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Naba Lab UIC

@nabalabuic.bsky.social
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Our laboratory studies the extracellular matrix #ECM in health and disease using #Proteomics and #CompBiology | Founder of the Matrisome Project @matrisome.bsky.social | naba.lab.uic.edu

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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
📣 Hot off the press: our review, “Understanding and targeting the tumour matrisome,” is now published in @natrevclinonc.nature.com! 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415... #ExtracellularMatrix #Matrisome #Matrisomics #Matritherapies #HallmarksOfCancer #TumorMicroenvironment
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
1/5 📣 Hot off the press: Two papers, one story on the mechanisms of ECM assembly now out in @jcellsci.bsky.social! I am delighted to share two companion studies from our lab exploring the mechanisms of SNED1 fibrillar assembly into the #ECM and how SNED1 shapes ECM architecture and cell phenotype.
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The Histochemical Society (HCS) and Journal (JHC) @histochemicalsoc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
📢 JHC Call for Papers! We welcome your submissions for our Special Issue on Inflammation Progression and Resolution. Submit your manuscript today: journals.sagepub.com/author-instr...
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🎊 Exciting news from our lab as we celebrate the publication in @jcellsci.bsky.social of manuscripts #41 and #42, and the acceptance of manuscript #43 in @natrevclinonc.nature.com Big congratulations to everyone involved! More details coming very soon!
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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
@jcellsci.bsky.social is looking to recruit an enthusiastic & motivated Reviews Editor. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented scientific editor to make a significant contribution to an important journal in the field of cell biology. Apply by 3 September. www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Excited to join the UIC Center for Bioinformatics and Quantitative Biology as an affiliate member. I look forward to contributing to the CBQB's research and educational initiatives in #bioinformatics and #quantbio! Check out the UIC CBQB website to learn more about its goals: cbqb.uic.edu
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Center for Bioinformatics and Quantitative Biology | University of Illinois Chicago
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Happy #InternationalCatDay to my favorite co-authors, Bliss, Tippy, and Jupiter!
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Cytoskeleton Journal @cytoskeljournal.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Highlights from Matrix Biology Europe 2026 #MBE2026, including the now traditional pics of past and present Rupert Timpl awardees and of the Dick Heinegård jury that I was honored to participate in this year again!
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
As #ECM2026 came to a close, I was honored to deliver the closing keynote and to be part of such an inspiring meeting. Next stop on my summer conference tour, the @institutcurie.bsky.social!
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The #Matrix marathon is off to a great start with a stimulating workshop on #Tumor #Fibrosis at the #NCI. 🛫 Next stop, Copenhagen for the ECM Pharmacology meeting #ECM2026!
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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
It won’t take you years to publish your work in JCS: most articles go from submission to acceptance in under 5 months. We also show a strong commitment at first decision, with over 95% of revisions being accepted. Find out more: journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/re... #forscientistsbyscientists
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
📣 Our paper in collaboration with @boehringerglobal.bsky.social is now published in @aacrjournals.bsky.social! In a first-of-its-kind study, we used #proteomics to define #ECM signatures associated with immunologically “hot” and “cold” #PDAC. 🖨️ Read more at do.org/10.1158/2767...
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
1 week to go until I kick off an exciting conference season! 📍 1st stop, the NCI for the Tumor Fibrosis workshop 📍 2nd stop, 🇩🇰 for #ECM2026 📍 3rd stop, 🇫🇷 and my alma mater, the @institutcurie.bsky.social 📍 Last but not least, 🇫🇮 for #MBE2026 #TheMatrixIsEverywhere #ECM #Matrisome
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The Histochemical Society (HCS) and Journal (JHC) @histochemicalsoc.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Join the IHCIF Course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA this October! Learn to design, validate & troubleshoot experiments with expert instructors and real lab experience. 📅 Application deadline: 6/16 💸 Financial aid is available 🔗 hcs.memberclicks.net/ihcif-course
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
🎓 Big day for the Naba Lab at UIC's commencement! Congratulations to Leanna Leverton (PhD), Fred Lee (MD/PhD + amazing national anthem performance), and Martin Davis (MD). So proud of all they’ve accomplished 👏 #ThisIsUIC #ProudPI
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The Matrisome Project @matrisome.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Excited to launch #MatriSpace: a framework for mining #SpatialTranscriptomic data with a focus on matrisome genes co-developed with @valerioizzi.bsky.social 🔗 @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social: doi.org/10.64898/202... 🔗 ShinyApp: matrinet.shinyapps.io/matrispace/ #ECM #Matrisome #MatriTool #OpenAccess
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The newly redesigned #Matrisome Portal is now live: matrisome.org. Built to meet #ADA standards, the new site improves accessibility, usability, and overall experience for all. Big shout-out to Tali for leading this effort! Take a look and let us know what you think! #Accessibility #ADACompliance
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Johanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
What does it take to truly understand #cancer in all of its complexity? Delighted to share our Review in Cell "Cancer ecosystems: A dynamic interplay across scales" with Daniela Quail, where we propose a multi-scale framework connecting tumor ecology with physiology 🧪⚕️ www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Our newly redesigned lab website is now live: naba.lab.uic.edu Built to meet #ADA standards, the new site improves accessibility, usability, and overall experience for all visitors. Shout-out to Tali for leading this effort! Take a look and let us know what you think. #Accessibility #ADACompliance
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Excited to serve guest-edit a Topical Collection for #JoVE focused on “Methods for #ECM Research in Development, Health, and Disease”! Interested in contributing and helping enhance #Reproducibility in science? Feel free to reach out or submit an abstract here: app.jove.com/methods-coll...
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Today I would like to share a publication that is particularly meaningful to me. Our tribute to my late mentor, Richard Hynes, has just been published in Matrix Biology. I hope you will take a moment to read and celebrate the legacy of an extraordinary scientist and mentor. doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
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Hao Yin @haoyin.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Single-cell Proteomics🔥 #MarfanSyndrome Aortic Root Fbn1 C1041G/+🐭 2.4k proteins 3.5k cells 487 proteins/cell👈 7 Smooth Muscle Cell subtypes Prss2, Lrp1 as modulated SMC markers vs scRNAseq +SeqIF (21 Ab) #AortaEd Sarah Parker lab #MolCellProteomics 2026 www.mcponline.org/article/S153...
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The Meshwork @themeshwork.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
📢 Upcoming webinar! 🔬 What therapies can tell us about fibrosis @nystromlab.bsky.social (University of Freiburg) on how therapies and rare skin diseases reveal mechanisms of fibrosis + ECM remodeling 🗓 Mar 25, 2026 ⏰ 3pm CET | 10am NY 💻 Zoom Register ⬇️ forms.gle/ryWj3AwxeLSP...
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Excited to have contributed to this review on #BloodProteomics: link.springer.com/article/10.1... Congrats to first author Asier Larrea Sebal and many thanks to @ypriverol.bsky.social for the invitation to contribute! #Proteomics #BigData #OpenScience #Reproducibility
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Blood proteomics: insights from public data - Genome Biology
The circulating blood proteome comprises soluble and cellular components that reflect physiological and pathological states across tissues. Advances in mass spectrometry and affinity-based proteomics ...
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Yasset Perez-Riverol @ypriverol.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
What is coming for #SDRF is huge; we have managed in 20 templates most of the relevant experimental design in #proteomics, including non-MS; #crosslinking, #metaproteomics (soil, water, human gut), DIA/DDA; clinical metadata, oncology proteomics; and single cell #SCP github.com/bigbio/sdrf-...
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GitHub - bigbio/sdrf-templates: SDRF templates and validation yaml files from specification proteomics-sample-metadata
SDRF templates and validation yaml files from specification proteomics-sample-metadata - bigbio/sdrf-templates
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Delighted to welcome our newest postdoc, Krista Habing, to the lab! Krista will develop novel proteomics technology to gain insights into the #ECM. She will also explore the roles of SNED1 in craniofacial development. Welcome Krista! I look forward to the many discoveries we'll make together 👩‍🔬
Picture of postdoc Krista Habing at her desk in the Naba lab
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
🎊 Big congratulations to Leanna Leverton on successfully defending her PhD dissertation! It has been a pleasure and a privilege to watch her grow as a researcher. Her hard work, curiosity, and persistence led to exciting discoveries about the #ECM and a fantastic defense! Congrats Dr. Leverton 🎓
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Yasset Perez-Riverol @ypriverol.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
We’re collaborating with analysis tool providers and instrument vendors to standardize file formats for every @pride-ebi.bsky.social submission: github.com/PRIDE-Archiv... Want your voice heard? Share your feedback by opening an issue on the guidelines. github.com/PRIDE-Archiv... or PR.
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Registration for #MBE2026 is now open! Join us in Oulu 🇫🇮 for the flagship European meeting dedicated to fundamental #ECM research. ECRs and trainees, this is a unique chance to connect with leaders in the field, present your work, gain visibility, and build your network! More at www.mbe2026.org
Flyer of the Matrix Biology Europe conference listing invited speakers
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The Meshwork @themeshwork.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Join us for another exciting seminar on February 26th! 🔬 This month's speakers Dr. Matt Jones and his PhD student Nikita Mildren will cover ECM adhesion across the cell cycle! Register by scanning the QR code or via the link: forms.gle/bkwmfwSsuKrt...
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Ondine Cleaver @ondinecleaver.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
🚨 SAVE-THE-DATE 🚨 SEEON ANGIOSCIENCE! Fantastic, long-running meeting on Development & Maintenance of the Vasculature. 🗓️ Sept 2026 🌍 Bavaria, Germany Registration open! Join us! vwfb.de/start/regist...
Information on the conference on vascular development and maintenance held in Bavaria, Germany in September 2026. Conference is held in a historical monastery on a lake in beautiful Bavaria. Registration is now open! Lots of great speakers that are leaders in the field. We will pick a large number of talks from abstracts to elevate early career investigators. Join us!
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NPR @npr.org · 10/02/2026
The ability to imagine — to play pretend — has long been thought to be unique to humans. A new study suggests one of our closest living relatives can do it too. n.pr/46jw3mL
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An ape, a tea party — and the ability to imagine
The ability to imagine — to play pretend — has long been thought to be unique to humans. A new study suggests one of our closest living relatives can do it too.
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ASMB @amsocmatbio.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
🎉The ASMB Image Contest is back! Share your best matrix‑focused images! 🏆 Get featured and present your work at e‑Symposium 💸 Discount for a future ASMB meeting 🎁 First 10 entries get an ASMB tumbler! 📅 Deadline: May 31, 2026 👉 Details & submission: www.asmb.net/image-contest
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NAVBO @navbo.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
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Yasset Perez-Riverol @ypriverol.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
SDRF 1.1 is almost here 🎉 Big format & tooling updates ahead. Thanks to the community! We’ll keep refining together. One key question just opened: should we remove prefixes for samples, data files & factor values? Join the discussion 👉 github.com/bigbio/prote... or let me know here.
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Thank you @uicancercenter.bsky.social for featuring our work in collaboration with Dr. Pamela Kreeger now published in @cp-iscience.bsky.social! cancer.uillinois.edu/news/naba-is...
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iScience Journal Publishes Naba Work
University of Illinois Cancer Center member Alexandra Naba, PhD, is a corresponding author on a collaborative study, funded by the National Cancer Institute and published in the journal iScience, that...
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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
#Postdocs! Going on academic job market? Apply for SDB GetHIRED! Take stock of what you want, know your options, prepare an outstanding job packet, organize your research & chalk talks, perfect your interview. Deadline: March 5 sdbonline.org/gethired
GetHIRED! REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN - Application due Thursday, March 5
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Academic Job Market Insight
-Take stock of what you want
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Course Features
-Six asynchronous online modules 
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Course Dates: April 14 – June 23, 2026
Course Fee: SDB Members: $499; Non-Members: $599
Deadline: March 5, 2025
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The Meshwork @themeshwork.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
New year, fresh start for our webinar series 🥳 January 27th, 3pm CET (9am NY) we are excited to bring you "Collagens Across Evolution: Structure and Function" 🧬 Invited speakers: Dr. Abhishek Jalan & Dr. Debora Monego. Let's go to the structural side 🥰
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allen institute @alleninstitute.org · 15/01/2026
Applications are open for the 2026 Computational Cell Types Workshop! 🧠📈 Join us on May 11-14 for this hackathon-style event bringing together researchers interested in exploring transcriptomic datasets, developing tools, and connecting with peers. bit.ly/3LFBAN3
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2026 Computational Cell Types Workshop
Workshop in Seattle, WA to gain in-depth exposure to how Allen Institute defines "cell types" and walk away with direct applicable examples on using our free, open tools for their research
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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social is recruiting an enthusiastic and motivated Reviews Editor. An exciting opportunity for a talented scientific editor to make a contribution to an important journal in the field of #cellbiology. Deadline 2 Feb. More at: www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...
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Science Magazine @science.org · 15/01/2026
"One email at a time, one informational interview after another, I became comfortable, confident, and strategic in building my network of mentors." One mentor isn’t enough, wrote Erika Moore in this 2021 Working Life essay. scim.ag/3Zfm0e8 #NationalMentoringMonth
A person holding out their arm while people line up on it. The hedline is: One mentor isn’t enough. Here’s how I built a network of mentors
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
I am very much looking forward to participating in the 2026 #ECM Pharmacology Congress! ecm-congress.org
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
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It is with great sadness that I have learned of the unexpected passing of my postdoctoral mentor, Richard Hynes. Richard was far more than a mentor to me. He believed in me at a formative moment in… ...
It is with great sadness that I have learned of the unexpected passing of my postdoctoral mentor, Richard Hynes. Richard was far more than a mentor to me. He believed in me at a formative moment in m...
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🦋 Gourdon Lab 🦠🔬 @delphe.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
🧪Our special issue "𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐱" (Curr Opin Biomed Eng, Vol.37 Mar 2026) is out 🎉 🔬Thanks to all authors, may this spark cross‑disciplinary collaboration! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Mechanobiology #ECMatrix #Biomaterials
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Cellular and molecular aspects of mechanobiology of the extracellular matrix
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Last post before taking off for a 2-week vacation! I am thrilled to share that my lab has joined the @geneontology.bsky.social consortium as curator of all things #ECM and has contributed to the latest GO paper, now published in @narjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1093/nar/...! #Matrisome #MatriGO
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Anne Imberty @anneimb.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Major update for unilectin.unige.ch with now more than 2800 3D-structures with annotation, literature and details of interaction!! HumanLectome also up to date. Thanks to Boris Schnider at @sib.swiss and @glycoexpasy.bsky.social for super work. More exciting news soon with LectomeXplore upgrade
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Our paper in collaboration with Pam Kreeger, "Comparative proteomic analysis of the #ECM of the human omentum and mesentery, the main sites of #HGSOC metastasis", is now published in @cp-iscience.bsky.social! You can read it in #openaccess at doi.org/10.1016/j.is... 🎊 Congrats to all co-authors!
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The Meshwork @themeshwork.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
🎄🧬 Wrapping up the year the Meshwork way! Our Nov/Dec newsletter is live with ECM highlights, opportunities, upcoming conferences + our growing lab repository — all in one place🧬🧵 (1/2)
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Paul & Virginie - Centriole Lab @centriolelab.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
We’re excited to announce the opening of the Geneva Expansion Microscopy Facility (GenExM)! GenExM is a full-service U-ExM platform (U-ExM, Cryo-ExM, iU-ExM), delivering nanoscale imaging. Led by Dr. Olivier Mercey, GenExM welcomes academic & industrial collaborations. 👉 www.unige.ch/genexm/
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