BiofluidicsLab

The Wu lab at Cornell University studies cell behavior at small scales, and solves big problems in health and environment.

[Lammerding Lab @LammerdingLab]

How do cells squeeze their large nucleus through tight spaces? In work now published at @J_Cell_Sci, we show that cancer cells can use contraction of the rear cortex to generate pressure in the back and push the nucleus during confined #migration: https://t.co/CGGtx0VzGU

[BiofluidicsLab @mingmingwu2]

A very very narrow path forwared, cancer cells decide 'pushing' is the way to go. See beautiful work from the @LammerdingLab . Thanks for including us on the ride. The rear cortex: a backseat driver for the nucleus during cell migration https://t.co/1JgpdpR1Pg

[BiofluidicsLab @mingmingwu2]

A preview on how a cell push a stiff nucleus through a narrow channel from the @LammerdingLab . https://t.co/p8QvoKKvBB

[BiofluidicsLab @mingmingwu2]

Celebrate incredibly beautiful academic career and life of Yves Couder in a photo gallery and conference in Paris(https://t.co/JFDnV76Tzh).

[BiofluidicsLab @mingmingwu2]

Happy May 1st! With summer around the corner, algal bloom will follow soon. Work from our former group member, Fangchen Liu, sheds light on this problem. https://t.co/MIgnjlrurn

[BiofluidicsLab @mingmingwu2]

Winter, summer or both in Ithaca, NY! Our lab ventured out for a first hike of the year, defying gravity!

[Xavier Trepat @XavierTrepat]

Durotaxis demonstrated at a high school class. All you need is two springs of different stiffness and a student who can skate. By @MiquelBoschP following the cartoon by @RaimonSunyer @IBECBarcelona

[BiofluidicsLab @mingmingwu2]

Interested in measuring forces generated by cells or tissues in 3D fiber nework? Read the tutorial put together by the Leggett and Wu labs, the result of a true collaborative work. https://t.co/GxFjmLl6sR

[BiofluidicsLab @mingmingwu2]

Tiny bacterium keeps providing cues on how to live sustainably. Congratulations to Sean and Buz for this creative work. https://t.co/BqguI1xJRk

[BiofluidicsLab @mingmingwu2]

Happy holidays from Wu lab in Ithaca NY. Photo credit Brian Cheung, and the incredible material collagen.

[BiofluidicsLab @mingmingwu2]

Can synthetic biology help with building a sustainable environment, see Sean's recent work on engineering bugs to separate rare earth element! https://t.co/9yYd1qQidq

[BiofluidicsLab @mingmingwu2]

Congratulations to newly minted DOCTOR Anna Dai from Martine's lab, whose beautiful work on the conformal mapping of plant leave growth is very thought provoking. Thanks Martine for the enjoyable thesis defense event in Paris. https://t.co/IYJ5JFISy6

[BiofluidicsLab @mingmingwu2]

Mechanical compression of healthy and diseased tissue leads to different outcome ! See Mrinal's preprint here https://t.co/QVNCDTP2iE to find out more.

[Ben Fabry @BenFabryErl]

Traction force microscopy is challenging. A less quantitative but simpler approach is to analyze the alignment and remodeling of matrix fibers around contractile cells. Does it actually work, and how? Take a closer look at https://t.co/gpceSlsGJY

[BiofluidicsLab @mingmingwu2]

Here are some wise tips for getting the job you really wanted https://t.co/cojzVTS2ZQ

[BiofluidicsLab @mingmingwu2]

Here goes three brilliant and beautiful graduates from our lab, good luck Hannah, Larissa and Fangchen!

[BiofluidicsLab @mingmingwu2]

So so proud of our own undergraduate researcher, Hannah Davis, gave a presentation on her honors thesis, discovering a unique role of Hyaluronic acid in breast tumor invasion!

[Folch Lab @FolchLab]

My latest book ("Hidden In Plain Sight", MIT Press) is almost here! Thanks to my editor Jermey Matthews for leading a fantastic editing team, which produced a beautiful layout & an amazing cover with img by Greg Cooksey! You can pre-order it here:
https://t.co/7FnBcxYwpB

[BiofluidicsLab @mingmingwu2]

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[BiofluidicsLab @mingmingwu2]

Congratulations to Larissa who successfully passed the master of science thesis defense yesterday! Here is a salute to the hero of her work!