Category Archives: Uncategorized
End of Summer Group Lunch 2019
We had lunch after the group meeting to celebrate recent papers and the beginning of the Fall semester. More importantly, we bid goodbye to our amazing summer interns, Zheming, Zixian and Yuhan. They left us with fond memory of working … Continue reading
Seungman’s Force Measurement Paper is Accepted
Seungman’s methods paper “Versatile and High-throughput Force Measurement Platform for Dorsal Cell Mechanics” is accepted. Seungman not only came up with the idea for the paper but also did a terrific job training our beloved former undergrad research assistant Ed, … Continue reading
Welcome Junjie
We welcome Junjie Chen to be the newest addition to the Lab of MOBS. Junjie double-majored in Biomedical Engineering and Anthropology during his undergraduate study at Purdue University. We hope you will enjoy and excel in Mechanical Engineering as well. … Continue reading
Wei-Hung’s Curvature-Sensing Paper is Accepted
Wei-Hung’s paper “cell-cell adhesion and myosin activity regulate cortical actin assembly in mammary gland epithelium on concaved surface” is accepted to be published in Cells, a well-timed good news. It has been a long battle. Thanks for trooping on, Wei-Hung! … Continue reading
Summer Interns 2019
Yuhan Ju, Zixian Guo and Zheming Gou joined us as research interns this summer. We are very impressed by everything about them. They have been productive and creative in the lab, and learning cell mechanics with commendable enthusiasm. It’s been … Continue reading
Seungman’s Paper on Skin Mechanics is Accepted
Seungman’s paper “Economic, Modular and Portable Skin Viscoelasticity Measurement Device for in situ Longitudinal Studies” is accepted to be published in Molecules. We had fun building the device and measuring the skin properties on human volunteers and granny mice. Congratulations!
Deb’s Paper on Hydrostatic Pressure Changes in the Tissue is Accepted
Deb’s paper “Collagen Matrices Under Pressure and Hydraulic Resistance in Hydrogels” was accepted to be published in Soft Matter. Congratulations, Deb!
Matt Passes DQE!
It is a happy day that Matt passed the doctoral qualifier exam. Congratulations, Matt! Now on to the next mission.
Professor Ryan Petrie Visits
Our collaborator Prof. Ryan Petrie from Drexel University, visited Hopkins and gave a special seminar entitled “high intracellular pressure promotes epithelial tissue integrity”. Many cell motility aficionados showed up at the talk to hear the latest development on the frontier … Continue reading
Ed Wins Best Poster Award at INBT Undergraduate Research Symposium
Ed presented his research project of developing high-throughput force measurement techniques at the annual Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology undergraduate research symposium. He won the best poster award with a cash prize. Congratulations, Ed!