πHappy Thursday!
Meet @collagenyoshi.bsky.social an expert in ERβdriven collagen biosynthesis. His work maps the molecular ensemble that guides collagen production and ECM quality. π§¬
Get to know him more through our junior PI #ASMB2025 interview series: youtu.be/x1ULHXkrnIM
Up next in our #ASMB2025 series:
Lynn Y. Sakai, PhD, former ASMB President and pioneer in connective tissue research.
From discovering fibrillinβ1 to defining the genetics of Marfan syndrome, her impact is monumental.
π₯https://youtu.be/5fO9OMNJWWM?si=7ZtbF22_qRqqV5M1
Next up: Douglas Gould, PhD ποΈ
2026 President-elect of the ASMB and Professor at the University of California, San Francisco.
His work links ECM biology to vision and disease.
β¨ Watch: youtu.be/9S3qPxUEBgg
#MEETTHEPRESIDENTS #ECM #MATRIXBIOLOGY
Meet Thomas H. Barker, PhD π¬
2026 President of the American Society for Matrix Biology and Professor at the University of Virginia.
His lab studies ECM signaling, repair, fibrosis, and regeneration.
π Watch his full #ASMB2025 interview youtu.be/Dw_BVGWkI94
#MEETTHEPRESIDENTS #ECM #MATRIXBIOLOGY
Say hello to Ambra Pozzi, PhD π§¬
Past President of the #ASMB, whose leadership helped shape the community we celebrate in our #ASMB2025 interview series.
π₯ Watch the full interview: youtu.be/7Ys0rsieCiE
#MEETTHEPRESIDENTS #ECM #MATRIXBIOLOGY
π𧬠Wrapping up the year the Meshwork way! Our Nov/Dec newsletter is live with ECM highlights, opportunities, upcoming conferences + our growing lab repository β all in one placeπ§¬π§΅ (1/2)
π¬Be sure not to miss our last seminar of the year!
Featuring short talks by @megtriesscience.bsky.social and members of the Nottis GlycoAnalytics Hub, followed by keynote speaker @merrylabnotts.bsky.social with an exciting talk on glycosaminoglycan!
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December 9 β²οΈ2pm (GMT), 3pm (CET), 9am (EST).
New in JHVS V2I1: Daria Evensen et al. compare six osteogenic media to evaluate their ability to induce aortic valve calcification in vitro using #VICs and #MSCs. The study highlights the complexity of modeling #CAVD and choosing the right conditions.
π shorturl.at/Yqp4Q
#heartvalve #JHVS
π¬ Glycobiology geeks β this oneβs for you!
βBeyond Proteins: Exploring the Hidden World of Glycansβ With @merrylabnotts.bsky.social + @megtriesscience.bsky.social π
December 9 β²οΈ 2pm (GMT), 3pm (CET), 9am (EST)
Don't miss out!! @amsocmatbio.bsky.social
The #ASMB2025 @amsocmatbio.bsky.social biennial meeting just kicked-off!!! Keep an eye out for #TheMeshwork team (@mghnmrtn.bsky.social and George representing) Fun stuff incoming!!! If u need to contact us: linktr.ee/themeshwork
Our November #TheMeshwork seminar dives into proteomics & proteolytic ECM remodeling in cardiovascular pathologies π«Featuring Dr. Salvatore Santamaria and PhD students Tina Burkhard & Alex Minns @uniofsurrey.bsky.social
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Nov 25 | β° 1 PM UK π Register: forms.gle/EY6aiWgsS3Rb...
Manuscript now accepted! π₯³ @steffendanielle.bsky.social @valerioizzi.bsky.social @abigailmackey1.bsky.social @ismcopenhagen.bsky.social
Spatially distinct ECM-producing fibroblasts and myonuclei orchestrate early adaptation to mechanical loading in the human muscle-tendon unit
𧬠Join us for the 1st 2025-2026 #TheMeshworkTalk!
Dr. @johannaienglund.bsky.social (University of Helsinki) will dive into how basement membrane influences breast cancer onset and progression π
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Oct 22
π£ 8:30 ET | 14:30 CET
Register with the QR code or click here: t.co/D4zVgsrObf
π¨submissions openπ¨ Iβm guest editing at #Jove. If you have cool methods π§«π§ͺπ¬of biomechanical studies related to cell differentiationπ©π»βπ¬π¨πΌβπ¬π§π½βπ¬ Please submit your workπππ½This is great opportunity to showcase your work & help with #reproducibility in #science ππΌ Weβd β₯οΈto see it π₯π
app.jove.com/methods-coll...
OMG π± a true game changer for biology! Menstruation is a natural miracle of tissue regeneration. Amazing biology to come!
Looking for a PhD ? Donβt miss β¬οΈ
12 PhDs available in the REMOD-HEALING European doctoral network, funded by Horizon Europe's MCSA-DN program, in Europe and Costa Rica !
www.euraxess.fr/jobs/375945
@themeshwork.bsky.social @matrixbiologie.bsky.social
#ECM #collagen #WoundHealing
#proteases
See this? This = implanting mouse embryo. Usually this happens inside its mother and is invisible to us, but we can actually watch implantation ex vivo with the hope of understanding why implantation goes awry in embryos of older women. A π§΅...
Study in AJP-Heart and Circ is largest prospective CMR study to assess clinical & subclinical changes in young adult offspring of #hypertensive #pregnancy https://ow.ly/fpCY50X4hLA
β‘οΈ Submit to our OPEN Call for Papers on #WomensHealth & #Cardiovascular Disease https://ow.ly/gUif50X4hCz
π Happy Postdoc Appreciation Week 2025! π
At ASMB, weβre celebrating the innovators of tomorrow β our incredible PhD students & postdocs who are driving discovery every day.
πASMB members, want to be featured?: We are still accepting Submissions!
#ASMBPAW2025 #ASMBTrainees #ECMatrix
Really excited to tell you about our paper just out in the journal Matrix Biology.
@erinboland.bsky.social set out to investigate what the impact of basement membrane defects are on adult heart function/biology.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Join the Dyer Lab (Dr @douglaspdyer.bsky.social) as a Research Associate in Neuro-Immunology & Extracellular Matrix Biology (ImmunoMatrix).
π¬ Focus: chemokines, glycocalyx & inflammatory disease
π Cutting-edge biochem, biophysics & in vivo biology
Apply now π shorturl.at/jEQ6G
ππ§ͺ Call for Papers β #Mechanobiology of the #ExtracellularMatrix π§¬π οΈ
Excited to serve as Guest Editor β together with Jacopo di Russo and Jennifer Young β of a new π§π©π£ ππ’π¨π₯π¨π π’πππ₯ ππ‘π²π¬π’ππ¬ ππ§π ππππ‘ππ§π’ππ¬ Collection on βMechanobiology of the ECMβ.
Deadline: 14 May 2026!
www.nature.com/collections/...
π£Faculty Position Opening!
π©πΎβπ¬An exciting opportunity for an Assistant Professor position in aging research at @UMontreal
ποΈApplication deadline 15 September
#FacultyJobs #CdnSci #Research #Aging
medicinoxy.com/assistant-pr...
Breaking!!!! A short break from vacation just because we couldn't sit on these news!!! Position announcements and latest publications from our members!!! Enjoy summer everybody!!! πββοΈπ β΅οΈπββοΈπ»πΈ
Data drop! We just released an updated list of anti-ECM antibodies curated from the #HumanBioMolecularAtlasProgram Organ Mapping Antibody Panels #OMAP and the 9th release of the Human Reference Atlas #HRA. Check it out: sites.google.com/uic.edu/matr...
"My" latest review is online now. We need your creativity! π
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Collagen Biosynthesis and Its Molecular Ensemble: What Remains Unexplored | Biochemistry pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
I did not get many photos of myself actually presenting but please enjoy these fun snippets π not only did we learn about great matrix science but some fun yoga poses as well!
A huge thanks to @rachellennon.bsky.social, @nystromlab.bsky.social, Doug Gould, and George Pantelopulos for all their hard work and dedication to creating 2 great meetings! As well a huge thanks to the International Society of Matrix Biology and @valerioizzi.bsky.social for helping me with travel!
Seeing the cutting edge work has given me many ideas for how to move forward and Iβve gained invaluable connections. Iβm so grateful to be apart of such a welcoming community! While my time as a co-chair for the GRS has come to an end our work has only just begun π§¬
Back home after a wonderful week co chairing and presenting my work on maternal valve remodeling at the Collagen GRS/GRC!
I must admit that as a younger scientist Iβve been struggling with the uncertainty of the future but Iβve left the meeting feeling motivated and invigorated.
