Jorge Ferreira

📣Announcing the 4th edition of the EMBL‑IBEC Conference on “Engineering Multicellular Systems”, taking place 11–13 March 2026 in Barcelona. Exploring organoids, mechanobiology, embryo models, organ-on-chip systems, multiomics and more. Abstracts open now!
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The Chancellors Studentship is an excellent opportunity to do your PhD in the UK. If you are interested in doing your PhD at the interface between physics, neurobiology and mechanobiology, please get in touch.

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Nobel Laureate Professor Sir John Gurdon dies aged 92 It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the Gurdon Institute.

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Done! Thanks for the interest

Was a real pleasure! And congrats to Nelson on his amazing defense

Can pressure gradients persist over long timescales in animal cells? We induced intracellular pressure gradients and examined the resulting flows in single cells. We reveal surprisingly long lasting pressure gradients.

More here: elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...

Are you interested on how regenerating tissues transit between stages? Am sharing here our work showing that during #Xenopus tail regeneration, tissue stiffening activates a Piezo1-Yap1 mechanosensitive cascade to allow wounded epithelia to transit into regenerative states!

Congrat Sachin! Excellent work

I am advertising for a #postdoc for a 3 year BBSRC-funded project exploring the role of macrophages in salivary gland development. The successful candidate will be based at @edinuni-irr.bsky.social at @uni-of-edinburgh.bsky.social. Closing date: 9th Oct. elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Congrats! Beautiful work, as usual.

No worries. Let's try to catch up one of these days

Thanks! I really enjoyed reading your last paper as well!

Thanks! Let´s see how it goes

Please do reach out if you have any questions/suggestions.

This mechanosensitive mechanism ensures that mitosis only occurs once chromosomes are sufficiently condensed, avoiding potential segregation errors caused by premature mitotic entry.

We further demonstrate how mitotic chromosome condensation generates a mechanical signal on the nuclear envelope during prophase. This mechanical signal coordinates the multiple steps required for mitotic entry such as cyclin B1 nuclear translocation and dynein binding to nuclear pores.

In this new work, we show that irreversible mitotic commitment is driven by chromosome condensation that takes place inside the prophase nucleus.

Chromosome condensation mechanically primes the nucleus for mitosis Timely and accurate transition into mitosis is essential to preserve genome integrity and avoid chromosome segregation errors. This transition depends on spatial and temporal activity patterns of the ...

New preprint from the lab! Please check it out. 🚨
Have you ever wondered how cells decide when it’s time to divide? So did we!
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Supervisors and Projects

Please re-post: If you know (or are!) somebody who might fancy doing a PhD (Oct 2026 start) in my group @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social, working on chromatin evolution in prokaryotes (or other things we're interested in), please have a look at www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/supervisors-...

Join us for the first Mechanobiology of the Nucleus conference supported by @faseborg.bsky.social. Co-organized with @lammerdinglab.bsky.social, @katemiro.bsky.social and Verena Ruprecht, the amazing program is here:
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Opportunities for talks! Abstracts by Aug. 31st.

Excited for our next special issue and looking forward to working with Abby Buchwalter (@abbybuch.bsky.social) and Megan King (@luskinglab.bsky.social)! Working on the cell biology of the nucleus? Send your papers our way!
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Looking forward! Promises to be an amazing conference!

The Most Beautiful Experiment: Meselson and Stahl • iBiology Matt Meselson and Frank Stahl share the story of their groundbreaking experiment from 1958 that definitively showed semiconservative DNA replication.

Just learned of the passing of Frank Stahl. Together with Mat Meselson, he figured out one of the most amazing processes in biology. How does DNA replicate? Check out the beautiful movie made by iBiology and celebrate their legacy! www.ibiology.org/genetics-and...

A multicellular star-shaped actin network underpins epithelial organization and connectivity - Nature Communications The combined role of cellular junctions and actomyosin networks in tissues remains unclear. Here, the authors identify a tissue-scale star-shaped network of actomyosin that preserves cell shape, limit...

Ever wished to become an actin star? 😎
Then try getting suspended above a non-adhesive substrate.
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I suppose there are worst places to grade exams.

Outstanding life scientists elected to the EMBO Membership – Press releases – EMBO Sixty-nine new members join the community of leading life scientists in Europe and beyond

Welcome and congratulations to the 60 new members and 9 associate members who have been elected to the EMBO Membership! This honour celebrates #research excellence and outstanding achievements in the #LifeSciences. 🧪

Learn more here:
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📣 Good news: 281 top researchers have just won ERC Advanced Grants!

The new funding, worth nearly €721 million, is part of the 🇪🇺 EU’s #HorizonEurope programme.

Find out more 👉 europa.eu/!JYKxkD

#ERCAdG #FrontierResearch @ec.europa.eu

Huge congrats!

Nationwide blackout in Portugal at the moment. No electricity anywhere. I was in the middle of a lecture. That was a new experience for me

Congrats! Will read it with interest.