Tag Archives: milestones
Bioprinting Lab is set up
Thanks to everyone’s (mostly physical) efforts, now the bioprinting lab has been set up for serious bioprinting. We have the fridge, the incubator, the water bath and gas tanks all up and running. . We have two biosafety cabinets installed. … Continue reading
Marino visits from Queensland and a new microscope is built
We welcomed our collaborator Marino Lara from Prof. Warwick Bowen’s lab in University of Queensland visiting the MEOW lab for a month. Marino helped us build a new microscope where we can study cellular states in a label-free manner. We … Continue reading
Feiyu graduates
Today we celebrated Feiyu’s graduation as she was granted the MSE degree in Biomedical Engineering. Deiyu joined the MEOW lab as a rookie in biophysics and mechanobiology. She has made strides in research. Feiyu successfully authored a comprehensive dissertation and … Continue reading
Junjie chairs the Bioengineering Platform and gives a talk on quantum actuation at BPS Annual Meeting 2024
Junjie served as the chair of the Bioengineering Platform in Biophysical Society Annual Meeting at Philadelphia this year (2024). More coverage can found at this link. Junjie also was invited to give a talk on his exciting discovery that we … Continue reading
Junjie is selected to give a talk at the Biophysical Society (BPS) Annual Meeting 2024
We are delighted to learn that Junjie’s project about developing quantum actuator is been selected for oral presentation at the BPS 2024 annual meeting at Philadelphia in February 2024 . We are very glad Junjie’s novel ideas are getting noticed … Continue reading
Visiting University of Queensland
This September, we embarked on a 10-day trip, crossing oceans and continents to visit University of Queensland and work with our collaborators, a team led by Prof. Warwick Bowen. Together we measured intracellular activities with a new label-free optical microscopy. … Continue reading
Our Viscosity Paper is Featured in Nature Physics News and Views
Our paper “Membrane ruffling is a mechanosensor of extracellular fluid viscosity (PDF version: https://go.nature.com/3oyIXXB)” published today is also highlighted at the Nature Physics News and Views article “Ruffled in water, smooth in honey” . We thank Drs. Laura M. Faure … Continue reading
Dr. Pittman!
Matt successfully defended his thesis and earned his doctorate today. It has been a long and hard journey but Matt got through all the extraordinary challenges brought by experiments, publication process and the pandemic with perseverance and courage. We are … Continue reading
Welcome Daniel
We welcome the latest addition to MEOW lab, Daniel Yan, a recent graduate from University of Michigan . With his contagious enthusiasm, Daniel will study cell mechanics. We look forward to working with you, Daniel! Also, what an opportune time … Continue reading
Matt’s Paper is Accepted at Nature Physics
After months and months of blood, toil, tears and sweat, Matt’s masterpiece about why cells migrate faster in very viscous fluids has been accepted to be published in Nature Physics. We are very proud of your beautiful work, but we … Continue reading