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Rachel Lawson

@rlawson954.bsky.social
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Third year PhD Student in Helen Matthews Lab at The University of Sheffield, exploring the biomechanics of mitotic cells in an epithelium.

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
How do epithelial cells integrate mechanical and biochemical signals to control their behavior? I am @ronjahoutekamer.bsky.social, and in this thread, I’ll show you how force transduction connects to biochemical signaling, and how it activates ERK by inducing biochemical ligand shedding.
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Victoria Hart @vichart33.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Another brilliant Sheffield Pancreatic Cancer Research Network meeting. We heard two fantastic researchers working at the cutting edge of PC. Samrein Ahmed (SHU) shared mechanistic insights into RLIP76, and Helen Matthews (UoS) explored adhesion-dependent resistance to KRAS inhibition.
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Rachel Lawson @rlawson954.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
It was a huge honour to be able to present my PhD work recently at #DynamicCellVI ☺️ @bscb-official.bsky.social @biochemsoc.bsky.social thank you for having me and thank you for an incredible conference!
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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
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Mechanobiology Institute @mbisg.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Wishing everyone a bright and happy Deepavali!
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Eugene Katrukha 🇺🇦 @ekatrukha.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
New release of #BigTrace plugin is out. Together with @aafkegros.bsky.social from Simone Köhler group we added a fully automatic tracing mode. + more macro functions and bug fixes github.com/ekatrukha/Bi...
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🦋 Gourdon Lab 🦠🔬 @delphe.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
🔔🧪 Call for Papers – #Mechanobiology of the #ExtracellularMatrix 🧬🛠️ Excited to serve as Guest Editor — together with Jacopo di Russo and Jennifer Young — of a new 𝐧𝐩𝐣 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬 Collection on “Mechanobiology of the ECM”. Deadline: 14 May 2026! www.nature.com/collections/...
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Mechanobiology of the Extracellular Matrix
This Collection aims to highlight fundamental and translational advances in ECM mechanobiology.
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Jens Gaitzsch @jgaitzsch.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Now in @natnano.nature.com: We need to acknowledge that - as with all new tech - AI also poses hazards we need to be aware of. Thanks @besfordgroup.bsky.social (Quinn A. Besford 🇦🇺🇩🇪🇺🇦) for leading this effort. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The rising danger of AI-generated images in nanomaterials science and what we can do about it - Nature Nanotechnology
Generative AI has made it trivial to generate fake microscopy images that are indistinguishable from real images, even for experts. As researchers in nanoscience, it is time for us to face this realit...
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Nature @nature.com · 12/09/2025
Is your red the same as my red?
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Rachel Lawson @rlawson954.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Thank you so much for this incredible opportunity at an incredible institution!!
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Rachel Lawson @rlawson954.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Still blown away that I’m getting the chance to be here in Singapore for the MBI Mechanobiology conference, and not only that but also having the chance to present my #PhD work as a talk. Incredible opportunity and getting also to hear about amazing research from around the world 🌍 #mechanobiology
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Nimesh Chahare @onenimesa.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Have you ever thought about inflating tissues? Or maybe quickly deflating those inflated tissues? New #EpithelialMechanics pre-print: doi.org/10.1101/2025... 🧵 with pressure control, multiscale buckling, controlled wrinkling
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Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Great talks by PhD students @isabelladavis00.bsky.social and Meg at the Sheffield Pancreatic Cancer Research Network meeting 👏
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Victoria Hart @vichart33.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
A beautiful day in the sunshine for our lovely lab summer social ☀️ @isabelladavis00.bsky.social @helenkmatthews.bsky.social @rlawson954.bsky.social
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Rachel Lawson @rlawson954.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Had a great time at Physics Within The Cell hosted by the IOP today, and it was such an honour to share my work on epithelial division mechanics there ☺️ Thank you! @instituteofphysics.bsky.social #biomechanics #mitosis #phdlife #conferences
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Rachel Lawson @rlawson954.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Must say I’m very proud of the start I’ve made to thesis writing #phdthesis #thesiswriting #phdlife
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Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Happy to publish this News & Views article highlighting exciting new work from Rod Bremner's lab that shows that cell populations with a short cell cycle are intrinsically more susceptible to forming tumours
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Nature @nature.com · 29/04/2025
Neuroscientists have identified a brain signal in mice that kick-starts the process of overwriting fearful memories once danger is passed — a process known as fear extinction. go.nature.com/3REKSZb
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‘Fear extinction’ signal in mouse brain offers clues about how to treat PTSD
Mechanism involving neurons that stimulate fear, and ones that suppress it, could help to explain conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Nature @nature.com · 29/04/2025
Acceptable image-editing practices are partly a matter of common sense. But researchers say journals and funders could help scientists by standardizing policies. go.nature.com/437FWT6
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The do’s and don’ts of scientific image editing
Acceptable image-editing practices are partly a matter of common sense. But researchers say journals and funders could help scientists by standardizing policies.
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Chris Toseland @christoseland.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Less than two weeks to go! Thanks for all the donations! www.justgiving.com/team/thalia
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Thalia’s Team fundraising for OSCAR's Paediatric Brain Tumour Charity
Help Chris Toseland raise money to support OSCAR's Paediatric Brain Tumour Charity
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Science Magazine @science.org · 16/04/2025
It took an extension to the extension of the extension, but after more than 3 years of negotiations, governments around the globe—but notably, not the United States—have finally agreed on a treaty to improve how the world prevents, prepares for, and responds to future pandemics. scim.ag/4lDYcLe
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Global pandemic treaty finalized, without U.S., in ‘a victory for multilateralism’
Three years in the making, the accord aims to increase equity and avoid errors of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Rachel Lawson @rlawson954.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Great to hear about the research going on in @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social at University of Sheffield. Short talks from @helenkmatthews.bsky.social and @erainerolab.bsky.social about the projects going on in their labs 😊
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Rachel Lawson @rlawson954.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
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The physics of cats - Nature Reviews Physics
This April, we reflect on the varied and surprisingly close connection between physics and cats.
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Rainero lab @erainerolab.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Scientists identify key protein driving ovarian cancer spread @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social www.sheffield.ac.uk/biosciences/...
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Scientists identify key protein driving ovarian cancer spread
A new study has identified the protein ADAMTS5 as playing a crucial role in the spread of ovarian cancer cells, offering a potential new target for future treatments.
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Rainero lab @erainerolab.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Excited to share that our latest paper is out today!!! 'The protease ADAMTS5 controls ovarian cancer cell invasion, downstream of Rab25' - great effort by Sherry and Rachele (1/6) @febsj.bsky.social @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Metastatic progression is characterised by extensive remodelling of the extracellular matrix, primarily mediated by secreted proteases, including ADAMTS family members. Rainero and colleagues found t....
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Rachel Lawson @rlawson954.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Happy Caturday to all those science cats helping their owners with their research 😂☺️ #caturday #sciencecats #phdlife #biology
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Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Meanwhile in Harrogate... Rachel & Bella from the lab are presenting at @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social #physicsoflife2025
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Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Congratulations to Bella for winning a poster prize at @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social 2025 👏👏👏🎉🎉 #proudPI @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social
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