Author Archives: Yun Chen

Want to learn some cell mechanics?

Commercial time: go to http://qcbnet.ucsf.edu/ and register for the Cells as Dynamical Systems workshop. Yun will be giving a talk.  

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Photo-Op

Responding to the popular demand, Brian, Jeyani and Yun participated in a photo-op at SOM. It turns out playing models who pretend to do experiments is harder than doing the experiments ourselves. It’s a first for everybody. What an experience! … Continue reading

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NIH visit and happy hour

Yun, Seungman, Deb, Wei-Hung, and Nick, took a day trip to Bethesda for a collaboration meeting and an overdue happy hour. It was great to get back to Rock Bottom and catch up with old friends. We had a great time!  

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Welcome Nick

We welcome Nicholas Yam, a MSE student from Biomedical Engineering, joining the lab of MAFIA. Nick will be characterizing tissue microenvironment by multi-scale imaging approaches. Very excited to have you on board, Nick!

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Happy Holidays

Bearded MAFIA members wish you a happy holiday and a prosperous 2017!!!  

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Happy Birthdays Seungman and Yu, See You Later Matt

We wished happy birthdays to Seungman and Yu and bid our temporary goodbye to Matt at Donna’s tonight. What’s better than getting together, having good food and bonding in the cold, pre-holiday days of December?

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MAFIA spent time at Alcatraz

While waiting for the flight to return home from San Francisco after the ASCB meeting, we visited the notorious prison island Alcatraz. We needed to reach Alcatraz by boat. Despite the chilling rain, the spirit of adventure was quite high. We toured … Continue reading

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ASCB 2016

Yun, Seungman, Deb, Wei-Hung and Matt attended the ASCB meeting in San Francisco between December 3rd and 7th. The trip back and forth was long and bumpy. The schedule was hectic and demanding. But we met old friends, made new friends, … Continue reading

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Welcome Oludunsin

We welcome Oludunsin Samuel-Ojo, a MechE senior, joining the lab of MAFIA. Oludunsin will be studying the mechanics and nano-structure of DNA, in collaboration with Prof. Stavros Gaitanaros. We are excited to have you on board, Oludunsin!

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Welcome Guohao

We welcome Guohao Sun, a MechE junior, joining the lab of MAFIA . Guohao will be part of the exciting and growing PDF project. We look forward to working with you, Guohao!

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