Sign in

Helen Matthews

@helenkmatthews.bsky.social
2.2K followers 1.7K following 111 posts

Cell biologist Group leader & Sir Henry Dale Fellow at the University of Sheffield Cell shape, cytoskeleton and mechanics in cancer Cancer researcher who had #breastcancer www.helenmatthewslab.org

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Helen Matthews
FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We are excited to invite you to the second webinar in our cell migration series. In this webinar, we focus on new models for studying cell migration with talks from @ankita13jha.bsky.social, @raphclement.bsky.social & @katrinavelle.bsky.social. More info⤵️: focalplane.biologists.com/2026/09/03/f...
FocalPlane features... emergent models and quantitative analysis of cell migration
Thursday 17 September, 15:00-16:30 BST (UTC+1) 
Organised by Organised by Pablo J. Sáez and Valeria Venturini
FocalPlane logo
Picture of Ankita Jha (National Institutes of Health, USA)
Decoding bleb driven signaling in cancer disease progression
Picture of Raphaël Clément (L’Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille (IBDM), France)
Navigating without neurons or muscles: Locomotion in Trichoplax
Picture of Katrina Velle (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA)
Naegleria amoebae seek confinement and crawl persistently through narrow spaces
#FocalPlaneFeatures
focalplane.biologists.com
Image of Naegleria.
12518
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I know December seems a long way off but this should be a great meeting! AND I believe it's being held the day before the famed membrane trafficking meeting (also in London).
031
Reposted by Helen Matthews
British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
We are sponsoring the 2026 UK Cell Motility Club symposium: 🗓️ 17 December 2026, 10:00-19:00 📍King’s College London To find out more and register, visit: cytoskeleton.wixsite.com/londoncellmo... Thanks to @matthias-krause.bsky.social & @squeezycellslab.bsky.social for organising
085
Reposted by Helen Matthews
Stephen Royle @steveroyle.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
A post about how to make microscopy images as accessible as possible. quantixed.org/2026/07/21/c...
quantixed.org
Colorblind II: Microscopy images and colour blindness – quantixed
44024
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Excellent review of an emerging field in microscopy
1142
Reposted by Helen Matthews
British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Meet the BSCB’s 2026 Raff PhD Medal winner, Dr Eva Simpson. Watch our video about Eva’s award-winning research and career on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEiF...
Image of Dr Eva Simpson
143
Reposted by Helen Matthews
Jorge Ferreira @jorgeferreira.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Really proud to share our latest work @embojournal.org . This was a long, joint effort from everyone in the lab (some of which have since left). Here, we looked at out how cells decide when to divide. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com
Chromosome condensation mechanically primes the nucleus for mitosis - The EMBO Journal
Accurate transition into mitosis driven by cyclin B1-CDK1 activity is essential to avoid chromosome segregation errors and preserve genome integrity. How this activity is spatially controlled to trigg...
1246
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The (literal) highs and lows of our lab hike last week - with @erainerolab.bsky.social & Ruby Peters' lab @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social
060
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
A real breakthrough for PDAC patients - Ras-targeted therapies are actually here
151
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Huge congratulations to @mayorlab.bsky.social Very proud to have began my scientific career in Roberto's lab
0132
Reposted by Helen Matthews
British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
We are delighted to announce our new Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, and Culture (EDIC) Grant £1500 for initiatives to promote EDI in cell biology in UK or Ireland. BSCB members of any career stage can apply. Scope is purposefully wide - we're excited to see your ideas! bscb.org/support-gran...
088
Reposted by Helen Matthews
Institut Curie @institutcurie.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Registration for the Cell Biology and Cancer course at Institut Curie is now open! Explore how biological forms emerge across scales, from intracellular organization to tissues. 📅 November 16th-20th, 2026 (Paris) ⏳ Deadline: September 10th, 2026 🔗 training.institut-curie.org/cours/biolog...
12623
Reposted by Helen Matthews
British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Day 3 at #DynamicCellVI done - disco anyone?
071
Reposted by Helen Matthews
British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Fantastic talk from our 2026 Postdoc ECR Medal Winner @giuliapaci.bsky.social from @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social at #DynamicCellVI explaining her research on the role of 3D epithelial topology in developmental patterning Congratulations Giulia 👏👏
0248
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Meg, Bella & Ilona repping @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social at #DynamicCellVI poster session @jasonkinglab.bsky.social
0101
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Fantastic talk by Rachel @rlawson954.bsky.social presenting her PhD work on keratins in mitosis at @bscb-official.bsky.social @biochemsoc.bsky.social #DynamicCellVI 👏👏👏 @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social
0173
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Excited for #DynamicCellVI @bscb-official.bsky.social @biochemsoc.bsky.social
0102
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
A wonderful week in a very sunny Paris at the EMBO cytoskeleton meeting - reinforced my love for all things actin (microtubules & intermediate filaments are pretty cool too)
1160
Reposted by Helen Matthews
Marta Urbanska @martanska.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
🚨 #postdoc to be hired in the Paluch Lab 🚨 If you know anyone experienced with and, more importantly, excited about nanoscale architecture of #actincortex and super-res & electron #microscopy do encourage them to apply👇 Amazing colleagues, can only recommend 😉 www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
01412
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Attention all microscopists!
075
Reposted by Helen Matthews
British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Do you know a talented undergraduate student who would like to undertake a paid summer internship in your cell biology lab? Applications to our summer studentships are OPEN Deadline 31st March For details and how to apply, see our website: bscb.org/support-gran...
bscb.org
BSCB Summer Studentships - BSCB
The BSCB Summer Vacation Studentships offer financial support for high calibre undergraduate students, who wish to gain research experience in cell biology during their summer vacation. Our aim is to ...
128
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Very excited to be co-organising this next year! Save the date
011
Reposted by Helen Matthews
Chris Toseland @christoseland.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
We are very proud that Thalia has been nominated for three Yorkshire Choice awards - Please vote here: www.yorkshirechoiceawards.co.uk/vote Three years ago, Thalia was diagnosed with a devastating brain tumour. She has fought back and done her best to raise awareness and funds to support others!
1113
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Ooh very interesting work reconstituting cortical excitability by altering membrane composition
040
Reposted by Helen Matthews
Mort Lab @mortlab.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Come and work with us! We're looking for a talented postdoc with interests in developmental biology, cancer and the primary cilia to join us @mortlab.bsky.social. An exciting MRC funded collaboration with Pleasantine Mill - @cilialab.bsky.social. Further details: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPR804/s...
jobs.ac.uk
Senior Research Associate at Lancaster University
Apply for the Senior Research Associate role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
0912
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Having gone down a rabbit hole trying to find biographical information about Jennifer Harvey who isolated the HRAS oncogene, I've been looking at her papers. Now I want to know about Mrs Schendler!
020
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Anyone know anything about Jennifer Harvey, who first isolated the virus containing HRAS (Harvey-Ras) at Mill Hill in 1967? Prepping a lecture including the discovery of Ras oncogenes and wanted to add pics of the scientists involved. The Internet has NOTHING #sciencehistory #forgottenwomen
91210
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Huge congrats Giulia! my fellow @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social @buzzbaum.bsky.social @yanlanmao.bsky.social lab member. Very well deserved :)
2112
Reposted by Helen Matthews
British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Two weeks left to apply to be the BSCB Postdoc rep
024
Reposted by Helen Matthews
Rainero lab @erainerolab.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Proud to have been awarded LEAF Silver (again) - with @helenkmatthews.bsky.social lab!! @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social
062
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
New online ECR-focused seminar series from the BSCB organised by @harrietasmith.bsky.social Register now
020
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Last chance to apply for a PhD Position in our lab on #keratins in #celldivision Applications close on 7/1/26
054
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Excited to be a speaker at Dynamic Cell VI. Always a great meeting
053
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
How does Ras signalling affect actin? Some answers in a new review from Joe Tyler & I @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/a/1m8v-3PA3s... We discuss how Ras proteins coordinate local and global changes to the actin cytoskeleton and contribute to cytoskeletal plasticity in cancer.
0185
Reposted by Helen Matthews
Guillaume Charras @gcharras.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
How does signalling control cortical tension? Using optogenetics and AFM, we show that myosin recruitment and cortical tension increase proportionally with RhoA signalling. More here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Super work by Pierre Bohec with Guillaume Salbreux and @dianakhorom.bsky.social
05611
Reposted by Helen Matthews
Agathe Chaigne @agathechaigne.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
My lab is hiring a postdoc (ERC funded)! If you're interested, get in touch!
35966
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
📢 PhD opportunity: fully-funded BBSRC Yorkshire Bioscience project available @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social Interdisciplinary project on keratins in cell division combines cell biology, biophysics and in vivo Zebrafish imaging. 👇Apply by 7th Jan www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
findaphd.com
BBSRC Yorkshire Bioscience DLA Programme: The role of keratin networks in cell division in tissues under tension at University of Sheffield on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - BBSRC Yorkshire Bioscience DLA Programme: The role of keratin networks in cell division in tissues under tension at University of Sheffield, listed on FindAPhD.com
0118
Reposted by Helen Matthews
British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Are you a postdoc with a passion for cell biology? We are looking for a postdoc representative to join the BSCB committee! Applications are open to existing BSCB postdoc members. See our website for further details. Apply by 31st Jan bscb.org/call-for-app...
bscb.org
Call for applications for BSCB Postdoctoral representative  - BSCB
The BSCB is calling on eligible members to apply for the position of BSCB PostDoctoral Representative on our BSCB committee. The role will initially involve shadowing the current BSCB PostDoctoral Rep...
034
Reposted by Helen Matthews
Guillaume Jacquemet @guijacquemet.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
- A postdoc to work on cancer extravasation (4-year project). - A postdoc help in completing Filopodia-related lab projects (2-year). - Multiple Marie Curie postdoc positions that will open in the fall. - We will open a 5-year position to cover my teaching (70% research and 30% teaching).
46559
Reposted by Helen Matthews
Chris Toseland @christoseland.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
We are very happy to share our new PrePrint: Myosin VI orchestrates estrogen-driven gene expression in breast cancer cells. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... We characterise how Myosin VI is a key regulator of the Estrogen Receptor. Perturbation of Myosin VI impedes ER functionality.
12210
Reposted by Helen Matthews
White Rose University Consortium @whiteroseuc.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Are you an independently funded fellow or lecturer within three years of your appointment? Join our webinar on 8 December to find out more about the Crucible Programme which is designed to transform your approach to research and collaboration. Book your place: whiterose.ac.uk/event/transf...
Promo slide for the webinar. It says Crucible Programme Information Session, Monday 8 December, Online. Transform your approach to research and collaboration.
011
Reposted by Helen Matthews
Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Join us in Sheffield! We are keen to support early career researchers in applying for independent research fellowships (IRFs) to join our friendly and collaborative environment, in areas related to developmental biology, stem cells and regenerative biology, and neuroscience.
02823
Reposted by Helen Matthews
British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
EXTENDED DEADLINE: the deadline for BSCB medal nominations is now 14th November. 🔬Hooke Medal 👩‍🔬Women in Cell Biology medal 🧫 Postdoctoral Researcher medal 🔬Raff PhD medal award Details of eligibility and how to nominate are on our website.
022
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Looking forward to this!
031
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
📢 Fully-funded 4-year MRC DiMeN PhD opportunity in our lab. 🔬 Exciting cancer cell biology collab with @maiblab.bsky.social & Liz Smythe @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social to use recombinant biosensors to image active KRAS in #pancreaticcancer 👇Apply by 4th Dec www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
findaphd.com
MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Understanding the membrane recruitment of oncogenic KRAS in pancreatic cancer at University of Sheffield on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Understanding the membrane recruitment of oncogenic KRAS in pancreatic cancer at University of Sheffield, listed on FindAPhD.com
01211
Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Great talk from Rob de Bruin @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social yesterday. Made us rethink some of our cell cycle data. Thanks to PhD student @isabelladavis00.bsky.social for inviting Rob
050
Reposted by Helen Matthews
Victoria Hart @vichart33.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Another fantastic set of talks at the 7th Sheffield Pancreatic Cancer Research Interest Network. A big thank you to Stephen Bradley and Ifeoluwa Oyelade for sharing their inspiring research. #PancreaticCancer #CancerResearch
001
Reposted by Helen Matthews
British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
🗓️ the deadline for our medal nominations is fast approaching! Send your nominations by 1st Nov For full details see bscb.org
bscb.org
British Society for Cell Biology | Dedicated to the advancement of research in all branches of cell biology.
025
Reposted by Helen Matthews
Vaibhav Mahajan @vaibhavmahajan.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
How do cells adapt their volumes when they proliferate and form a multicellular mass in 3D? If you have wondered about this or work with 3D in-vitro systems, then you will be happy to read our paper now on bioRxiv! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... See the thread 🧵 below for more information.
biorxiv.org
Cells dynamically adapt their nuclear volumes and proliferation rates during single to multicellular transitions
Tumour development and progression are associated with biophysical alterations that manifest across multiple spatial scales, from the subcellular to multicellular tissue scale. While cells can dynamic...
3157
Reposted by Helen Matthews
Matthias Krause @matthias-krause.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Register for the Dynamic Cell VI conference, Reading, UK, April 2026! This conference focusses on all aspects of cell dynamics, co-organised by @bscb-official.bsky.social and @biochemsoc.bsky.social with @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social and the Chinese Society for Cell Biology. bit.ly/Dynamic-Cell-VI
12924