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Research group interested in everything around cancer and integrins (more details on our website!). Posts by Ivaska Lab members. Website: ivaskalab.utu.fi

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Ivaska Lab @ivaskalab.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
New paper alert! Michal Dibus and team show tensin-1 forms reversible condensates that act as reservoirs for adhesion proteins, tuning adhesion turnover and cell migration - a cool new role for phase separation in cell adhesion dynamics! Congratulations to the team 🎉! Paper here: bit.ly/4y9E8Xr
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Adhesion-derived condensates control component availability to regulate adhesion dynamics - Nature Communications
Integrin adhesions allow dynamic cell-matrix interactions to regulate cell behaviour. Here, the authors reveal that tensin 1, a multidomain adaptor protein, forms condensates in cells that act as reve...
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Michal Dibus @midibu.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
1/5 🎉 Finally, the results of my main postdoctoral project are out in @natcomms.nature.com! Adhesion-derived condensates control component availability to regulate adhesion dynamics bit.ly/4y9E8Xr Also excited to see the paper highlighted in Nat Comms Editors’ Highlights 🥳 bit.ly/44n4O9i
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Johanna Ivaska @johannaivaska.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
What music should we play to our cells? This was the start of an amazing journey from @ivaskalab.bsky.social at @turkubioscience.bsky.social with Jasmin Kaivola and collaborators @sarawickstrom.bsky.social and others to explore larynx cancer mechanosensitivity! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Restoring the tumour mechanophenotype of vocal fold cancer reverts its malignant properties - Nature Materials
Vocal fold cancer tumours lose some of their malignant traits when mechanically stimulated by physiological stretch or vibrations, mimicking the opening and closing of vocal folds and phonation.
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Ivaska Lab @ivaskalab.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Review alert! Our new review titled 'The dynamic tumor extracellular matrix: Biophysical cues, cellular crosstalk, and disease progression,' is now online! Congrats to all the authors! Link: tinyurl.com/bdh6zzzp
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The dynamic tumor extracellular matrix: Biophysical cues, cellular crosstalk, and disease progression
The interplay between diverse cell types and their extracellular matrix (ECM) is fundamental for multicellular life. The ECM is a complex meshwork of …
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Ivaska Lab @ivaskalab.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
18 days left to apply! come join our lab!
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Ivaska Lab @ivaskalab.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Postdocs wanted - Please spread the word! We are looking for one bioinformatician and 1-2 cell biologists with different expertise! See the job ad below for more information and links to the job descriptions!
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Guillaume Jacquemet @guijacquemet.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🚨 Job Alert! 🚨 We have an opening at our Microscopy Core Facility in Turku 🇫🇮. If you love imaging 🔬 and helping scientists succeed, we want you! 👇 abo.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index... #Microscopy #ScienceJobs #CoreFacility #Imaging @turkubioscience.bsky.social
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Laboratory Engineer (Senior), in Advanced Imaging, 1.5.2026-31.12.2028
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Guillaume Jacquemet @guijacquemet.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
I will be recruiting two postdocs early next year. - One image analyst - one biologist interested in working on lymphatics! Reach out if you are interested 👍
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Turku Bioscience @turkubioscience.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
There is a permanent positon open at our centre. Read more & apply 👉 ats.talentadore.com/apply/erikoi...
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Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · 02/12/2025
Lerche, Mathieu, @johannaivaska.bsky.social @ivaskalab.bsky.social et al. reveal that newly synthesized #integrins can bypass the Golgi to be actively delivered to specific plasma membrane regions, where they enhance cell protrusion and #adhesion. rupress.org/jcb/article/...
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Ivaska Lab @ivaskalab.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
We are very happy to share our latest work exploring the role of newly synthetized integrin-α5 using RUSH. We found that a subset goes to the PM via unconventional secretion! Big thanks to all involved! Read more at doi.org/10.1083/jcb.... @mathildemathieu.bsky.social @martina-lerche.bsky.social
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Regulation of cell dynamics by rapid integrin transport through the biosynthetic pathway | Journal of Cell Biology | Rockefeller University Press
The study reveals that newly synthesized integrins can bypass the Golgi to be actively delivered to specific plasma membrane regions, where they enhance ce
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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 18/08/2025
Final call: Applications close September 2! KI is recruiting 20 Assistant Professors in a wide range of subject areas. We're looking for early-career researchers with strong scientific merits and future potential. All positions: ki.se/en/about-ki/...
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Pieta Mattila @mattilalab.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Happy to see this dynamic micropatterning project taking its beautiful shape as a preprint! Immune synapse enthusiasts, please take a look 👀 Maybe something to try in your projects too? 🤩 Adapting an amazing tool from @ivaskalab.bsky.social 💥
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Ivaska Lab @ivaskalab.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Latest from Ivaska Lab ▶️ Niklas Jäntti et al delve deep into the roles of EPLINα/β on integrin trafficking and breast cancer outcomes! Congratulations to all the authors! Check the paper out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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EPLINα controls integrin recycling from Rab21 endosomes to drive breast cancer cell migration
Epithelial protein lost in neoplasm (EPLIN), an actin-binding protein, has been described as both a tumor promoter and tumor suppressor in different c…
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Johanna Ivaska @johannaivaska.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Excited to share our most recent study on #integrintraffic #cancer #migration #focaladhesion by @ivaskalab.bsky.social @drpaulinamoreno.bsky.social Niklas Jäntti et al www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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EPLINα controls integrin recycling from Rab21 endosomes to drive breast cancer cell migration
Epithelial protein lost in neoplasm (EPLIN), an actin-binding protein, has been described as both a tumor promoter and tumor suppressor in different c…
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Michal Dibus @midibu.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
If you are at the FEBS Congress in Istanbul and would like to have a chat about adhesion-derived protein condensates come to see my poster today between 12:30-13:45. Looking forward to inspiring discussions! 🔬 @ivaskalab.bsky.social
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Guillaume Jacquemet @guijacquemet.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Are you looking for a postdoc? I will be looking for 2-4 people after the summer to join the lab !! Do not hesitate to reach out and disseminate !!
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Claus Jorgensen @clausjorgensen.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow to come work with us: www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/career/mi-25... Please reach out
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MI/25/33 - Postdoctoral Scientist Systems Oncology Group | Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute
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Michalis Gounis @gounismichalis.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
1/ Beyond thrilled to see my #PhD work now published in @jcb.org A short thread (🧵) for #metastasis #metabolism #ExtracellularVesicles (EVs) aficionados
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Turun yliopisto - University of Turku @utu.fi · 02/06/2025
Miten syöpäsolut leviävät ja voidaanko sitä estää? Toistaiseksi ei, mutta tämä saattaa muuttua. Turun biotiedekeskuksen tutkijat löysivät keinon avata syöpäsolujen viestintää, ja tämän tiedon kautta saattaa löytyä lääke syöpäsolujen pysäyttämiseen. @ivaskalab.bsky.social @johannaivaska.bsky.social
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Uusi koetin tekee näkyväksi syöpäsolun viestinnän, tutkijat voivat käyttää tietoa rintasyövän leviämisen estossa
Turun yliopistossa ja Turun biotiedekeskuksessa toimiva tutkimusryhmä on kehittänyt tavan kuvata leviävien rintasyöpäsolujen soluviestintää.
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Turun yliopisto - University of Turku @utu.fi · 02/06/2025
Signaling networks inside #cancer cells control everything from growth to movement, but visualising this in living cells requires new and refined methods. Researcher James Conway set out to see these invisible signals and came up with a new tool to do just that. #Illusia @ivaskalab.bsky.social
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New visualisation tool helps researchers to target breast cancer dissemination
Cancer cell movement during metastasis is a dynamic process regulated by several different signals.
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InFLAMES Research Flagship @inflames-flagship.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Syövän nykyisillä lääkkeillä ei voida estää syövän leviämistä. Tilanne saattaa muuttua, sillä tutkijamme ovat kehittäneet tavan kuvata syöpäsolun sisäistä signalointia, joka on edellytys solun liikkumiselle. #Illusia @johannaivaska.bsky.social @ivaskalab.bsky.social @turkubioscience.bsky.social
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Uusi koetin tekee näkyväksi syöpäsolun viestinnän, tutkijat voivat käyttää tietoa rintasyövän leviämisen estossa - InFLAMES-lippulaiva
Turun yliopistossa ja Turun biotiedekeskuksessa toimiva tutkimusryhmä on kehittänyt tavan kuvata leviävien rintasyöpäsolujen soluviestintää. Menetelmä on paljastunut, että muihin syöpätyyppeihin parha...
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InFLAMES Research Flagship @inflames-flagship.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
In a new study led by InFLAMES PI Professor Johanna Ivaska and Dr James Conway have developed a new fluorescent probe to visualise signaling dynamics in moving cancer cells which they used to uncover a new therapeutic possibility for limiting breast cancer spread. #Illusia @ivaskalab.bsky.social
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New visualisation tool helps researchers to target breast cancer dissemination - InFLAMES Research Flagship
Cancer cell movement during metastasis is a dynamic process regulated by several different signals. However, the way cells receive, process and respond to these signals has been extremely hard to dete...
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James Conway @jrwconway.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
New paper from @ivaskalab.bsky.social out now! 🍾 Watch how cancer cell adhesion dynamics are disrupted by inhibiting the phosphatase Shp2 - key to integrin β1 phosphorylation. Blocking Shp2 impairs adhesion and reduces invasion potential. 🎥👇 Read more at: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Johanna Ivaska @johannaivaska.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Latest from @ivaskalab.bsky.social @jrwconway.bsky.social in NCB. We find that SHP-2 inhibition stops TNBC invasion and limits metastasis by blocking integrin dephosphorylation! Read more at: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Dynamic regulation of integrin β1 phosphorylation supports invasion of breast cancer cells - Nature Cell Biology
Conway et al. show that integrin β1 phosphorylation is regulated through balanced activities of tyrosine kinases, such as Src and Arg, and phosphatases, such as PTP-PEST and Shp2, facilitating invadop...
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Ivaska Lab @ivaskalab.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Our newest paper is out in NCB. @jrwconway.bsky.social‬ designed a new FRET reporter, Illusia, to show the importance of integrin β1 phosphorylation dynamics in 3D invasion! Video: TNBC cells expressing Illusia with a Src (Saracatinib) or SHP2 (SHP099) inhibitor. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Johanna Ivaska @johannaivaska.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-... Great recognition to @ivaskalab.bsky.social research at @turkubioscience.bsky.social the Finnish Science Prize thanks to all my international friends and colleagues over the years
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Syöpätutkija Johanna Ivaskalle 100 000 euron tiedepalkinto
Ivaskan työryhmä tutkii syöpäsolujen liikkumista ja leviämistä.
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Ivaska Lab @ivaskalab.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
We are very proud to announce @johannaivaska.bsky.social as the recipient of the Biennial Finnish Science Award, given by the Finnish Ministry of Education & Culture. Johanna was described as a distinguished researcher with pioneering work in cell biology. Warmest congrats from all of us, boss!
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Honored to have been elected with Patrick Caswell @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social co-chair of the 2029 Gordon Research Conference on Fibronectin, Integrins, and Related Molecules! We have big shoes to fill: www.grc.org/fibronectin-..., but are up for the challenge!
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Ivaska Lab @ivaskalab.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
New preprint alert!📣 @midibu.bsky.social and team take a deep dive into Tensin1 liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) and the mechanisms of how it regulates adhesion dynamics! Check out the preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @johannaivaska.bsky.social
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Adhesion-derived condensates control component availability to regulate adhesion dynamics
Integrin adhesion complexes mediate cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions and undergo dynamic remodelling to regulate cell adhesion and migration. Here, we demonstrate that tensin 1 (TNS1), a m...
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Michal Dibus @midibu.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Happy to share our Tensin 1 phase separation project is now on bioRxiv. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... This wouldn't be possible without @johannaivaska.bsky.social @ivaskalab.bsky.social #VattulainenLab #MSCA by @ec.europa.eu @turkubioscience.bsky.social @inflames-flagship.bsky.social
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Adhesion-derived condensates control component availability to regulate adhesion dynamics
Integrin adhesion complexes mediate cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions and undergo dynamic remodelling to regulate cell adhesion and migration. Here, we demonstrate that tensin 1 (TNS1), a m...
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 08/05/2025
Choose Science. Choose Europe. A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open. With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond. Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF
A graphic for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), showing a historical portrait of Marie Skłodowska-Curie overlaid with an image of four young researchers walking down a hallway. The European Commission logo is in the top left. Text reads: "Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – €404.3 million to support postdoctoral researchers”
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@Westermarcklab @westermarcklab.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Very important milestone for Finnish academic drug development. The recently established Finnish Drug Development Center has started its first drug development project in collaboration with a start-up Kohde Pharma. ddcenter.fi/kohde-pharma...
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Kohde Pharma Oy Secures Investment from Finnish Drug Discovery Center Ltd - Finnish Drug Discovery Center
Vantaa, Finland – May 8th 2025 – Kohde Pharma Oy, a newly incorporated pharmaceutical company in Finland, is pleased to announce that it has secured its first investment from Finnish Drug Discovery Ce...
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Paulina Morlay @drpaulinamoreno.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
On my way home after 3 days full of great talks and lively discussions at Fort-Mahon-Plage. Thank you @clubexo-endo.bsky.social community, I had a blast!
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Omkar Joshi @omkarjoshi.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
I'm at the Fibronectin GRC till the end of the week! Come say hi and I'll tell you a bit about mitochondrial near focal adhesions😉
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Michal Dibus @midibu.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Currently at Fibronectin and Integrins GRC in Italy, meeting amazing people and discussing great science. If you are interested in Tensin phase separation, come and talk to me! @ivaskalab.bsky.social
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Ivaska Lab @ivaskalab.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Ivaska lab members are at the Fibronectin GRC at the gorgeous Renaissance Hotel in Tuscany! Come say hi to (L-R) Michalis, Megan, Omkar, Gautier and Michal if you haven't already 😀
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InFLAMES Research Flagship @inflames-flagship.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Niin, miksi kaikki tupakoitsijat eivät sairastu keuhkosyöpään eikä uskollisinkaan auringonpalvoja välttämättä saa melanoomaa🤔. Tutkijamme Johanna Ivaskan mielenkiintoinen haastattelu @hs.fi :ssä (tilaajille). #syöpä #syöpätutkimus @ivaskalab.bsky.social @turkubioscience.bsky.social @utu.fi
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Syöpä | Johanna Ivaska selvittää, miksi kaikki ihmiset eivät sairastu syöpään – ”Kukaan ei pysty suojaamaan itseään täysin”
Kaikissa ihmisissä jotkut syövän esiasteet eivät kehity koskaan syöväksi, sanoo syöpätutkija Johanna Ivaska. Hän sanoo, että ihmiset voivat itse vaikuttaa syövän syntyyn korkeintaan kohtuullisesti.
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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
It’s #FluorescenceFriday and we are pleased to share this beautiful image from @omkarjoshi.bsky.social. Read more about the image and Omkar’s research in our accompanying post: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/03/14/f...
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Featured image with Omkar Joshi - FocalPlane
Featured image with Omkar Joshi - News
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Turku Bioscience @turkubioscience.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
🎉 Great success for Turku Bioscience Centre at the 3MT competition! Congrats to Rahul Birdar (@lahesmaalab.bsky.social) for securing 2nd place and Omkar Joshi (@ivaskalab.bsky.social) for being selected to represent @utu.fi in the international 3MT competition by the SANORD network! 👏 #3MT #SANORD
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The Meshwork @themeshwork.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Haven't registered for "Advances in mechanobiology" yet? No problem!! We've got you covered!!! Just scan the QR code below or head over our website: themeshwork2020.wixsite.com/info/up-comi... @drsarahboyle.bsky.social @mathildemathieu.bsky.social @ivaskalab.bsky.social @carstenschulte4.bsky.social
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The Daum Lab @daumlab.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
We are hiring! We seek a motivated postdoc to investigate the ribosomal mechanisms underpinning dormancy and awakening across eukaryotes, using cutting-edge confocal microscopy, volumeEM, and omics. @lsiexeter.bsky.social. Interested? DM me or apply via: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
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Levayer Lab @levayerr.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
My regular reminder that there is an open call @pasteur.fr for junior group leader covering various axis (including topics related to development biology), open till Feb. 28th. Don't hesitate to DM me or reach out by email if you want to get more context. research.pasteur.fr/fr/call/call...
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Call for applications 2025 – Creation of new research groups at the Institut Pasteur | Research - Institut Pasteur
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Megan Chastney @mchastney.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
The deadline for abstract submission has now been extended until the 10th Feb!
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Rachel Lennon @rachellennon.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
We are hiring!! How do basement membranes become stable structures during tissue growth? How can we measure turnover and dynamics? Come and join our team to help us answer these questions! @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social @stramerlab.bsky.social More info 👇 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLN927/r...
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Research Associate - Mechanisms Associated with Extracellular Matrix Assembly and Stability at The University of Manchester
Apply for the Research Associate - Mechanisms Associated with Extracellular Matrix Assembly and Stability role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details...
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Christophe Le Clainche @actin-paris-saclay.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
The Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC) is recruiting group leaders in cell biology. Don't miss the opportunity to start your team in the vibrant environment of Paris-Saclay University. Application deadline: Feb 28, 2025 www.i2bc.paris-saclay.fr @i2bcparissaclay.bsky.social
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France-BioImaging @france-bioimaging.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Access cutting-edge technologies with FBI! 🔬 Get a waiver up to 750€/week (max 3 wks) through @eurobioimaging.bsky.social portal to access advanced #microscopy technologies as light-sheet or cryo-EM. Enhance your research with state-of-the-art equipments! ➡️More info: france-bioimaging.org/access/
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TanentzapfLab @tanentzapflab.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
A reminder to colleagues interested in Cell-Matrix adhesion & anything ECM related that registration is now open for the Fibronectin, Integrins & related molecules Gordon Research Conference. Incredible list speakers! incredible location! it will 🔥 🔥 🔥 Please join us! www.grc.org/fibronectin-...
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2025 Fibronectin, Integrins and Related Molecules Conference GRC
The 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Fibronectin, Integrins and Related Molecules will be held in Lucca (Barga), Lucca Italy. Apply today to reserve your spot.
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Megan Chastney @mchastney.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
For early career researchers interested in the Fibronectin, Integrins and Related Molecules GRS/GRC this May, don’t forget to sign up! The deadline for submitting an abstract to be considered for an oral presentation for the GRS is less than a week away! Register here: www.grc.org/fibronectin-...
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2025 Fibronectin, Integrins and Related Molecules (GRS) Seminar GRC
The 2025 Gordon Research Seminar on Fibronectin, Integrins and Related Molecules (GRS) will be held in Lucca (Barga), Lucca Italy. Apply today to reserve your spot.
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preLights @prelights.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Can restoring vocal fold mechanics combat vocal fold cancer? A recent #preprint by @ivaskalab.bsky.social & colleagues demonstrates that it can (and how it can)! Check out the #preLight from Teodora Piskova ⬇️👀 prelights.biologists.com/highlights/r...
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Restoring mechanophenotype reverts malignant properties of ECM-enriched vocal fold cancer - preLights
Can restoring vocal fold mechanics combat cancer? This preprint explores how!
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