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๐Ÿฆ‹ Gourdon Lab ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ”ฌ

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Delphine Gourdon - Prof. in Biomedical Engineering - Univ. of Glasgow ๐Ÿงช #Mechanobiology #BreastCancer #Biomaterials #ECMatrix #TumorMicroenvironment #Tribology #WomenInSTEM www.gourdonlab.org

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๐Ÿ””๐Ÿงช Call for Papers โ€“ #Mechanobiology of the #ExtracellularMatrix ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Excited to serve as Guest Editor โ€” together with Jacopo di Russo and Jennifer Young โ€” of a new ๐ง๐ฉ๐ฃ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ฌ Collection on โ€œMechanobiology of the ECMโ€. Deadline: 14 May 2026! www.nature.com/collections/...

nature.comMechanobiology of the Extracellular MatrixThis Collection aims to highlight fundamental and translational advances in ECM mechanobiology.

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#InternationalWomensDay #WomensDay #IWD2026 #IWD #WomenEmpowerment #GenderEquality #BalanceForBetter #BreakTheBias #WomenInLeadership #WomenInSTEM #WomenAtWork #Diversity #Inclusion #Leadership #CelebrateWomen #Mentorship

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๐Ÿงช๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐จ๐›๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ (๐ˆ๐’๐Œ๐๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”) - 1st European edition in Glasgow, UK, 12โ€“16 Jul 2026. ๐Ÿš€ Deadline for abstracts submission extended till 22 March โฐ Check our impressive cohort of international invited speakers www.isocmb.org #Mechanobiology #ISMB2026 #bps2026 #CellMechanics

isocmb.orgInternational Symposium for Mechanobiology | Glasgow, 12โ€“16 July 2026Part of Synergy for Science 2026. Venue: Scottish Event Campus (SEC), Glasgow.

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๐Ÿงช๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐จ๐›๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ (ISMB2026) - 1st European edition in Glasgow, UK, 12โ€“16 Jul 2026. โฐ Check our impressive cohort of international invited speakers and submit your abstract (by 22 Feb or 8 Mar 2026) at www.isocmb.org #Mechanobiology #ISMB2026 #Biophysics #CellMechanics

isocmb.orgInternational Symposium for Mechanobiology | Glasgow, 12โ€“16 July 2026Part of Synergy for Science 2026. Venue: Scottish Event Campus (SEC), Glasgow.
๐Ÿฆ‹ Gourdon Lab ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ”ฌ
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๐Ÿงช๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐จ๐›๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ (ISMB2026) - 1st European edition in Glasgow, UK, 12โ€“16 Jul 2026. โฐ Check our impressive cohort of international invited speakers and submit your abstract (by 22 Feb or 8 Mar 2026) at www.isocmb.org #Mechanobiology #ISMB2026 #Biophysics #CellMechanics

isocmb.orgInternational Symposium for Mechanobiology | Glasgow, 12โ€“16 July 2026Part of Synergy for Science 2026. Venue: Scottish Event Campus (SEC), Glasgow.
๐Ÿฆ‹ Gourdon Lab ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ”ฌ
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๐Ÿ”ฌ๐ŸงชJoin us at #ISMB2026 First European edition of the ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐จ๐›๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ! ๐Ÿ“… 12โ€“16 July 2026 ๐Ÿ“Glasgow, Scotland, UK ๐Ÿ‘‡ Check the Program, Submit an abstract and Register now at www.isocmb.org See you there! ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ #6thISMB #Mechanobiology #Glasgow #CellMechanics #Biophysics

isocmb.orgInternational Symposium for Mechanobiology | Glasgow, 12โ€“16 July 2026Part of Synergy for Science 2026. Venue: Scottish Event Campus (SEC), Glasgow.
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๐ŸงชThis is just a teaser. Stay tuned for more information coming soon! #6thISMB

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Marco Cantini
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Interested in #Mechanobiology #BoneRegeneration and #GrowthFactor mimetics? Check out our paper in Small @wileyonlinelibrary.bsky.social by @finbariii.bsky.social. We show that viscosity unlocks the osteogenic activity of BMP-2 mimetic DWIVA @theglasgowcemi.bsky.social @uofgengineering.bsky.social ๐Ÿงช

onlinelibrary.wiley.comLeveraging Viscosity to Unlock the Osteogenic Potential of BMPโ€2 Mimetic DWIVADynamic interfaces based on supported lipid bilayers demonstrate that the osteogenic potential of the BMP-2 mimetic DWIVA can be harnessed by modulating substrate viscosity. This work highlights that....

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#art ๐ŸŽจ | Quand lโ€™art devient expรฉrimental & que chaque spectateur devient ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ”ฌ. A l'occasion du spectacle 'Architectures vivantesโ€™ du @museeorsay.bsky.social qui aura lieu les 24 et 25 janvier prochains, @manuelthery.bsky.social, directeur scientifique du projet revient sur cette expรฉrimentation en ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ

๐Ÿฆ‹ Gourdon Lab ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ”ฌ
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๐ŸงชOur special issue "๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐จ๐›๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฑ" (Curr Opin Biomed Eng, Vol.37 Mar 2026) is out ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐Ÿ”ฌThanks to all authors, may this spark crossโ€‘disciplinary collaboration! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Mechanobiology #ECMatrix #Biomaterials

sciencedirect.comCellular and molecular aspects of mechanobiology of the extracellular matrix
๐Ÿฆ‹ Gourdon Lab ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ”ฌ
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๐Ÿงจ๐Ÿงช Finally, after 26 years, the โ€˜famousโ€™ paper claiming #Roundup #glyphosate does not cause #cancer has been retracted! This is a serious blowโ€ฆ but unfortunately too late with already disastrous consequences for #publichealth. #BanGlyphosate #StopBayer www.science.org/content/arti...

science.orgJournal retracts weed killer study backed by Monsanto, citing โ€˜serious ethical concernsโ€™Highly cited paper was used as evidence that the widely used herbicide Roundup is safe
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Genesis of a Masterpiece: 'Five Leaves Left' by Nick Drake ๐Ÿฅฐ Moving and soul-stirring! Merci France Inter #NickDrake www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...

radiofrance.frGenรจse dโ€™un chef-dโ€™ล“uvreย : "Five Leaves Left", de Nick DrakeCe soir, nous avons rendez-vous avec un chef-dโ€™ล“uvre ancien. ร‰clairรฉ dโ€™une faรงon nouvelle et inรฉdite. Lโ€™occasion de dรฉcouvrir sa genรจse.
๐Ÿฆ‹ Gourdon Lab ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ”ฌ
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๐Ÿš๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ–ค Tragedy in silence! #Afghan #women and girls #die in rubble as male #rescuers, following Taliban gender rules, refuse to #touch them after the massive September #earthquake. โšซ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜– #AfghanWomen #StopTalibans #SilentSufferingAfghanistan www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.ukAfghanistan earthquake: What we know and what we don't - BBC NewsHundreds of people are thought to have died in the quake, which struck in a mountainous eastern region.
๐Ÿฆ‹ Gourdon Lab ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ”ฌ
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๐Ÿคœ #Scotland First Minister said his government now recognizes the #State of #Palestine, has stopped public payments to #armsfirms selling to #Israel, and urged the UK to suspend all #arms export licences to Israel. โŒ๐Ÿ—ก๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฃ Stop #selling #weapons to Israel! www.gov.scot

gov.scotThe Scottish GovernmentThe devolved government for Scotland has a range of responsibilities that include: the economy, education, health, justice, rural affairs, housing, environment, equal opportunities, consumer advocacy ...
๐Ÿฆ‹ Gourdon Lab ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ”ฌ
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๐ŸงชFrom ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: Over three million #citations, an #h-index approaching 1,700 and many 2025 papers that have been cited over 1,000 times. Can this be #legitimate ??? ๐Ÿ‘ฟ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿคฌ #PaperMills #Fraud #Fake #Publications #GoogleScholars (Google removed the page but archived at buff.ly/0yVjvpu)

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๐Ÿ””๐ŸงชThis PNAS article shows that #fraud is more #common than we think: Paper #mills products are fabricated, #fake papers sold for a #fee to authors! Unfortunately, #universities are omitted, and I'm unsure if all actively discourage fraud, especially to boost #rankings ๐Ÿค” www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

pnas.orgThe entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly | PNASScience is characterized by collaboration and cooperation, but also by uncertainty, competition, and inequality. While there has always been some c...
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I liked this article about how #protests are planned in #Scotland, but opponents of #Trump's golf courses fear they may bolster his ego ๐Ÿฅบ #ScotlandIsAlreadyGreat #StopTrump #AntiMAGA www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

theguardian.comโ€˜People have seen through him and heโ€™s not welcomeโ€™: Scotland tees up for Trump visitProtests planned but those who spent years opposing presidentโ€™s golf courses worry about playing to his ego
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๐ŸงชReposting from @lammerdinglab.bsky.social

Jan Lammerding - Lab@lammerdinglab.bsky.social

If you know anyone with Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy (#EDMD) or want to support research on this disease, a patient family we have been working with for many years has started a new foundation, cureEDMD, to raise awareness for this devastating disease: www.cureedmd.org Please share widely!

cureedmd.orgcureEDMDcureEDMD is a patient and family-led, scientist-supported foundation to advance research into a treatment or cure for Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy (EDMD)
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๐Ÿ””๐ŸงชI liked the article below, which summarises the #publications #quality loss #crisis we academics have been facing... Mistakes, AI fakes, and countless retractions illustrate how our "publish or perish" system is on the brink of #collapse. #PublishOrPerish www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

theguardian.comQuality of scientific papers questioned as academics โ€˜overwhelmedโ€™ by the millions publishedWidespread mockery of AI-generated rat with giant penis in one paper brings problem to public attention
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๐Ÿ””๐Ÿงช Super interesting and very promising: A common #allergy drug aids the immune system in battling triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). When combined with an #immunotherapy drug, it reduced tumors in 5 out of 10 advanced TNBC patients. #BreastCancer #NovelTherapies www.nature.com/articles/s41...

nature.comAntigen-presenting mast cells are new players in breast cancer immunotherapy - Nature MedicineA new study identifies a novel subset of mast cells that cross-present tumor antigens in patients triple-negative breast cancer โ€” and a pilot clinical trial shows how these can be exploited in immunot...
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๐Ÿ””๐Ÿงช Super interestingโ€ฆ and promising! Stephen Wallace and his team at University of Edinburgh produced #paracetamol using genetically modified #E.coli bacteria from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the main component of #plastic bottles. ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ’Š #RecyclingPlastic ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

nature.comA biocompatible Lossen rearrangement in Escherichia coli - Nature ChemistryBiocompatible chemistry merges chemo-catalytic reactions with cellular metabolism for sustainable small-molecule synthesis. Now a biocompatible Lossen rearrangement has been demonstrated to control ba...