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Hoku defends his thesis entitled Regulation of Non-muscle Myosin II. Congratulations, Dr. West-Foyle!
Read MoreHoku defends his thesis entitled Regulation of Non-muscle Myosin II. Congratulations, Dr. West-Foyle!
Read MoreCells 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…
Read MoreCongratulations to Tianzhi Luo, new Assistant Professor at the University of Science and Technology of China. Way to go, Tianzhi!
Read MoreVasudha Srivastava defended her doctoral thesis. Congratulations, Dr. Srivastava! In June, Vasudha will move to UCSF for her postdoctoral fellowship with Zev Gartner.
Read MoreLike 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 MoreA 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.
Read MoreWe welcome our newest (and youngest) lab member, Brayden Englert, who was born Jan. 26. Congratulations Corrine, Judd, and Brayden!
Read MoreExisting cancer therapies are geared toward massacring tumor cells, but Johns Hopkins researchers propose a different strategy: subtly hardening cancer cells to prevent them from invading new areas of the body. They devised a way of screening compounds for the desired effect and have…
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