Keyword: biophysics
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Role of the ECM signaling in ex vivo mesodermal morphogenesis
We are looking for a motivated master’s student to join our studies on tissue patterning and shape emergence during embryonic axis development. We are interested in understanding how mechanical cues, and possible feedbacks between mechanics and biochemical pathways, shape specific structures during the development of the anterior-posterior axis in a vertebrate embryo. More specifically, our…
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Electrohydraulic properties of cell assemblies
In addition to generating forces and reacting to mechanical cues, tissues are capable of actively transporting fluids and of creating electric currents. Tissues hydraulic properties are crucial during morphogenesis: for instance, mammalian embryos self-organize around spherical fluid cavities (lumens). Similarly, bioelectric properties of nonexcitable cells are crucial during wound healing, and suspected to play a…