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Rick joined the team – welcome!

Posted on 31-08-2020 by schmidt

Rick joined our team as PhD student to investigate the role of mechanics and forces in metastasis. The project is embedded in a research program sponsored by an NWO EW-groot grant. Characterization of the Role of Cellular Forces in Cancer … Continue reading →

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Pericyte mechanics.

Posted on 31-08-2020 by schmidt

Olga’s paper appeared in Stem Cell Reports, reporting on the particular mechanoresponse of pericytes, that might be related to their function. Fibronectin Patches as Anchoring Points for Force Sensing and Transmission in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Pericytes. Pericytes (PCs) … Continue reading →

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Cells in Hypergravity .

Posted on 09-04-2020 by schmidt

Ever wondered how cells react when you fly them at 20g? Indeed they change their mechanical and other properties. This experiment, driven by Julia, is a ramp-up to our experiment flying on ISS. Hypergravity affects Cell Traction Forces of Fibroblasts … Continue reading →

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Mechanics of Cancer granted .

Posted on 09-04-2020 by schmidt

Our NWO-EW Groot program grant was granted. In this program we seek for a physical understanding of the processes involved in metastases. The dream would be that such understanding might lead to novel intervention strategies. Genetic programs driving metastasis of … Continue reading →

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Cecilia and Alessandro – welcome .

Posted on 09-01-2020 by schmidt

Cecilia and Alessandro started their PhD on a collaborative project funded by the Dutch Cancer Research Foundation (KWF) together with the groups of Elisa Giovannetti (VUmc), and Eric Danen (LACDR). Integrative mechanobiology and genomics profiling of resistance patterns to foster … Continue reading →

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