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Sarah Boyle

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ARC DECRA Research Fellow in South Australia. Mechanobiology of the mammary gland/breast cancer and interactions with the matrix and microenvironment. researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile… LinkedIn: Sarah-T-Boyle X: DrSarahBoyle

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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
In case you missed it, the ARC now has rough time-lines for introducing the new schemes 👇
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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Saturday I had the opportunity to attend Netball Australia's Adelaide Thunderbirds vs Queensland Firebirds PLAY4PINK round, raising money for breast cancer research together with principal charity partner The Hospital Research Foundation Group, and speak on a panel with Ali Clarke and Paul Flynn.
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Michael Samuel @tmem-samuel.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
I am delighted to be able to share that our latest paper arising from a project co-led by @drsarahboyle.bsky.social and me is now out in the world, published in AAAS Science Advances. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Compressive stress–driven Piezo1 activation and Rho-ROCK mechanotransduction promote tumor progression via epigenetic mechanical memory
Compressive force drives PIEZO1-RHO-ROCK mechanotransduction and establishes an epigenetic memory that promotes tumor progression.
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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Why ‘being squeezed’ helps breast cancer cells to thrive “intense physical pressure at early stages of the disease… leaves a lasting ‘mechanical memory’ in breast cancer cells, promoting aggressive behaviour after the pressure itself has been relieved.” www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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Why ‘being squeezed’ helps breast cancer cells to thrive
A new study led by researchers at Adelaide University and published in Science Advances has revealed why some cancers can grow and survive in the body, while others cannot.
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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
We are very excited to share our newest results, published in Science Advances: “Compressive stress-driven Piezo1 activation and Rho-ROCK mechanotransduction promote tumor progression via epigenetic mechanical memory”. doi.org/10.1126/scia...
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Compressive stress–driven Piezo1 activation and Rho-ROCK mechanotransduction promote tumor progression via epigenetic mechanical memory
Compressive force drives PIEZO1-RHO-ROCK mechanotransduction and establishes an epigenetic memory that promotes tumor progression.
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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
October is breast cancer awareness month. 🎀 I spoke with Australian Breast Cancer Research on what to look out for, when to take action, and how to look out for your loved ones. The earlier breast cancer is detected, the better the chances of survival. www.instagram.com/reel/DQX9N45...
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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Very excited to be at the Proteoglycan and Matrix Biology Society of ANZ conference this week! 🔬👩‍💻Looking forward to some great talks and seeing colleagues. (Also, churros for afternoon tea 😮)
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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Closing out the meeting is Tim Sargeant with an engaging plenary on the “trash bags” of the cell (autophagy)!
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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Pleasure to then chair fascinating presentations in the ECR/MCR session at the ANZSCDB Adelaide Meeting 🪑🗣️
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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Nice talk by our student @mogana-rajkumar.bsky.social on ROCK signalling in Metastasis at the ANZSCDB Adelaide Meeting.
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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Attending the 13th Adelaide Meeting of the ANZSCDB today, kicked off with a mesmerising seminar from @melaniedwhite.bsky.social.
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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
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! ⁦‪ www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
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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.
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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
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 · 04/09/2025
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 buff.ly/Ea2ZoFg
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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
.@ahxanjaved.bsky.social, @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/... #OpenAccess
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
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. buff.ly/2pSf3xS
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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
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 · 09/09/2025
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 · 01/08/2025
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...
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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.
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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Finally got the time to put together my awesome new Lego, The Evolution of STEM 🧬🔬🧪🚀
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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Come work with us! Seeking a Research Associate/Fellow to work on our NHMRC funded project using nanofabrication to model tumour ECM structures.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 04/05/2025
Happy birthday, David Attenborough! 99 ways he has inspired us, by Barack Obama, Billie Eilish, Morgan Freeman – and many more
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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
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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
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 · 15/03/2025
ITGB1/FERMT1 mechanoactivation enhances CD44 characteristic stemness in oral squamous cell carcinoma via ubiquitin-dependent CK1α degradation www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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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
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Jon Humphries @jdhl18.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Differential cellular origins of the extracellular matrix of tumor and normal tissues according to colorectal cancer subtypes www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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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
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Sara Wickstrom @sarawickstrom.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
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...
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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 · 17/02/2025
Inhibiting fibronectin assembly in the breast tumor microenvironment increases cell death and improves response to doxorubicin www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 22/11/2024
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 · 11/02/2025
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 · 06/02/2025
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!
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bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Swirling motion of breast cancer cells radially aligns collagen fibers to enable collective invasion www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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The Meshwork @themeshwork.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
🔔📢 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 · 16/01/2025
Looking forward to being a part of this @themeshwork.bsky.social session dedicated to Mechanobiology! ⚙️🧬6 Feb, 9:30pm ACDT.
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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
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 doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2024.07.031
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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
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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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Extremely happy for our team led by @tmem-samuel.bsky.social to have secured an NHMRC Ideas Grant, investigating how distinct ECM structures can influence cancer growth and metastasis. But, more support needed for EMCR apps to foster next gen of emerging leaders. www.unisa.edu.au/media-centre...
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Cancer, birth defects and AI under the health microscope in 2025
NHMRC cancer cancer research national health and medical research
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narf-aus.bsky.social @narf-aus.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
The National Association of Research Fellows (NARF), has joined the sky! All things Australian #biomedicalresearch, robust #peerreview #researchfunding #EMCRs #basicscience #NHMRC #ARC #advocacy narf.org.au
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narf-aus.bsky.social @narf-aus.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Make your voice heard, use the QR code to make a submission to the National Strategy for Heath and Medical Research. A rare opportunity to contribute to priority settings and an overall strategy for #biomedical research in Australia. #NHMRC #MRFF #EMCRs
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🦋 Gourdon Lab 🦠🔬 @delphe.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Great news, Carsten! 👉The #6thISMB in #Glasgow will unite #mechanobiology communities from Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the US, integrating basic research, medicine, and industry support. CeMi @theglasgowCeMi.bsky.social and UofG @uofglasgow.bsky.social are excited and prepared for a large turnout!
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Johanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
A guide from Nature to landing your next job in science - in industry or academia 🧪 ✅ A personal tip - always make sure to send a follow-up email after your interview - it takes little time, and shows you really care about the position.. www.nature.com/articles/d41... @natureportfolio.bsky.social
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A step-by-step guide to landing your next job in science
A road map to success based on Nature’s hiring-in-science survey, with advice for every stage from application to offer.
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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Our paper "Enhanced RHO‐ROCK signaling is associated with CRELD2 production and fibroblast recruitment in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma" is now published in the Cytoskeleton Special Issue: Myosin and Myosin-Dependent Cell Processes. doi.org/10.1002/cm.2...
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Enhanced RHO‐ROCK signaling is associated with CRELD2 production and fibroblast recruitment in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
A key characteristic of cancer cells is their ability to induce changes in their microenvironment that render it permissive to tumor growth, invasion and metastasis. Indeed, these changes are require....
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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Ion channel earrings 😄
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Marc Williams @marcjwilliams.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Our paper on chromosomal abnormalities in normal breast tissue from BRCA carriers came out last week. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Luminal breast epithelial cells of BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carriers and noncarriers harbor common breast cancer copy number alterations - Nature Genetics
Single-cell DNA sequencing identifies recurrent copy number changes in healthy breast tissue from women with wild-type or germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations.
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Jorge Ferreira @jorgeferreira.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Thought this would be a great opportunity to gather the #mechanobiology community. Please feel free to spread the word. go.bsky.app/G5cQqYT
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Johanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️ So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality? We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary #WomeninSTEM www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... 🧵 1/
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Stella Hurtley @smhsci.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Check out a new paper just published in @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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PIEZO-dependent mechanosensing is essential for intestinal stem cell fate decision and maintenance
Stem cells perceive and respond to biochemical and physical signals to maintain homeostasis. Yet, it remains unclear how stem cells sense mechanical signals from their niche in vivo. In this work, we ...
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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Brückner, D., & Broedersz, C. P. (2024). Learning dynamical models of single and collective cell migration: a review. Reports on Progress in Physics. #EpithelialMechanicsReview buff.ly/3OmMaX3
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Carsten Schulte @carstenschulte4.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
If you're searching for the Mechanobiology community and starter pack, here it is: Thought this would be a great opportunity to gather the #mechanobiology community. Please feel free to spread the word. go.bsky.app/G5cQqYT
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Prof Gina Ravenscroft🇿🇦🇦🇺 @ginaravenscroft.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
If your #NHMRC ideas grant was unsuccessful and you have a story to share about the impact of this on your #biomedicalresearch, career, team - get in touch. Federal DOH have asked #NARF to collect stories of impact of low funding. #SaveOzScience #DiscoveriesNeedDollars #EMCRs
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Sarah Boyle @drsarahboyle.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
First Skeet. Still cross-posting on X for now (same handle), but hoping to rediscover the scientific community over here!
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