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Posts by Thomas Iskratsch

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Mitochondrial Adaptation to Mechanical Stress in Cardiac Ageing and Disease Mechanical forces shape the heart's energy factories. This review explores how mitochondria in cardiac cells sense and respond to biomechanical stress, altering their structure, positioning, and meta...

📢Just out in Advanced Science! 🎉 Congratulations to Aishu on the exciting review on Mitochondrial Adaptation to Mechanical Stress in Cardiac Ageing and Disease! doi.org/10.1002/advs...

4 months ago 1 1 0 0
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We’re organizing a conference at @ijmonod.bsky.social in Paris, January 2026, in memory of M.P. Sheetz — pioneer in cell mechanics and mechanobiology, co-discoverer of kinesin, and founder of @mbisg.bsky.social. Join us to explore his legacy.

mikeinmemoriam.sciencesconf.org

7 months ago 59 31 0 2
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Mechanosensitive biochemical imprinting of the talin interaction with DLC1 regulates RhoA activity and cardiomyocyte remodeling Cardiomyocytes’ sensing of extracellular matrix stiffness is imprinted in the talin interactome and regulates their phenotype.

🎉It's finally out! Mechanosensitive biochemical imprinting of the talin interaction with DLC1 regulates RhoA activity and cardiomyocyte remodeling | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... - Amazing work Emilie, Ioannis and all co-authors and collaborators!

7 months ago 9 4 0 1
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📣Excited to host this year's BSCR Meeting at @qmullibrary.bsky.social QMUL (Sept 3/4), together with @dunjaaks.bsky.social with a stellar line up of invited speakers! Check out the website for more info and programme, as well as links for Registration and Abstract Submission: tinyurl.com/3e7xyjjp

10 months ago 3 2 0 0
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SEMS researcher wins prestigious Postdoctoral Researcher Medal The British Society for Cell Biology’s (BSCB) Postdoctoral Researcher Medal is awarded to one early career researcher who has made a major contribution to cell biology during their training in the UK ...

Congrats to Dr Pamela Swiatlowska on winning the
@bscb-official.bsky.social Postdoctoral Researcher Medal for contribution to cell biology. Much deserved!

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/news/7058/se...

#cellbiology #postdoc #biomedicalengineering #bioengineering @tiskratsch.bsky.social

1 year ago 2 1 0 0
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Organ-on-a-chip Centre for Doctoral Training programme projects at Queen Mary University of London on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Organ-on-a-chip Centre for Doctoral Training programme projects at Queen Mary University of London, listed on FindAPhD.com

📢 we have multiple exciting PhD positions available as part of our Organ-on-chip centre for doctoral training. Deadline Jan 6th. Check out details for our (and other) projects here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... and here: www.cpm.qmul.ac.uk/cdt/applicat...

1 year ago 4 4 0 0
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Next week in London: Mechanobiology Shaping Life.
The deadline for registration is tomorrow, 26/11.
iop.eventsair.com/msl2025/

1 year ago 38 11 0 3
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👋Hello #mechanobiology community!

Next year we are organizing the CellMech conference in Leuven!

We will soon be announcing (super amazing) invited speakers, registration deadlines, etc

I'll try to keep the🦋community updated, but best is to subscribe to the mailing list 📧👇

cellmech2025.org

1 year ago 48 17 0 0
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Biocooperative Regenerative Materials by Harnessing Blood‐Clotting and Peptide Self‐Assembly Nature has evolved to repair small fractures by leveraging the cellular and molecular components of regenerative hematoma (RH). This study introduces a biocooperative material approach that enables t...

Check out the new paper w Alvaro Mata lab led by PhD student Soraya (now Multus Biotech) how to turn whole blood into biomaterials for 3d printing and personalised implants:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

1 year ago 11 3 0 1
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Associate Senior Lecturer (WCMM Fellow) in Molecular Medicine with a focus on basic research into regenerative medicine and disease mechanisms In this call for proposals ( Wallenberg Molecular Medicine Fellow ), we are looking for prominent researchers with international research experience. The position is located at the Faculty of Medicine

Seems like a good time to post this:
Our centre is recruiting a tenure-track PI with focus on basic research into regenerative medicine and disease mechanisms. Excellent start-up package, colleagues & infrastructure in a fantastic college town.Other useful links below
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

1 year ago 2 4 1 0
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Thanks Eliott for the shout out! Fantastic work from Tingtin ( Matteo Palma lab at #QMUL ) and Caoimhe, using the Nanofrazor for high-res patterning: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

1 year ago 3 0 0 0
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Ever wondered where to neatly store DNA origami? Try 50-nm diameter nanoholes—patterned with the #NanoFrazor! 🔬 These nanoholes expand to 180 nm after oxygen plasma, making room for single DNA origami.🧪

Check out the fascinating results from @tiskratsch.bsky.social here: doi.org/10.1039/D4MA...

1 year ago 10 3 0 1
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226. Precision at the Nanoscale: 3D Sculpting with the NanoFrazor ft. Elisa Riedo Under the Microscope · Episode

🔬Precision at the Nanoscale: 3D Sculpting with the NanoFrazor🧪 This week, the brilliant minds behind #NanoFrazor at the Heidelberg Instruments Nano will be curating @underthemicroscope.bsky.social account.🤩 More details👇🎙️🎧 #Science #Physics⚛️ #nanoscience #materialsscience #ChemSky

1 year ago 9 4 0 0