Author Archives: Yun Chen
Our review paper “the effects of stiffness, fluid viscosity, and geometry of microenvironment in homeostasis, aging and diseases” is accepted
We were invited to write the review paper “The effects of stiffness, fluid viscosity, and geometry of microenvironment in homeostasis, aging and diseases” to be published in Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, an ASME journal. It was a true team effort … Continue reading
Wei-Hung is awarded NIH F99/K00 Transition Award (NCI)
We are delighted to learn that Wei-Hung will receive the NCI F99/K00 fellowship (more deatils at https://me.jhu.edu/2020/07/30/wei-hung-jung-receives-nci-f99-k00-award/), the fund of which will cover the remainder of his PhD training and 4 more years of postdoc stipend/research cost at any lab … Continue reading
Seungman’s paper about how cancer cells use force to achieve immunosuppression is accepted
We are pleased to be notified that Seungman’s paper “Force-Dependent Trans-endocytosis by Breast Cancer Cells Depletes Costimulatory Receptor CD80 and Attenuates T Cell Activation” has been accepted for publication in Biosensors and Bioelectronics. This project was to investigate how cancer … Continue reading
Beginner’s Guide to Bioprinting
Minh-Tam, Athena and Keva teamed up during the COVID-19 shut-down to compile a comprehensive online handbook “Beginner’s Guide to Bioprinting“, it lists definitions of the terms commonly used in bioprinting, resources to use bioprinting for biomedical research, and references to … Continue reading
Wei-Hung’s Paper about Biophysical Characterization of the Tumor Microenvironment is Accepted
Wei-Hung’s paper entitled “Force-Dependent Extracellular Matrix Remodeling by Early-Stage Cancer Cells Alters Diffusion and Induces Carcinoma-Associated Fibroblasts” has been accepted to be published in Biomaterials . This project is a long time coming. We are pleased that it finally has … Continue reading
Matt Wins Travel Award for 2020 Biophysical Society Annual Meeting
Matt is selected for the Travel Award to present his work on the cytoskeleton dynamics during extreme cell migration at the 2020 Biophysical Society Annual Meeting (https://www.biophysics.org/2020meeting#/) . Congratulations!
Keva Wins the 2nd Place at the 5th Annual INBT Undergraduate Research Symposium Poster Competition
Keva presented her research work at the 5th Annual INBT Undergraduate Research Symposium and was awarded as the 2nd place for her outstanding work. Each presenter was judged on criteria like the project’s impact on the scientific community and the … Continue reading
Keva wins Provost’s Undergraduate Research Award (PURA)
We are very pleased to learn that Keva has been selected to receive Provost’s Undergraduate Research Award (PURA) for 2019. Keva has been working on the project of extreme cell motility with Matt’s supervision. Her work is also selected to … Continue reading
Halloween 2019
This year we dressed as princesses for Halloween at the weekly group meeting. Everybody felt pretty and shiny and empowered. Go MOBsters!
The iPSC-derived Cardiac Tissues Paper is Featured on World Heart Day
To bring awareness of cardiovascular disease, Wiley compiled a World Heart Day (September 29th) collection. Our paper “Mechanical Characterization of hiPSC‐Derived Cardiac Tissues for Quality Control” is featured in the collection. We are glad we are part of the efforts … Continue reading