New paper by Harshath Amal @harshath.bsky.social shows how TGF-β signaling controls epithelial permeability by regulating actomyosin contractility and adhesion. Surprisingly, elevated adhesion can maintain barrier integrity independently of contractility
tinyurl.com/ywenrexy @jcellsci.bsky.social

Greetings from our regional #Drosophila meeting on #Helgoland! Also amazing meeting @maikbischoff.bsky.social here!

I have a new paper out: Communication through autoattractants can enhance and limit collective migration of immune cells journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

We show how complex interactions emerge around a secreted attractant, and you can play with the model online: chemotaxis.org/autoattracta...

Don't miss the 5th #Optogenetic Technologies and Applications Conference at the Multiscale Imaging Center (MIC), Münster from November 17-19, 2026 @uni-muenster.de @sfb1348.bsky.social
www.aiche.org/sbe/conferen...

For the last 34 years I have been on the faculty of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Biology and have never regretted that decision. This year we are hiring TWO new Assistant Professors in the broad area of Molecular, Cell, Developmental Biology 1/n
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NeMo is finally out! 🐟
We present our new method to peel cellular layers and extract their nematics.
If you're wondering what a fish has to do with curved nematics, check out the thread and the publication 👀👇🏼

arxiv.org/html/2609.12...

Many congratulations to @maikbischoff.bsky.social on receiving a @dfg.de Emmy Noether grant! We’re delighted and proud to host you at @sfb1348.bsky.social @uni-muenster.de. We look forward to exciting times and groundbreaking science ahead! 🎉🔬
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