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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Today at 15:00 BST- our final #ForceTalk for the year is with Anne-Lise Routier-Kierzkowska @routierlab.bsky.social - online and open to all, details on how to join 👇

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Anne-Lise Routier-Kierzkowska @routierlab.bsky.social presents our final #ForceTalk this year "The apical hook paradox: how to make an organ grow while keeping its shape" 📅 13 May 2026 🕒 15:00 - 16:00 BST Online & open to all 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/force... #mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text 13 May 2026 The apical hook paradox: how to make an organ grow while keeping its shape Professor Anne-Lise Routier-Kierzkowska University of Montreal Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Today at 15:00 BST - our next #ForceTalk is with Professor Patricia Bassereau - online and open to all, details on how to join 👇

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Join us for our next #ForceTalk with Professor Patricia Bassereau of @institutcurie.bsky.social to learn about "Mechanics of Cellular Protrusions" 📅 15 April 2026 🕒 15:00 - 16:00 BST Online & open to all 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/force... #mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Mechanics of Cellular Protrusions Professor Patricia Bassereau Institut Curie Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Today at 15:00 BST - our next #ForceTalk is with Professor Vivek Shenoy - online and open to all, details on how to join 👇

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Join us for our next #ForceTalk with Professor Vivek Shenoy of @upenn.edu exploring "Microenvironmental Control of Chromatin Mechanobiology" 📅 1 April 2026 🕒 15:00 - 16:00 BST Online & open to all 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/force... #mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text 1 April 2026 Microenvironmental Control of Chromatin Mechanobiology Professor Vivek Shenoy University of Pennsylvania Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Today at 15:00 GMT - our next #ForceTalk is with Professor Andela Saric of Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) - online and open to all, details on how to join 👇

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Join us for our next #ForceTalk with Professor Andela Saric of @istaresearch.bsky.social to learn about "Cell shape-shifting across the tree of life" 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 15:00 - 16:00 GMT Online & open to all 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/force... #mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text 18 March 2026 Cell shape-shifting across the tree of life Professor Andela Saric Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

🚨Rescheduled🚨 Now happening Today @ 13:00 our next #ForceTalk is with Prof Sylvain Gabriele @sgabriele.bsky.social 📅 Tuesday 3 March 2026 🕒 13:00 - 14:00 GMT Online & open to all 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/force... #mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Tuesday 3 March 2026 13:00-14:00 Mechanosensing of epithelial cells: curvature, confinement and memory Professor Sylvain Gabriele University of Mons Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Our next #ForceTalk is with Prof Sylvain Gabriele @sgabriele.bsky.social exploring "Mechanosensing of epithelial cells: curvature, confinement and memory" 📅 4 March 2026 🕒 15:00 - 16:00 GMT Online & open to all 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/force... #mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text 4 March 2026 Mechanosensing of epithelial cells: curvature, confinement and memory Professor Sylvain Gabriele University of Mons Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Today at 15:00 GMT - our next #ForceTalk is with Professor Edouard Hannezo @ehannezo.bsky.social - online and open to all, details on how to join 👇

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

📢 We're recruiting! We have a fully funded doctoral scholarship open to UK applicants for the project "Development of optogenetic mechanical tools to control protein translocation across biological pores." Find out more 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy... #mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme PhD Opportunity Development of optogenetic mechanical tools to control protein translocation across biological pores Deadline: 4 February 2026

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Join our next #ForceTalk with Prof Edouard Hannezo @ehannezo.bsky.social of @istaresearch.bsky.social on "Robustness of morphogenesis via mechano-chemical feedbacks" 🗓️ 21 January 2026 🕒 15:00 - 16:00 GMT Online & open to all 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/force... #mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text 21 January 2026 Robustness of morphogenesis via mechano-chemical feedbacks Professor Edouard Hannezo Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Today at 15:00 GMT - our next #ForceTalk is with Professor Professor Yanlan Mao @yanlanmao.bsky.social - online and open to all, details on how to join 👇

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Our next #ForceTalk is Prof Yanlan Mao @yanlanmao.bsky.social on "Coping with mechanical stress: tissue dynamics during development, homeostasis and repair" 🗓️ 26 Nov 2025 🕒 15:00 - 16:00 GMT Online & open to all 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/force-talk-yanlan-mao #mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Coping with mechanical stress: tissue dynamics during development, homeostasis and repair Professor Yanlan Mao University College London Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Today at 15:00 GMT - our first #ForceTalk of the year is with Professor Michael Murrell - online and open to all, details on how to join 👇

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Our #ForceTalk series returns with Professor Michael Murrell of Yale University discussing "Energetic optimization during cell division". 📅 12 November 2025 🕒 15:00 - 16:00 GMT Online and open to all, link to join 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/force... #mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Today at 15:00 BST - our final #ForceTalk before we break for the summer! Join Professor Giorgio Scita - online and open to all, details on how to join 👇

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Our final #ForceTalk of the academic year is with Professor Giorgio Scita of IFOM ETS & UniMi discussing "Tissue fluidification in pathophysiology": 📅 21 May 2025 🕒 15:00 - 16:00 BST Online and open to all, link to join 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/force... #mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series Professor Giorgio Scita IFOM ETS - The AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, & University of Milan Tissue fluidification in pathophysiology Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 15:00-16:00 email:mechanicsoflife@kcl.ac.uk for more information

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Today at 15:00 BST - #ForceTalk with Dr Jean-Leon Maitre @maitrejl.bsky.social - online and open to all, details on how to join 👇

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Join us for our next #ForceTalk on "Mechanics of blastocyst morphogenesis" with Dr Jean-Leon Maitre @maitrejl.bsky.social of Institut Curie: 🗓️ 7 May 2025 🕒 15:00 - 16:00 BST Online and open to all, link to join 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/force... #mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Today at 15:00 BST - #ForceTalk with Professor Gijsje Koenderink @gijsjekoenderink.bsky.social - online and open to all, details on how to join 👇

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Our next #ForceTalk is with Professor Gijsje Koenderink @gijsjekoenderink.bsky.social of TU Delft exploring "Role of cytoskeletal crosstalk in cell mechanics" 📅 23 April 2025 🕒 15:00 - 16:00 BST Online and open to all, find out how to join 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/force... #mechanobiology

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Today at 15:00 BST - #ForceTalk with Professor Elizabeth Chen @echenlab.bsky.social - online and open to all, details on how to join 👇

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Join our next #ForceTalk on "Mechanical interactions at the fusogenic synapse" with Profesor Elizabeth Chen @echenlab.bsky.social of UT Southwestern Medical Center 📅 9 April 2025 🕒 15:00 - 16:00 BST Online and open to all, join 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/force... #mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Today at 15:00 GMT - #ForceTalk with Dr Radhika Subramanian - online and open to all, details on how to join 👇

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Our next #ForceTalk is with Dr Radhika Subramanian of @harvard.edu on "How a kinase finds the cell center for cytokinesis" 📅 26 March 2025 🕒 15:00 - 16:00 GMT Online and open to all, find out how to join 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/force... #mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Today at 15:00 GMT - #ForceTalk with Professor Bailong Xiao - online and open to all, details on how to join 👇

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Join us for our next #ForceTalk with Professor Bailong Xiao of Tsinghua University to learn about "Feeling Force with PIEZOs" 🗓️ 26 February 2025 🕒 15:00 - 16:00 GMT Online and open to all, find out how to join 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/force... #mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Today at 15:00 GMT - #ForceTalk with Professor Sander Tans of @amolf-nl.bsky.social on "Protein processing at the single-molecule level" Online and open to all, details on how to join 👇

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Join us for our next #ForceTalk with Professor Sander Tans of AMOLF institute, Amsterdam 📅 12 February 2025 🕒 15:00 - 16:00 GMT Online and open to all, find out how to join 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/force... #mechanobiology #biophysics @kingsnmes.bsky.social

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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme @mechanicsoflife.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Join Professor Celeste M. Nelson of Princeton University for a #ForceTalk on "Mechanics, metabolism, and morphogenesis" 📅 15 January 2025 🕒 15:00 - 16:00 GMT Online and open to all, find out how to join 👉 kcl.ac.uk/events/force... #mechanobiology

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