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Stefan Harmansa

@morphomechanics.bsky.social
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Developmental biologist with an interest in the mechanics of growth and shape generation. PI at LSI Exeter (UK) | Previously Lecuit Lab (Marseille, France) and Affolter Lab (Basel, Switzerland) | lsi.exeter.ac.uk/groups/harmansa-gr…

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Jianyi Mai @jianyi434.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Excited to share our new review, now published in Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology🎉 doi.org/10.1016/j.se... We discuss how multiscale mechanical inputs shape epithelial morphology and the growing role of theoretical modelling in disentangling their interplay. #Morphogenesis #Biomechanics
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LSI-Exeter @lsiexeter.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Be part of the amazing PhD community at the Living Systems Institute, UoE. @exeter.ac.uk Work in a truly interdisciplinary place with Maths, Physics, CS, Bio & Biomed co-located in one building. Applications for LSI-funded PhD studentships are open now! www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins... #FindaPhD
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Stefan Harmansa @morphomechanics.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Excited to share our new article, ‘Mechanical regulation of cuboidal-to-squamous epithelial transition in the Drosophila developing wing’, now online in Current Biology. doi.org/10.1016/j.cu... There’s also a great accompanying Dispatch: doi.org/10.1016/j.cu... #MatrixMechanics #DevBio
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LSI-Exeter @lsiexeter.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Last chance to apply for one of the LSI PhD projects intake Sept 2026! Deadline tomorrow, 26.11.2025, noon. www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins... @exeter.ac.uk @lsiexeter.bsky.social
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Stefan Harmansa @morphomechanics.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Curious how mechanics shape the developing eye? 👁️ Join us for your PhD at the interdisciplinary @lsiexeter.bsky.social to explore early eye morphogenesis through developmental biology, biophysics and computational modelling. lsi.exeter.ac.uk/groups/harma... Supported by @swbiodtp.bsky.social
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Stefan Harmansa @morphomechanics.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Exciting opportunity at the Living Systems Institute (University of Exeter)! Join our interdisciplinary team to uncover how extracellular matrix mechanics shape animal morphogenesis, supported by a China Scholarship Council & University of Exeter studentship. lsi.exeter.ac.uk/groups/harma...
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LSI-Exeter @lsiexeter.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Are you looking for a PhD starting in September 2026/27? Then do not miss the fantastic opportunity to be part of the LSI PhD Community. New positions for the LSI PhD Programme are out now. www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins... Deadline: 26.11.2025
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Stefan Harmansa @morphomechanics.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
We are recruiting new PhD students! Are you interested in tissue mechanics and how size in animals is controlled? Then join us for an exciting PhD at the interface of developmental biology, biophysics and computational modelling. Check our webpage for more detail: lsi.exeter.ac.uk/groups/harma...
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Stefan Harmansa @morphomechanics.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
I’m excited to speak at this years meeting of the molecular biology society of Japan in beautiful Fukuoka 🇯🇵 Many thanks to Hironobu Fujiwara for extending the invitation and for welcoming me at the RIKEN Center for Biodynamics Research in Kobe. Amazing science and many great discussions.
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Jordi Solana @jordisolana.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Tomorrow we will be hosting Yi-Jyun Luo at the LSI @lsiexeter.bsky.social seminar series. Since we are in a very interdisciplinary institute, we thought of introducing our guests in a general and open way, explaining the background to their research ( #Betamode ). So I will start:
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LSI-Exeter @lsiexeter.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Are you looking for a PhD position starting 2025/26? Then check out our website www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins... and apply for a PhD position at the Living Systems Institute in Exeter. It could be you in the photo next year. @uniofexeter.bsky.social
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Kirsty Wan @micromotility.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Spread the word! Lots of exciting PhD studentships open under the SWBio scheme (doctoral landscape award) www.swbio.ac.uk Including this one with our group @lsiexeter.bsky.social on programming cyanobacteria motility www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Apply by 11 Dec 2024 (email/DM for details)!
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Rachel Lennon @rachellennon.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Our spotlight on collagen- formation, function & role in kidney disease is out now! A wonderful collaboration with Moumita Barua & Vanessa De Gregorio #ECMatrix #Nephro Cell-Matrix Centre @fbmh-uom.bsky.social @uoft.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Collagen formation, function and role in kidney disease - Nature Reviews Nephrology
Collagens are ubiquitously expressed and have been linked to a broad spectrum of disorders. Here, the authors discuss collagen subtypes and provide a summary of collagen disorders, fibrotic process an...
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LSI-Exeter @lsiexeter.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
We are delighted to join the BlueSky community. The Living Systems Institute at University of Exeter is a pioneering interdisciplinary research centre focused on understanding the fundamental principles of living systems and applying this knowledge to address challenges in health and life sciences.
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Stefan Harmansa @morphomechanics.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Open PhD project in the group to study mechanical feedback in organ growth control. This is a great opportunity for students form China to join our group at the interdisciplinary @lsiexeter.bsky.social funded by a China Scholarship Council fellowship. morphomech.wordpress.com/recruitment/
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Stefan Harmansa @morphomechanics.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Join our group for your PhD to study the mechanics of early eye development! This is a great chance to work in the interdisciplinary @lsiexeter.bsky.social at the interface of developmental biology, biophysics and computational modelling. More info here: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
I am hiring! PhD studentship available through the SWbio DTP. The interested student will investigate the evolution of innate immune signalling in a model species group. Infection biology & #Drosophila genetics combined! #ImmunoSky #AcademicSky More info: mahansonresearch.weebly.com/blog/phd-stu...
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PhD studentship! Deadline Dec 11th 2024
SWbio application link: https://www.swbio.ac.uk/biomolecular-and-biophysical-studies/ For inquiries, please email: m.hanson@exeter.ac.uk Based in: University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, UK....
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