We are very excited to share our newest results, published in Science Advances: “Compressive stress-driven Piezo1 activation and Rho-ROCK mechanotransduction promote tumor progression via epigenetic mechanical memory”. doi.org/10.1126/scia...
In a study co-led by myself and Prof @tmem-samuel.bsky.social at The Centre for Cancer Biology, Adelaide University, we found breast cancer cells subjected to compression, such as experienced during tumour growth in the restricted mammary duct, are changed in ways that worsen the resulting tumours.
Managed to empty my #Pilot Custom 823 and #Montblanc 149 in a week's note taking at the #LMA2026 meeting.
Went on a #Sydney Harbour cruise organised by the #lma2026, sponsored by Zeiss @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social and spent a very pleasant afternoon. Thank you.
Attending the #LMA2026 meeting at the @sydney.edu.au
Win for the day: Managed to bring back a Yokogawa CV1000 back to life, after it lost the computer. The most memorable part of this work for me was tracking down the Graphin frame grabber device driver; I contacted its Japanese manufacturer in Japanese.
Attended the talk given by my former student Kazu Okuda @kazebrafish.bsky.social from at the @ancvdb.bsky.social meeting. Very impressed by the quality of his work. Nicely done. #zebrafish #ancvdb2025
Used the "Galvo flow" function on the @leicamicrosystems.bsky.social #SP8 #MP #microscope for the first time since I was trained 11 years ago.
Absolutely thrilled to receive an AIPS 2025 SA Young Tall Poppy Award! Wouldn't be possible without our wonderful team, dedicated patient advocates, & various funding bodies that allowed me to connect with scientific/non-scientific groups to communicate our research. www.unisa.edu.au/media-centre...
Installed a new #joystick on our @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social #LSM800 at the #CCB Imaging Facility.
Helped out a facility user to improve his immunofluorescence experiments. He was very happy with the results. A happy facility user makes me happy.
Achievement of the day: Managed to take a brightfield colour picture on the Leica SP8X confocal microscope using the PMT-Trans.
Attended the training for the newly installed #Zeiss LSM900 at the #BHI. It’s always exciting to learn a new instrument.
Attended the talk by @digmanlab.bsky.social at the #APMC13 meeting. I knew of the #Phasor plots for #FLIM but didn’t know you could resolve emission spectra. Need to know how that can be achieved…
That's the exhaust stack for the underwater tunnel (Tokyo Bay Aqualine; see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_B... for more details).
I was under the impression that ICE operated at a similar precision to that of Shinkansen…
Score of the day at #APMC13. Courtesy of @hamidsolly.bsky.social from #intelligent-imaging.
Attended the talk given by @sonjzzz.bsky.social at the #APMC13 meeting. Saw a few familiar names being mentioned.
Attended a talk by Kedar Narayan at the #APMC13 meeting and unexpectedly heard @zebrafish007.bsky.social in press paper mentioned. It’s a small world.
Got my hands on the #Zeiss #AxioImager #brixies at the #APMC13 meeting.
PMTs used in Super #Kamiokande and Hyper Kamiokande.
#PMTs used in Super #Kamiokande and Hyper Kamiokande, displayed at #Gifu #Kakamugahara Air and Space #Museum. They are huge (20 inches). Wondered what S/N we would get if these are used in #confocal #microscopes.
We have an LSM800 exactly in the same configuration. I’ll make sure to put a drop sheet over it if we ever clean our AC vent.
Gave a go at this scholargoggler.com thing. I see it's heavy with #zebrafish, #bloodvessels and #imaging related items.
Virtual I2K Flyer notifying that the Recordings are available on the I2K YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@I2KConference
Happy #MicroscopyMonday!
The recordings of the #Virtual #I2K2024 workshops are available now
tinyurl.com/VirtualI2K20...
Thanks to all who presented!
Please re-share! 2022 and 2023 content available too:
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We are excited to recruit a PhD student for 2025 at the Centre for Cancer Biology in Adelaide to tackle immune dysfunction in head and neck cancer.
Please share and apply: www.unisa.edu.au/research/deg...
Testing out the air hoses I extended.
TIL fluorescence in situ hybridization that can be multiplexed. It was only in purple colour when I did it the last time.
#Santa came twice in two days. Kyall Pocock from @zeiss_micro installed a polarizing filter on the #PALMmicrobeam #lasermicrodissection @sahmriAU and it's ready for use.
Christmas came early and Santa delivered. #Lightning #Navigator @LeicaMicro @sahmriAU
