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Rocha Lab Aug 23, 2023

⏳ Just 1 week left to submit your abstract and secure your spot! This year, our hands-on workshops dive into force measurement using TFM and FRET-based sensors 🔬, alongside a new session on microfluidic tools and tutorial lectures on computer modelling and TFM analysis 💻.
Discover the path to becoming one with the Force - Register now: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/summer-schools/feeltheforce2023/Feel_the_Force_2023

Rocha Lab May 2, 2023

A nice peak into our recent work - Thank you @natrevbioeng for the highlight!
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RT @natrevbioeng
New Research Highlight! @Rocha_Lab and @KouwerLab developed a synthetic designer matrix to investigate cell-matrix interactions @PNASNews @marcondor @barrasa_fano @BorisLouis2
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44222-023-00071-3
https://twitter.com/natrevbioeng/status/1653413206826655745

A designer matrix to study cell–ECM interactions - Nature Reviews Bioengineering

An article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports a synthetic designer matrix to investigate cell–matrix interactions.

Nature

Rocha Lab Apr 14, 2023

Growing cells on synthetic PIC gel could save millions of mice https://phys.org/news/2023-04-cells-synthetic-pic-gel-millions.html via @physorg_com

Growing cells on synthetic PIC gel could save millions of mice

The synthetic PIC gel, discovered in 2013 by Radboud University chemists, appears to behave like collagen. This makes the gel very useful for studying interactions between cells and their immediate environment. In practice, this means that the gel seems highly suitable to grow cells in for biological and clinical research. An additional advantage is that unlike the gels commonly used for cell culture, this gel requires no breeding and killing of mice. The latest findings were published on April 4 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Phys.org

Rocha Lab Apr 12, 2023

RT @emilytchan
Thank you to @preLights for my first post *ever*, in addition to @Rocha_Lab for the wonderful preprint 🎉 I had the opportunity to read https://twitter.com/preLights/status/1645789529092284421

preLights on Twitter

“It’s dangerous to be sticky – adhesive plasma membrane structures are associated with metastatic potential in colorectal cancer. First #preLight from @emilytchan @ohiostate who covers a #preprint from the @Rocha_Lab. Take a look!🧐: https://t.co/83mPGeVi87”

Twitter

Rocha Lab Apr 8, 2023

RT @marcondor
It has taken a while but finally synthetic hydrogels are ready to explore the complex cell & tissue mechanics! A must-read! https://twitter.com/Rocha_Lab/status/1643165789489442816

Rocha Lab on Twitter

“🚨Publication alert🚨 If you want to mimic tissue mechanics in vitro, this one is a must-read! A great collaboration with @KouwerLab, @marcondor, @barrasa_fano , @BorisLouis2 and many others, published in @PNASNews https://t.co/71TSzMTrUg”

Twitter

Rocha Lab Apr 4, 2023

RT @barrasa_fano
Hello!

📢A new paper in which I collaborated with the group of @Rocha_Lab is now available in @PNASNews !!!

📰https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2216934120

1/13- I always thought that synthetic hydrogels were relatively limited in terms of how physiologically representative they are.

Rocha Lab Apr 4, 2023

🚨Publication alert🚨 If you want to mimic tissue mechanics in vitro, this one is a must-read! A great collaboration with @KouwerLab, @marcondor, @barrasa_fano , @BorisLouis2 and many others, published in @PNASNews
https://www.pnas.org/eprint/TWI5SPB48AEVUNESHYNK/full

Rocha Lab Apr 1, 2023

RT @EmatSarabals
Who wants to join our team ☺️ https://twitter.com/nano_uantwerp/status/1641779530233782273

NANOlab Center of Excellence UAntwerp on Twitter

“📢 Opening extended: We are looking for talented postdocs to tackle the chiral nanomaterials challenge! We are providing support for research proposals on the topic of TEM characterization or modelling of chiral nanomaterials. Details here: https://t.co/tUuirPwnjY @EmatSarabals”

Twitter

Rocha Lab Mar 28, 2023

🏅Achievement unlocked: Proffentap 🍻
Integration course completed!
I wonder if I should add this to my tenure track file 🤔

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Rocha Lab Mar 28, 2023

(with @DebroyeG, @ArnoutVoet, @EveSeuntjens and Wim Dehaen)