Dr. West-Foyle!
Hoku defends his thesis entitled Regulation of Non-muscle Myosin II. Congratulations, Dr. West-Foyle!
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Cellular ‘Cruise Control’ Systems Let Cells Sense and Adapt to Changing Demands
Cells are the ultimate smart material. They can sense the demands being placed on them during critical life processes and then respond by strengthening, remodeling or self-repairing, for instance. To do this, cells use “mechanosensory” systems similar to the cruise control that lets a car’s…
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Professor Luo
Congratulations to Tianzhi Luo, new Assistant Professor at the University of Science and Technology of China. Way to go, Tianzhi!
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Dr. Srivastava
Vasudha Srivastava defended her doctoral thesis. Congratulations, Dr. Srivastava! In June, Vasudha will move to UCSF for her postdoctoral fellowship with Zev Gartner.
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Proteins Pull Together As Cells Divide
Like a surgeon separating conjoined twins, cells have to be careful to get everything just right when they divide in two. Otherwise, the resulting daughter cells could be hobbled, particularly if they end up with too many or two few chromosomes. Successful cell division hangs…
Read MoreStiffening Up Cancer Cells
A new screen uncovers compounds that alter cell mechanics. Could these compounds someday treat cancer from an unexpected angle? Find out by reading the story in Biotechniques.
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