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Ever wanted to know about the mechanical stress inside and around a tumor? Here are the experiments.

Posted on 19-03-2025 by schmidt

Matrix stiffness affects spheroid invasion, collagen remodeling and the effective reach of stress into the ECM. Klara Beslmüller, Rick Rodrigues de Mercado, Gijsje H. Koenderink, Erik H.J. Danen, Thomas Schmidt The extracellular matrix (ECM) provides structural support to cells thereby … Continue reading →

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Parvin joined the team.

Posted on 24-05-2024 by schmidt

Parvin joined the team as PhD student. Parvin will develop a sensitive Raman microscope to follow the differentiation of stem cells in a label-free fashion. Welcome Parvin!

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Paper on MechanoBiology of Chemoresistance.

Posted on 11-04-2024 by schmidt

Alessandro’s and Cecilia’s paper in which they investigated how chemoresistance modulates the mechanical phenotype of cells.   Altered Mechanobiology of PDAC Cells with Acquired Chemoresistance to Gemcitabine and Paclitaxel. Alessandro Gregori, Cecilia Bergonzini, Mjriam Capula, Rick Rodrigues de Mercado, Erik … Continue reading →

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Nasrin joined the team.

Posted on 01-04-2024 by schmidt

Nasrin will built a Raman u-scope that let’s us follow cell differentiation. Welcome!

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Elisa joined for her internship.

Posted on 11-03-2024 by schmidt

Elisa joined from Florence for her MSc internship. Welcome!

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