Not the greatest ride for this one but happy with the end result - a sensory neuron specific protein that regulates PIEZO1/2. Lots of cool things left to show with this protein! MDFIC2 is a sensory neuron–specific PIEZO channel auxiliary subunit | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

#NHMRC responses at #Estimates were deeply inadequate, uninformed and are not going to #SaveOzScience. #NHMRC has NOT requested more funding to save the majority of excellent science. Our science, our scientists and the public deserve better. Thankyou #DavidPocock and #DrMoniqueRyan.

Congrats on the “new treatment grant” !

Love to!

Great to see you!!

To all trainees interested in channels and transporters: the joint FEBS/EMBO course will go ahead in Erice, Italy from May 13-19 2026:
network.febs.org/posts/new-jo...
Further details to come soon.

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Such a great talk!!

Hey Mechanobiologists! Come and join us in sunny Brisbane for #MechBio2025 Nov 5-7. Registration is now open. Enjoy world-class science, a stellar speaker line-up, and relaxed Queensland vibes. 🧪🔬🌴
ausmb.org/meetings_202...

Greggs is the only thing I miss about the UK!

Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger | CNN Dr. Ardem Patapoutian says he watches “with deep sadness as the United States’ remarkable scientific enterprise, which took generations of hard work and national investment to build, faces a concerted...

Published an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.”
A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...

Terribly sad 😢

@ardemp.bskyverified.social is holding out on us…

I didn’t even know there was a PIEZO3 let alone a 4th one…

haha - fountain of youth! Unfortunately over-expression kills them even faster - need a "goldilocks" amount ...

Deletion of PIEZO1 in adult cardiomyocytes accelerates cardiac aging and causes premature death Mechanosensitive PIEZO1 channels have emerged as key transducers of mechanical forces in the cardiovascular system. In cardiomyocytes, we previously showed that PIEZO1 decodes mechanical cues driving ...

First pre-print of 2025! Collaborative effort with the Martinac and Feneley labs looking at the long term impact of Piezo1 deletion on cardiac function. Some very cool data, particularly a link between atrial stretch-Piezo1 channels and ANP release!!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Thanks Sam and a hearty congrats to you and yours 👏🏼 !!!

Stoked for and thankful to 🙏🏽 this wonderful crew! Amazing to get an NHMRC ideas grant at the 4th attempt!! Not only that but a second one led by our wonderful colleague Renjing_Liu !! #Fantastic2024 and it’s not even over yet 🥹

8 years apart - first as a post doc now as a PI. Pretty sure I haven’t aged a day 🫣 - congrats to post doc Zijing Zhou @victorchang.edu.au

Please share, we have #PhD opportunities for anyone interested in filming the #Biophysics of life at the nanoscale.

Full details at: heath-afm-lab.github.io/positions/

Projects based around developing and applying High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy methods to understand molecular dynamics.

First post- a photo of all the important people, celebrating a birthday and unbelievably good news from a grant funding round!