We are happy to welcome Jason Kim to join the MEOW lab. Jason is an electric engineer by training but his impressive industrial experience made him knowledgeable about biomedicine too. We are very happy after a summer of rollercoaster ride … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

It is a happy day that Matt passed the doctoral qualifier exam. Congratulations, Matt! Now on to the next mission.

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 →

We said goodbye to our helpful and delightful summer interns Brian Hu and Li Sun during the happy hour at R house. It has been a productive and pleasant experience working with you. We will miss you, Brian and Li! … Continue reading →

A fleeting moment of the daily routine at the lab is captured. People are working (and wearing lab coats).

This year MAFIA members disguised themselves as bearded/fanged pirates and a shiny pony to celebrate Halloween. With the thinking beard on, we had a spookily good group meeting!