the preprint of my main work in the lab of @xaviertrepat.bsky.social @IBECBarcelona. Many thanks to all the people involved!

Xavier Trepat @xaviertrepat.bsky.social · Sep 1

New preprint! 🚨 We uncover a slow adaptation to stretch that links star-bundling of keratin filaments with nuclear escape from its keratin cage. Led by @tomgolde.bsky.social‬ 🙌
@IBECBarcelona
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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RedPen/BlackPen @redpenblackpen.bsky.social · Aug 8

Really just had something like this feeling this afternoon. It’s the high that keeps you coming back for more

Cartoon of a scientist peering through a microscope saying "Whoaah!!!". Title says "The best part of Science is knowing, for a moment, something that nobody else in the world knows."

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Marija Matejčić @marija-matejcic.bsky.social · Jul 4

On cell extrusion in the #intestine!
After 80 years of observations, we finally took a deeper look thanks to 2D #organoids. We report:

3D #forces, #extrusion still only in the villus even without curvature, #lamellipodia generate 3D force.. and more. Have a look!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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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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Xavier Trepat @xaviertrepat.bsky.social · Jul 3

🚨 Second preprint of the week!

We uncover the multiscale dynamics of active viscoelastic buckling in epithelia.

We harness these mechanical instabilities for synthetic morphogenesis.

Led by @onenimesa.bsky.social 🙌. Theory by Marino Arroyo etal. @ibecbarcelona.eu

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Pau Guillamat @pauguillamat.bsky.social · Jun 30

New preprint out! We show how cellular nematic order can be harnessed to program tissue-wide force fields and guide 3D shape transformations.

The tissue morphogenesis logic, now engineered into living, programmable materials.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

#ActiveMatter #TissueEngineering

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Özge Özgüç @oozguc.bsky.social · Jun 16

highly recommended! 👇

Bardin Lab @bardinlab.bsky.social · Jun 13

Students (Master's/PhD), do not miss this fantastic Developmental Biology course of @sorbonne-universite.fr and @institutcurie.bsky.social - It is FREE and open to international students, however, room and board + travel are not included.

training.institut-curie.org/courses/deve...

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the Node @the-node.bsky.social · May 7

Featured image with Özge Özgüç: the Node–FocalPlane image competition

Find out more about @oozguc.bsky.social and the story behind "Cell-estial bloom", which won the image competition we organised with @focalplane.bsky.social:
thenode.biologists.com/featured-ima...

A ‘Cell-estial Bloom’ of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) flourishes on a micropatterned island. This image presents a colony of live hiPSCs, with fluorescently labeled Lamin B delineating the nuclear lamina within each cell. Acquired with a Zeiss LSM 880 Airyscan microscope, this maximum intensity projection is enhanced with depth-coded coloring to reveal the captivating three-dimensional landscape.

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Özge Özgüç @oozguc.bsky.social · Apr 23

From Turkiye’s Children’s Day to San Jordi in Catalonia, today is all about love, knowledge, and the future.
@ibecbarcelona.eu turned my microscopy image into a bookmark for the occasion🎈

23 Nisan kutlu olsun & Feliç Diada de Sant Jordi!

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · Apr 5

How do hydraulic forces impact critical processes such as tissue integrity, cell fate decisions, and embryo development?

Hydraulics studies how fluids move and exert forces.

Join me in exploring few articles on hydraulics in #EpithelialMechanics

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Kristina Stapornwongkul @kstapornwongkul.bsky.social · Apr 1

We’re looking for PhD students to join the lab! 🧫🧑‍🔬
Curious about how metabolic processes shape patterning and morphogenesis? Enthusiastic about stem cell models for human development? - Then apply through the VBC PhD program! training.vbc.ac.at/phd-program/

‼️Deadline: April 15‼️

PhD Program

Empowering Curious Researchers at the Vienna BioCenter PhD Program Are you a curious and motivated student looking to launch a successful scientific career? Look no further than the Vienna BioCenter P...

training.vbc.ac.at

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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · Mar 28

In their Review, Laura Faure, Valeria Venturini @valeriaventurini.bsky.social and Pere Roca-Cusachs discuss the biological contexts of cell mechanical compression, the associated mechanisms and the experimental systems engineered to compress cells in vitro.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Cartoon of techniques to apply one-dimensional, in-plane or volumetric cell compression in vitro.

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the Node @the-node.bsky.social · Mar 27

🎉Congratulations to the Top 3 images from the Node–FocalPlane image competition!

1️⃣"Cell-estial bloom" by @oozguc.bsky.social
2️⃣"Dancing actinotroch" by @allancarbal.bsky.social
3️⃣"Who’s active?" by @jupeloggia.bsky.social

thenode.biologists.com/results-from...

@focalplane.bsky.social #biologists100

"Cell-estial bloom" Image from Özge Özgüç:
A ‘Cell-estial bloom’ of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) flourishes on a micropatterned island. This image presents a colony of live hiPSCs, with fluorescently labelled Lamin B delineating the nuclear lamina within each cell. Acquired with a Zeiss LSM 880 Airyscan microscope, this maximum intensity projection is enhanced with depth-coded coloring to reveal the captivating three-dimensional landscape.

"Dancing actinotroch" by Allan Carrillo-Baltodano:
Actinotroch larva of a phoronid worm with phalloidin shown in yellow and acetylated tubulin in magenta. Imaged with a Zeiss LSM 800 at 10 x magnification.

"Who’s active?" by Julia Peloggia de Castro:
The image depicts a zebrafish embryo at 9 hours post-fertilisation on a lateral view. Cells are stained with MitoTracker, which labels active mitochondria, and cell membranes are labelled in cyan with a EGFP transgenic membrane tag. Image was taken using a 20x objective on a spinning disk confocal microscope.

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Özge Özgüç @oozguc.bsky.social · Mar 27

Thank you🥰🥰

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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · Mar 27

The Node-FocalPlane image competition at #biologists100.

All the votes are now in, and we can announce our three prize winners: @oozguc.bsky.social, @allancarbal.bsky.social and @jupeloggia.bsky.social.
Read more ⤵️: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/03/27/a...

Announcing the winners of the Node–FocalPlane image competition. - FocalPlane

Announcing the winners of the Node–FocalPlane image competition. - News

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Özge Özgüç @oozguc.bsky.social · Mar 27

Whaaat?! Cell-estial Bloom took 1st place in the Node–FocalPlane image competition! 🤯🤯🤯

the Node @the-node.bsky.social · Mar 27

🎉Congratulations to the Top 3 images from the Node–FocalPlane image competition!

1️⃣"Cell-estial bloom" by @oozguc.bsky.social
2️⃣"Dancing actinotroch" by @allancarbal.bsky.social
3️⃣"Who’s active?" by @jupeloggia.bsky.social

thenode.biologists.com/results-from...

@focalplane.bsky.social #biologists100

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Özge Özgüç @oozguc.bsky.social · Mar 27

On my way to to the International Dutch Embryo Model Meeting 2025! 🚆
Excited to dive into the latest advances and have some great discussions.
If you’re around and curious about mechanics in development / mechanically accessible models, come find my poster!!
#IDEMM25

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Özge Özgüç @oozguc.bsky.social · Mar 25

My image on display at #Biologists100! 🖼️🔬
So surreal to see “Cell-estial Bloom” showcased in this gallery among so many stunning images! Huge thanks to @LFort8 for the photo!

Also: ✨ it is the last day to vote! ✨
thenode.biologists.com/vote-for-you...
@the-node.bsky.social @focalplane.bsky.social

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Kristina Stapornwongkul @kstapornwongkul.bsky.social · Mar 20

Thrilled to announce that I am looking for a Research Technician/Assistant to join my lab @imbavienna.bsky.social. Please consider applying if you’re enthusiastic about #devbio #stemcells #teamwork and excited to help shaping a new lab!

Thankful for any retweet! 🫶

imba.onlyfy.jobs/job/l6u2m980

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the Node @the-node.bsky.social · Mar 11

Together with @focalplane.bsky.social, we're having an image competition to accompany the #Biologists100 conference.

Thank you everyone who submitted their images. Shortlisting only 15 was tough!

Browse through the gallery and vote for your favourite image:
thenode.biologists.com/vote-for-you...

Vote for your favourite image in the Node–FocalPlane image competition - the Node

Browse through the gallery of the 15 shortlisted images and vote for your favourite image by Wednesday 26 March.

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Özge Özgüç @oozguc.bsky.social · Mar 12

My image is shortlisted and will be displayed at #100Biologists! 🎉

This “Cell-estial Bloom” features LaminB-labeled cells from @alleninstitute.bsky.social glowing in all their fluorescent glory! ✨

All very incredible images—check them out and vote for your favorite (Hope it’s mine! 🤞)!

a colony of live hiPSCs, with fluorescently labeled Lamin B delineating the nuclear lamina within each cell. this maximum intensity projection is enhanced with depth-coded coloring to reveal the captivating three-dimensional landscape.

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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · Mar 11

A woman studies embryos for decades, struggles for funding and respect. She publishes under her husband’s name, until they divorce. A single mother, she moves across an ocean to continue her studies. It all sounds quite modern, until you learn that she also worried she’d be burned as a witch. 🧵 1/15

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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · Mar 11

Voting is open in our image competition with @the-node.bsky.social.

Thanks to everyone that entered, and congratulations to our final 15. Now it's your turn to pick your favourite!

Look out for our gallery of images at the Biologists @ 100 conference #biologists100.

Vote for your favourite image - FocalPlane

Vote for your favourite image - News

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Maxim Greenberg @maxvcg.bsky.social · Mar 4

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · Feb 16

Tissues are dynamic and investigating cellular mechanical states can be crucial for understanding biological processes. But how to do it?

We are @andreasschoenit.bsky.social and @luanger.bsky.social from @bladoux.bsky.social / @rmmege.bsky.social lab highlighting ways to assess tissue stresses.

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