Jennifer Young

Bioengineer studying the tissue nanoenvironment | Asst Prof @MBIsg & @BME_NUS | National University of Singapore

[Jennifer Young @nano_jenn]

Excited to share our lab's new preprint led by Ting @huanting_ong introducing paired-surface spatial mechanomics!

We link nanoindentation stiffness maps with #SpatialTranscriptomics to connect local tissue mechanics with molecular state.

🔗https://t.co/TlCjIAmASO

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[Jennifer Young @nano_jenn]

Congrats to Dr. @MartinKiwanuka (aka Dr. GelMArtin, #5!) on defending his thesis @MBIsg @NUSingapore using #hydrogels #microfluidics #mechanobiology to study cancer cell invasion! 🥳

What a cool 🎓 the lab made for him, incorporating ⚽️ and science!

📷Lucie Kim

[preLights @preLights]

Two #preprints detail new & complementary ways to match mechanical readouts from tissues to OMICs. #bioengineering #biophysics

#preLight by @coffee_lipe - includes insightful discussion with the author teams @Lindithium @diz_lab @huanting_ong @nano_jenn⬇️
https://t.co/pVFR9xxD5g

[Yu Suk CHOI @YuSukChoi]

Space Jam by @Danielle_Vahala in collaboration with @_HyunWoo_PARK, @Khoonono, Brendan Kennedy @PerkinsComms and @Seb_Amos
@UWAhumanscience @ASBTE1 @AuSMBSoc
#granular_hydrogel #stiffness #interstitial_space #metastasis #adherent_to_suspension_transition
https://t.co/NMWDutTCER

[Jennifer Young @nano_jenn]

@rsyf2 @huanting_ong Thank you @rsyf2!! 🙏

[Jennifer Young @nano_jenn]

Excited to share our lab's new preprint led by Ting @huanting_ong introducing paired-surface spatial mechanomics!

We link nanoindentation stiffness maps with #SpatialTranscriptomics to connect local tissue mechanics with molecular state.

🔗https://t.co/TlCjIAmASO

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[Jennifer Young @nano_jenn]

@ChiiJChan1 @MFarisHazwan @ranmadusha @shen_xingyu @NUSingapore @BME_NUS @MBIsg @nus_cde_sg @ACRLE_NUS @Optics11Life @10xGenomics Very happy to have you on the team @ChiiJChan1! Thank you for all your contributions! 🙏

[HuanTing Ong @huanting_ong]

Excited to share what I've been up to at @nano_jenn lab!

Bringing #Mechanobiology & #SpatialBiology together, we ask: How does local tissue stiffness relate to the molecular state of that same region?

Read our Spatial Mechanomics preprint here!
@NUSingapore @MBIsg @ACRLE_NUS

[Jennifer Young @nano_jenn]

#SpatialMechanomics #Mechanobiology #SpatialBiology #SpatialTranscriptomics #Nanoindentation #AFM #ExtracellularMatrix #ReproductiveAging #OvarianBiology #OvarianAging #Aging

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[Jennifer Young @nano_jenn]

A huge thank you to everyone who made this work possible!

@MFarisHazwan @ranmadusha @shen_xingyu @ChiiJChan1 Jennifer Marlena | Yuting Lou | Jake Turley | Jin Zhu | Rong Li

@NUSingapore @BME_NUS @MBIsg @nus_cde_sg @ACRLE_NUS

@Optics11Life @10xGenomics

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[Andrew Holle @ahcells]

Huge congratulations to our Microfab MacGyver Gianluca Grenci for his new position at @UniPadova! As a result-@MBIsg is on the hunt for a new Microfab core facility head. Feel free to get in touch with me or Gianluca with questions! https://t.co/lsGvj8U67n

[Jennifer Young @nano_jenn]

Congrats to Dr. @AveryRuiSun (aka Dr. DECIPHER) on his awesome PhD defense today @BME_NUS @MBIsg on #cardiac #aging #ECM #mechanobiology #biomaterials!! 🥳

What a perfect pink hat complete with a thesis 'tasting menu' the lab created for this special occasion!🎓🩷

📷Lucie Kim

[Jennifer Young @nano_jenn]

@AjayTijore @AveryRuiSun Thank you Ajay!! 😊

[Jennifer Young @nano_jenn]

@AveryRuiSun Thanks Avery!! 😊

[Jennifer Young @nano_jenn]

📅 Submission deadline: 14 May 2026
🔗 Learn more & submit here: https://t.co/uHYAuCZdyH

#ExtracellularMatrix #ECM #Mechanobiology #natureportfolio #Biophysics #TissueEngineering #Biomechanics #RegenerativeMedicine #npjBiologicalPhysicsAndMechanics

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[Jennifer Young @nano_jenn]

📢 Call for paper submissions in @nature_npj npj Biological Physics & Mechanics special collection on:

Mechanobiology of the Extracellular Matrix!

📅 Deadline: 14 May 2026
🔗 https://t.co/uHYAuCZdyH

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#ExtracellularMatrix #ECM #Mechanobiology #natureportfolio

[Jennifer Young @nano_jenn]

Let’s bring together physics, biology, and engineering to push the frontiers of ECM research.

Feel free to contact me if you have questions about the Special Collection or submission process (6/7)