Garcia-Mata Lab

Over 370 peer review meetings were cancelled between October 1, 2025 and November 14, 2025. 😱😱

After 167 Years in New York, a Priceless Coin Collection Heads to Toledo

Did not see this coming! I think it's a win-win. See gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/a...

Garcia-Mata Lab Halloween 🎃 fun!

Our Scientists/Artist Alex Ritter (Insta @cells_invitro) took us on his journey from imaging immune cells using high end microscopy to modelling using glass blowing technique, including some new "glow in the dark" pieces using phosphorescent material 🤯 www.toledocellulart.org #SciArt #Microscopy

Artists: Blake Bialorucki, Faith Rison, Mikayla Maziarz, Ladi’Anna Ritsema, Sabreen Hamdah, Erilyn Spooner, Molly Thomas, Duncan McLean, Stacia Bowers, Malak Ismail, Ella Schlueter

Huge thanks to the incredibly talented Center for Visual Arts students for transforming microscopy images into incredible works of art for Toledo CellulART! Science meets art in the most inspiring way. 🔬❤️🎨 www.toledocellulart.org #SciArt #Microscopy

Toledo CellulART 2025 was a success!! Inspiring talks, incredible art, old friends, new friends and beautiful weather! Thanks to @promegacorporation.bsky.social @ibidicells.bsky.social @proteintech.bsky.social , Cytoskeleton and @biologists.bsky.social !

I know! Bad timing. We’ll coordinate next year

Come and get yours! www.toledocellulart.org

Amanda Erwin (UMichigan)
Sasha Demeulenarae (Loyola University)
Katherine Koning (Umichigan)
and
Electra Coffman (Ohio State)
see full program at www.toledocellulart.org/program-2025

www.toledocellulart.org is 4 days away! We have a fantastic Program; Chris Chen as a Keynote speaker, Alex Ritter (Scientist Artist), Josh Bembenek (Wayne State), Jaap van Buul (UAmsterdam), Allen Liu (UMichigan), Aniruddha Ray (Utoledo), Ben Perrin (Indiana University) and great short talks (more)

Meet Iridogorgia chewbacca! Named after the fan favorite Wookie from the Star Wars movies. mapress.com/zt/article/v...

The protocol describes an easy way to segment hundreds of junctions and analyze the distribution of different protein both horizontally, across the junction, and vertically, apical to basal. It combines imageJ scripts, with R Studio. Check it out!!!

Maddie, Andoni and Agustin, the three PhD students in my lab just had their paper accepted in @cp-starprotocols.bsky.social!! 🥳 They describe a protocol for quantifying the horizontal and vertical distribution of junctional proteins in confluent, fixed epithelial cells. doi.org/10.1016/j.xp...

We have extended the deadline for registration if you want to be considered for a short talk and also for the Ibidi image competition! Lease register before Friday! We are getting close to 100 attendees! We would love to see you there!

We are getting closer to Toledo CellulART 2025! Please register early if you would like to be considered for a talk! More at www.toledocellulart.org

SAVE THE DATE for www.toledocellulart.org !!!
We have a fantastic lineup of scientists and an incredible scientist/artist!! Hope to see you all there!!! Registration is open now!!

Sigma is already charging a tariff surcharge and increased shipping costs. So much for the tariffs not been passed to the consumers...

We are happy to announce that Toledo CellulART 2025 (Oct 3, 7th edition!) www.toledocellulart.org has been awarded a grant from the @biologists.bsky.social! The support from the Company of Biologists help us to keep this FREE meeting going. We have an incredible program this year, stay tuned!

I sign up receive an email from NIH announcing new opportunities: "NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices for 05-09-2025"
The last two emails had "None" under New funding opportunities :(

Works now!

Is anyone having trouble logging in at eRA Commons? I have not been able to login since yesterday afternoon...

Love the flyer

Terrible. I feel we are living in a parallel universe

I just heard that our #NIH T32 training program has been cancelled 😡
Our current students won’t be funded next year and our incoming students offers have been cancelled 💔

Congrats!

Go Messi 🇦🇷😀