#mechanobiology — Public Fediverse posts

Cells use tiny protrusions called filopodia to detect micro-injuries in the extracellular matrix, prompting them to temporarily halt migration to initiate the healing process.
#CellBiology #Biomechanics #Mechanobiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/cbio08162601.html

📢Cytotherapy and Longevity Journal Recruitment: Early Career Editorial Board

CL has officially launched a recruitment program for Early Career Editorial Board, inviting young scholars who are actively striving and have academic enthusiasm in related fields to join us.

📅 Deadline: 30 October 2026
❓ Learn more: https://www.icjn.net/news.php

🤝 Welcome to join us!

#Openacess #Academicpublishing #Editor #Journal #YouthEditor #Mechanobiology #Cell #Biomechanics #Longevity #Aging #Biomedicine

Sara Wickström awarded the Körber Prize 2026
https://koerber-stiftung.de/en/projects/koerber-european-science-prize/all-prizewinners/2026-sara-wickstroem/

Finnish physician and cell biologist Sara Wickström has been awarded the €1 million Körber European Science Prize for discovering how cells sense the physical world around them. Her research showed that cells can “feel” forces such as pressure and stretching and relay these signals all the way to their DNA. In doing so, physical forces can switch genes on or off, helping determine how cells develop and how tissues heal after injury. The discovery opened a new field of research and could eventually lead to new ways of treating cancer, organ fibrosis and other age-related diseases.

The article explaining it "The hidden senses of cells"
https://koerber-stiftung.de/en/projects/koerber-european-science-prize/all-prizewinners/2026-sara-wickstroem/#s54793

#mechanobiology #cellbiology #biology #medicine

A novel bioelectronic platform utilizes the conducting polymer PEDOT:PSS to dynamically modulate material stiffness through the application of electrical voltage. This allows researchers to subject cells to varying mechanical environments in real time.
#Mechanobiology #BiomedicalEngineering #MaterialsScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/bio06142601.html

BMS Seminar:

Kristian Franze (PDN, Cambridge & MPZPM, Erlangen)

The chemo-mechanical regulation of brain development

TODAY! 1315 in MTC LT Gibbet Hill

#DevBio #mechanobiology

Researchers have developed a novel mathematical model that treats biological tissue as a fluid composed of elongated, aligned particles to explain how surrounding cellular forces influence the speed and shape of wound closure. The model demonstrates that the structural orientation of cells around a wound actively dictates healing dynamics.
#TheoreticalPhysics #AppliedMathematics #Biomechanics #Mechanobiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/phy04272601.html

Mechanobiology is an interdisciplinary field of science that investigates how physical forces and alterations in the mechanical properties of cells and tissues influence cellular behavior, development, physiology, and disease.
#Mechanobiology #Biology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/cat03262601.html

As human cells age, the packaged form of DNA within the cell nucleus, known as chromatin, undergoes structural degradation and physically opens up. This alteration causes older cells to respond weakly or incorrectly to external mechanical and biochemical stimuli, leading to impaired cellular function.
#MolecularBiology #CellBiology #Mechanobiology #Biogerontology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/mbio03262601.html

The diversity of forms across #marine species is fundamentally driven by the physical properties of tissues, such as their capacity to contract, stretch, and resist deformation, which act in tandem with genetic factors to dictate an organism's final morphology.
#Mechanobiology #MarineBiology #EvolutionaryBiology #Genetics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/bio03232601.html

https://www.europesays.com/ie/383635/ Pen-strep treatment rewires mechanical sensing in immune cells #AntiInflammatory #AtomicForceMicroscopy #Bacterial #Cell #CellCulture #Collagen #contamination #Éire #IE #Ireland #Macrophage #Mechanobiology #medicine #Microscopy #Penicillin #Reagents #Research #Science #Spectroscopy

Meet Dr. Stephanie Möllmert – Curiosity as a common thread

She leads the #research group “Reproductive #Mechanobiology” at MPZPM & aims to connect fundamental #biophysics with questions that matter for women’s health.

Stephanie developed a passion for STEM early on. Biophysics became the answer – physical concepts & precise measurement methods applied to living systems. For her, this is defined by openness, questioning her own assumptions & collaborative thinking.

👉 https://mpzpm.mpg.de/research/stephanie-moellmert

🧠 A novel interaction between mechanics and signals that challenges orthodox assumptions, a qualitative structural insight rather than a incremental finding

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-a-hidden-mechanism-that-controls-the-brains-chemical-signals/ #Mechanobiology

Today I gave a short talk at the #EMBO workshop on Intracellular and organelle mechanobiology. I’m grateful to have been able to share my postdoc project and for the questions/comments! The whole workshop has been super interesting, I have taken a lot of inspiration away from the talks so far and I am excited to for the rest of the day/week. (1/3) #MembraneTrafficking #Organelles #Mechanobiology #Condensates

#𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐌ö𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐭 “𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 #𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲”
 
In the fallopian tube, coordinated peristaltic contractions and fluid flow ensure that the embryo is guided into the uterus for implantation at the correct time. The confocal fluorescence image shows the transition zone from the fallopian tube to the uterus of a mouse in a cross section.
 
👉 https://mpzpm.mpg.de/research/stephanie-moellmert
 
📸 Stephanie Möllmert
 
#science #reproduction

PhD Researcher, Intestinal Mechanobiology and Inflammation
University of Stuttgart

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-stuttgart-27778-phd-researcher-intestinal-mechanobiology-and-inflammation/

#EpithelialcellBiologyIntestine #Inflammation #inflammatoryboweldisease #mechanobiology #mechanosensing #organoids #ScienceJobs #hi...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-stuttgart-27778-phd-researcher-intestinal-mechanobiology-and-inflammation/?fsp_sid=6521

PhD Researcher, Intestinal Mechanobiology and Inflammation
University of Stuttgart

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-stuttgart-27778-phd-researcher-intestinal-mechanobiology-and-inflammation/

#EpithelialcellBiologyIntestine #Inflammation #inflammatoryboweldisease #mechanobiology #mechanosensing #organoids #ScienceJobs #hi...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-stuttgart-27778-phd-researcher-intestinal-mechanobiology-and-inflammation/?fsp_sid=6192

https://www.europesays.com/ie/151497/ Unraveling the secrets of neuronal mechanotransduction #Brain #Cell #CellMembrane #Cortex #Éire #IE #Ireland #Laboratory #Mechanobiology #Membrane #Neurons #Propagation #Science #Stress

We've just set up a Bluesky for @nu-mechanobiology.bsky.social - give it a follow if you're in the #mechanobiology space!

New preprint from the Straube lab showcasing a computational method to look at cell shape changes during migration using similarity-based shape space mapping.

Jefferyes et al.

ShapeSpaceExplorer: Analysis of morphological transitions in migrating cells using similarity-based shape space mapping

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.19.671051v1?med=mas

#CellBiology #Mechanobiology

Exploring the Frontiers of #Mechanobiology

Mechanobiology Conference III ›From Fundamental Research to Applications‹, organized by Prof. Benoît Ladoux, Head of Division ›Tissue Mechanobiology‹ at #MPZPM, takes place July 6–12, 2025 at ICISE in Quy Nhon, Vietnam. Topics include cell signaling, disease development, biomaterials, theoretical biophysics & more.

📅 Deadlines: Abstracts – Apr 30 | Registration – Jun 6

More information here 👉 https://icisequynhon.com/conferences/2025/mechanobiology-3/

Deeply saddened by the passing of Prof. Mike Sheetz, a true leader in Mechanobiology. His groundbreaking work on Kinesin, membrane organization, and mechanotransduction has left an indelible mark. A tremendous loss to science. #Mechanobiology #Science #LaskerAward

The French National Agronomy Research Institute #INRAE has a #JobOpportunity for a #Trees #BioMechanics (or #MechanoBiology ) researcher (permanent position). Even though the description is in the moment only in French, international applications are welcome :
https://jobs.inrae.fr/concours/concours-charges-recherche-classe-normale-profil-h-f/cr-2025-ecodiv-1
#SciJobs #Vacancy #JobOpening #ResearchJobs #academia #Forests #Wood
@academicchatter

Postdoc/PhD in Cell Mechanobiology

Tel-Aviv University

Join us as #mechanobiology postdoc to study vibrational information transfer between living cells in the extracellular matrix

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/tel-aviv-university-27778-postdoc-phd-in-cell-mechanobiology/?feed_id=86538

#3D_cell_culture #bioengineering #biological_physics #biomechanics #me...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/tel-aviv-university-27778-postdoc-phd-in-cell-mechanobiology/?feed_id=86538

Postdoc/PhD in Cell Mechanobiology

Tel-Aviv University

Join us as #mechanobiology postdoc to study vibrational information transfer between living cells in the extracellular matrix

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/tel-aviv-university-27778-postdoc-phd-in-cell-mechanobiology/?feed_id=82578

#3D_cell_culture #bioengineering #biological_physics #biomechanics #me...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/tel-aviv-university-27778-postdoc-phd-in-cell-mechanobiology/?feed_id=82578

Postdoc/PhD in Cell Mechanobiology

Tel-Aviv University

Join us as #mechanobiology postdoc to study vibrational information transfer between living cells in the extracellular matrix

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/tel-aviv-university-27778-postdoc-phd-in-cell-mechanobiology/?feed_id=80422

#3D_cell_culture #bioengineering #biological_physics #biomechanics #me...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/tel-aviv-university-27778-postdoc-phd-in-cell-mechanobiology/?feed_id=80422

Postdoc/PhD in Cell Mechanobiology

Tel-Aviv University

Join us as #mechanobiology postdoc to study vibrational information transfer between living cells in the extracellular matrix

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/tel-aviv-university-27778-postdoc-phd-in-cell-mechanobiology/?feed_id=79351

#3D_cell_culture #bioengineering #biological_physics #biomechanics #me...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/tel-aviv-university-27778-postdoc-phd-in-cell-mechanobiology/?feed_id=79351

2 year postdoc: Mechanosensitivity of intermediate filaments

CNRS institut Jacques Monod

Come and join us as a #postdoc to work on #mechanobiology of intermediate filaments at the single filament level using #microfluidics

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/cnrs-institut-jacques-monod-27778-2-year-postdoc-mechanosensitivity-of-i...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/cnrs-institut-jacques-monod-27778-2-year-postdoc-mechanosensitivity-of-intermediate-filaments/?feed_id=76985

When it comes to #mechanobiology, even the most tried-and-tested methods present uncertainties. “You’re dealing with a living material. “You have to try to build tools about a substance that you don’t fully even understand.” By @eisensteinium @Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02029-w 🧪

We are approaching actual experimental #thermodynamics of a #living system — albeit still in vitro, but this is of course to be expected as a starting point of any reductionist approach.

I think this paper is representative of a gigantic step happening these years.

#biology #physics #mechanobiology

2 year postdoc: Mechanosensitivity of intermediate filaments

CNRS institut Jacques Monod

Come and join us as a #postdoc to work on #mechanobiology of intermediate filaments at the single filament level using #microfluidics

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/cnrs-institut-jacques-monod-27778-2-year-postdoc-mechanosensitivity-of-i...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/cnrs-institut-jacques-monod-27778-2-year-postdoc-mechanosensitivity-of-intermediate-filaments/?feed_id=72358

2 year postdoc: Mechanosensitivity of intermediate filaments

CNRS institut Jacques Monod

Come and join us as a #postdoc to work on #mechanobiology of intermediate filaments at the single filament level using #microfluidics

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/cnrs-institut-jacques-monod-27778-2-year-postdoc-mechanosensitivity-of-i...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/cnrs-institut-jacques-monod-27778-2-year-postdoc-mechanosensitivity-of-intermediate-filaments/?feed_id=71413