Maggie and Valerie pose in front of a projection screen showing the conference name
We're excited to be at the Northwest Developmental Biology Meeting #NWDB2026 at #FridayHarbor.
Such an amazing range of research happening in the PNW, and we've enjoyed hearing from such a wise range of scientists at different stages of their career!
Wondering what the role of actin in CLIC/GEEC endocytic scission is? Well, Maggie is here to tell you how we're going to find out!
#NWDB2026
Abhi, Atsushi, and Ben take a selfie in front of the BPS2026 banner.
The Matsulab was represented at @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social 2026!
Honored to be one of the Moore Foundation Postdoctoral Fellows at @uofwa.uw.edu. Grateful for the support from @moorefound.bsky.social and excited to pursue research applying computer vision to cellular membrane reconstruction @matsulab.com.
The MatsuLab members having a happy our at Stoup brewing
Team "My Brain is a Sandwich" was feeling really great about their impromptu bar trivia answers at our end-of-the-quarter happy hour!
We didn't win, but we had a great time!
Lab lunch/Goodbye lunch. We're sad to see you go, Emma, and excited for you as you go out into the world!
Featuring: Fred pointing and also some tiny pigs on the table. #PassThePigs
It was wonderful wonderful to join Hanna' graduation party and meet her friends and family. Hanna was the first undergraduate to join our lab more than two years ago!
Congratulations, Hanna!
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A white board with post-it notes organized in 4 categories: science (what we research), how we do research, lab culture/environment, and how we share research.
During last week's #LabRetreat we thought about what we research, but also how we do research, how we share research with each other and the world, and how to create an environment that fosters collaborative, supportive, and great science!
sites.uw.edu/matsulab/phi...
Matt takes a selfie with all the lab members, who are sitting in couches around a table with lots of snack. There's a modern art painting and a white board full of post-its in the background.
Retreat must-haves:
- snacks
- comfy couches
- a view of Seattle
- white board and post-it notes
- snacks
#LabRetreat
The Matsulab smiles in front of the Seattle skyline. Tall people are squatting in the front, and shorter folks are in the back row.
Our outies don't know we're doing this.
#LabRetreat
Selfie of the Akamatsu Lab! Matt, Emma, and Hanna are wearing regalia. Hanna and Emma are holding flowers. Everyone is smiling in the sun.
Congratulations to our newly graduated Biology Majors Emma and Hanna!
🙌🏼🎉🎆
#UWGraduation
@uwbiology.bsky.social
Members of the Vasquez and Akamatsu Lab smile in front of bowling lanes.
Had a great time bowling with @claudiaraudia.bsky.social's lab!
Any similarities to bowling pins are purely coincidental! 🎳
When the PIs color coordinate for bowling...
@claudiaraudia.bsky.social
Hanna, Emma, Matt, Ben, and Aadarsh in front of a poster titled "Effects of Arp2/3 Complex Distributions of Endocytosis in Simulation
Congrats Emma Koves and Benjamin Brown on a terrific poster at the Undergraduate Research Symposium !!
Celebrating Matt's (belated) birthday with a cake and candle that is fire safe! 🎂🔥🎉
The Termini Lab at Fred Hutch in Seattle is recruiting a Lab Aide to join our group - more information and instructions to apply can be found at the posting below 👇🧫👇🔬👇🐁
careers-fhcrc.icims.com/jobs/29265/l...
Abhi gives a presentation titled "An Integrated Approach to Study Load Adaptation by Endocytic Actin Networks". Along with the title, logos for UW biology and the Akamatsu Lab can be seen on the first slide.
Grad student Abhishek presented his research on using an integrated approach to study load adaptation of actin networks in endocytosis at the MBTG talks today!
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Kicking off the new year pondering about our goals and priorities for this year using rocks, pebbles, and sand.
#RocksPebblesSand #MatsuLab #GroupMeeting #AcademicLife
Abhishek and Matt smiling in front of Abhishek's poster
Abhishek points to his poster at the cell biology conference using a 3D printed model of an actin filament capped with capping protein.
Sunday's poster session at #ASCB2024 allegedly featured 3D printed protein models, matsulab stickers, and engaging discussion! Congrats, Abhi!
@ascbiology.bsky.social
The MatsuLab smiles sitting around a table with a card game, pizza boxes, and drinks. FLTR: Matt, Atsushi, Valerie, Maggie, Aadarsh, Abishek, Ben, Hanna and Emma
Pizza, "Down the Ave," and good company!
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Check out the digital story that @valeriebenti.com put together as part of UW Libraries Video Storytelling Workshop that's all about actin, endocytosis, and what we work on in the #MatsuLab!
youtu.be/4PNVl69UH6E
A 3D printed actin with googly eyes end a little yellow construction hat on its "head".
New lab mascot, maybe?
(Yes, we already have stickers made!)
#ActinArchitect #3DPrinting #GooglyEyes #LabLife
Members of the MatsuLab and Termini Lab on a dock wearing life vests after kayaking.
Members of the MatsuLab on a dock wearing life vests after kayaking.
Members of the MatsuLab and Termini Lab kayaking in Union Bay with Mount Ranier in the background.
Members of the MatsuLab and Termini Lab at a happy hour.
Yesterday was a perfect day for "beta kayactin" and drinks with the Termini Lab!
#MatsuLab #TerminiLab #AkaMini
Abhi, Maggie, Valerie, and Matt cheer with red cups over a table full of snacks to celebrate the occasion!
Congratulations to Abhishek for successfully passing his general exam! #MatsuLab's first PhC and we couldn't be more proud!
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Valerie stands next to a poster with the title "Gene-edited hiPSC-derived lumenoids for imaging endocytic dynamics in a 3D environment.
First #MatsuLab poster presented by @valeriebenti.com at the ISCRM Stem Cell Symposium last week!
Lab members Hanna, Valerie, Emma, Maggie, and Abhi sit around a table with Vietnamese food.
#TBT to a recent lab lunch where we got to welcome our new lab member Emma!
Danish stands next to his capstone project poster titled "Analyzing cell morphology in response to immune stimuli"
Congratulations to #MastuLab member Danish, who presented his capstone project on Tuesday and is graduating today!
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