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Stepwise photobleaching of the economy

🚀Exciting our new review exploring the intersection of #mechanobiology & #AI! From predicting cell forces to analyzing complex genomic data, AI is unlocking new insights into how cells respond to mechanical cues. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

In Memoriam: Wolfenson, Giannone, and Schwartz recall the life and many contributions of Michael Sheetz, who passed away on January 30, 2025. rupress.org/jcb/article/...

Happy to share our new publication in @naturematerials.bsky.social on mechanical cell competition! Great collaboration between our CAM team, Chavrier's and Doostmohammadi's. Special congrats @luanger.bsky.social, @andreasschoenit.bsky.social, Siavash Monfared! 🎉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Thrilled to be part of the Damon Runyon community and to receive this funding. It really helps a lot in these uncertain times! Thank you to my mentor Dr. Valerie Weaver for her unwavering support! #ucsf

A very innovative approach to cancer: engineering fat cells to convert to beige fat to starve tumors, outcompeting 5 types of cancer in experimental models www.nature.com/articles/s41... @naturebiotech.bsky.social y.social @nadavahituv.bsky.social tuv.bsky.social

Great start to 2025! New manuscript in ACSNano 🔗 go.acs.org/c7R 🔬Integrin nanoclusters act as STARnodes—nanoscale hubs that organize key proteins (FAK, vinculin, paxillin) to drive robust and precise focal adhesion signaling. #CellBiology #Mechanobiology #Nanoclusters #STARnodes

If you're at @ascbiology.bsky.social #CellBio24, check out my poster on how cell tension regulates ERGR signaling today, December 15 from 11:15 am - 12:45 pm. Come say hello at Board No. B401!