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Weiyi Qian

@weiyiqian.bsky.social
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Postdoc in Dr. Holger Knaut's lab at @nuylangone studying mechanical force in collective cell migration and tissue morphogenesis

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John Ngo @johntngo.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Excited to share insights on Synthetic Mechanobiology! @currentbiology.bsky.social This field reframes force sensing as a design problem in which mechanical signaling is rewired to achieve useful outcomes & in which rewiring itself is a powerful investigative strategy. www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Apply now for the Signaling by Adhesion Receptors GRC June 7 - 12, 2026! The meeting has a terrific program that balances developmental biology, cell polarity, and adhesion and signaling. Please share! www.grc.org/signaling-by...
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Priti Agarwal @pritiagarwal.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
🎉 The Developmental Mechanics Seminar Series is back! 🗓️ Thurs, Jan 22 🎙️ Opening talks: 🧬Guy Tanentzapf (UBC) — How cell adhesion molecules wire into the cytoskeleton 🌀Juan Manuel Gomez Elliff (EMBL) @gomezjm-devmech.bsky.social — Mapping tissue mechanics with Brillouin microscopy
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International Developmental Mechanics Seminar Series
Please fill out the following survey if you are interested in the 2025-2026 International Zoom Seminars on Developmental Mechanics.
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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
How can embryos use pulsatile contraction to shape tissue development during morphogenesis? I'm @weiyiqian.bsky.social and with this thread I want to introduce the roles of pulsatile actomyosin in animal development and the mechanisms that drive actomyosin to pulse
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ernestiu.bsky.social @ernestiu.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
I'm thrilled to finally share my PhD work on understanding how Ca2+ signals regulate the protruding front of the cell. It’s been an incredible journey working alongside all the collaborators. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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A TRPV4–dependent calcium signaling axis governs lamellipodial actin architecture to promote cell migration
Cell migration is crucial for development and tissue homeostasis, while its dysregulation leads to severe pathologies. Cell migration is driven by the extension of actin–based lamellipodia protrusions...
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Dunn Lab @dunnlab.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
I'm helping organize the 2026 Signaling by Adhesion Receptors GRC and would love your speaker suggestions! We're especially looking for assistant professors or new community members who would enrich the meeting. Send your suggestions via PRIVATE message or email. Thanks!
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Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez @rodrigofg.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Interested in Developmental Mechanics??? We are organizing a mechanobiology workshop in Baeza, Spain, October 21-23, 2025. Come join us (and please help us spread the word)!!!
Program and application instructions for the 2025 Mechanobiology of tissue morphogenesis and disease workshop in Baeza, Spain, October 21-23. Apply at https://www.unia.es/estudios-y-acceso/oferta-academica/formacion-continua/workshop-mechanobiology-of-tissue-morphogenesis-and-disease
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Stefan Luschnig @luschnig.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Our new paper by @theajacobs.bsky.social in @currentbiology.bsky.social shows how relaxation of tension, rather than active actomyosin-based force, allows opening of cell #vertices to increase #epithelial permeability shorturl.at/Wnb2n @sfb1348.bsky.social @uni-muenster.de
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Rho/Rok-dependent regulation of actomyosin contractility at tricellular junctions restricts epithelial permeability in Drosophila
Cell vertices integrate forces in epithelia and play key roles in regulating barrier function. Jacobs et al. show that modulation of actomyosin contractility at cell vertices controls tricellular junc...
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