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Thomas Iskratsch

@tiskratsch.bsky.social
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Professor in Cardiovascular Mechanobiology and Bioengineering iskratschlab.com @Queen Mary University of London

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Thomas Iskratsch @tiskratsch.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
📢Just out in Advanced Science! 🎉 Congratulations to Aishu on the exciting review on Mitochondrial Adaptation to Mechanical Stress in Cardiac Ageing and Disease! doi.org/10.1002/advs...
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Mitochondrial Adaptation to Mechanical Stress in Cardiac Ageing and Disease
Mechanical forces shape the heart's energy factories. This review explores how mitochondria in cardiac cells sense and respond to biomechanical stress, altering their structure, positioning, and meta...
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Benoit Ladoux @bladoux.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
We’re organizing a conference at @ijmonod.bsky.social in Paris, January 2026, in memory of M.P. Sheetz — pioneer in cell mechanics and mechanobiology, co-discoverer of kinesin, and founder of @mbisg.bsky.social. Join us to explore his legacy. mikeinmemoriam.sciencesconf.org
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Thomas Iskratsch @tiskratsch.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
🎉It's finally out! Mechanosensitive biochemical imprinting of the talin interaction with DLC1 regulates RhoA activity and cardiomyocyte remodeling | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... - Amazing work Emilie, Ioannis and all co-authors and collaborators!
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Mechanosensitive biochemical imprinting of the talin interaction with DLC1 regulates RhoA activity and cardiomyocyte remodeling
Cardiomyocytes’ sensing of extracellular matrix stiffness is imprinted in the talin interactome and regulates their phenotype.
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Thomas Iskratsch @tiskratsch.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
📣Excited to host this year's BSCR Meeting at @qmullibrary.bsky.social QMUL (Sept 3/4), together with @dunjaaks.bsky.social with a stellar line up of invited speakers! Check out the website for more info and programme, as well as links for Registration and Abstract Submission: tinyurl.com/3e7xyjjp
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QMUL School of Engineering and Materials Science @qmulsems.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Congrats to Dr Pamela Swiatlowska on winning the @bscb-official.bsky.social Postdoctoral Researcher Medal for contribution to cell biology. Much deserved! www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/news/7058/se... #cellbiology #postdoc #biomedicalengineering #bioengineering @tiskratsch.bsky.social
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SEMS researcher wins prestigious Postdoctoral Researcher Medal
The British Society for Cell Biology’s (BSCB) Postdoctoral Researcher Medal is awarded to one early career researcher who has made a major contribution to cell biology during their training in the UK ...
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Thomas Iskratsch @tiskratsch.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
📢 we have multiple exciting PhD positions available as part of our Organ-on-chip centre for doctoral training. Deadline Jan 6th. Check out details for our (and other) projects here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... and here: www.cpm.qmul.ac.uk/cdt/applicat...
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Organ-on-a-chip Centre for Doctoral Training programme projects at Queen Mary University of London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Organ-on-a-chip Centre for Doctoral Training programme projects at Queen Mary University of London, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Xavier Trepat @xaviertrepat.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Next week in London: Mechanobiology Shaping Life. The deadline for registration is tomorrow, 26/11. iop.eventsair.com/msl2025/
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Jorge Barrasa Fano @barrasa-fano.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
👋Hello #mechanobiology community! Next year we are organizing the CellMech conference in Leuven! We will soon be announcing (super amazing) invited speakers, registration deadlines, etc I'll try to keep the🦋community updated, but best is to subscribe to the mailing list 📧👇 cellmech2025.org
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Thomas Iskratsch @tiskratsch.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Check out the new paper w Alvaro Mata lab led by PhD student Soraya (now Multus Biotech) how to turn whole blood into biomaterials for 3d printing and personalised implants: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Biocooperative Regenerative Materials by Harnessing Blood‐Clotting and Peptide Self‐Assembly
Nature has evolved to repair small fractures by leveraging the cellular and molecular components of regenerative hematoma (RH). This study introduces a biocooperative material approach that enables t...
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Swaminathan Lab @swaminathanlab.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Seems like a good time to post this: Our centre is recruiting a tenure-track PI with focus on basic research into regenerative medicine and disease mechanisms. Excellent start-up package, colleagues & infrastructure in a fantastic college town.Other useful links below lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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Associate Senior Lecturer (WCMM Fellow) in Molecular Medicine with a focus on basic research into regenerative medicine and disease mechanisms
In this call for proposals ( Wallenberg Molecular Medicine Fellow ), we are looking for prominent researchers with international research experience. The position is located at the Faculty of Medicine
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Thomas Iskratsch @tiskratsch.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Thanks Eliott for the shout out! Fantastic work from Tingtin ( Matteo Palma lab at #QMUL ) and Caoimhe, using the Nanofrazor for high-res patterning: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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Selective placement of functionalised DNA origami via thermal scanning probe lithography patterning
Here we present a nanopatterning strategy utilising thermal scanning probe lithography (t-SPL) for the precise organisation of DNA origami into nanoarrays. The aim of this approach is to demonstrate c...
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Under the Microscope @underthemicroscope.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Ever wondered where to neatly store DNA origami? Try 50-nm diameter nanoholes—patterned with the #NanoFrazor! 🔬 These nanoholes expand to 180 nm after oxygen plasma, making room for single DNA origami.🧪 Check out the fascinating results from @tiskratsch.bsky.social here: doi.org/10.1039/D4MA...
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Under the Microscope @underthemicroscope.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
🔬Precision at the Nanoscale: 3D Sculpting with the NanoFrazor🧪 This week, the brilliant minds behind #NanoFrazor at the Heidelberg Instruments Nano will be curating @underthemicroscope.bsky.social account.🤩 More details👇🎙️🎧 #Science #Physics⚛️ #nanoscience #materialsscience #ChemSky
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226. Precision at the Nanoscale: 3D Sculpting with the NanoFrazor ft. Elisa Riedo
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