@drsarahboyle
ARC DECRA Research Fellow in South Australia. Mechanobiology of the mammary gland/breast cancer and interactions with the matrix and microenvironment. https://people.unisa.edu.au/Sarah.Boyle LinkedIn: Sarah-T-Boyle X: DrSarahBoyle
October is breast cancer awareness month. ๐
I spoke with Australian Breast Cancer Research on what to look out for, when to take action, and how to look out for your loved ones. The earlier breast cancer is detected, the better the chances of survival.
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@mbsanz.bsky.social
Very excited to be at the Proteoglycan and Matrix Biology Society of ANZ conference this week! ๐ฌ๐ฉโ๐ปLooking forward to some great talks and seeing colleagues.
(Also, churros for afternoon tea ๐ฎ)
Closing out the meeting is Tim Sargeant with an engaging plenary on the โtrash bagsโ of the cell (autophagy)!
Pleasure to then chair fascinating presentations in the ECR/MCR session at the ANZSCDB Adelaide Meeting ๐ช๐ฃ๏ธ
Nice talk by our student @mogana-rajkumar.bsky.social on ROCK signalling in Metastasis at the ANZSCDB Adelaide Meeting.
Attending the 13th Adelaide Meeting of the ANZSCDB today, kicked off with a mesmerising seminar from @melaniedwhite.bsky.social.
Medical Research Future Fund: Advocates urge increased disbursements amid US research cuts
โthe government could release as much as $1.4 billion each year, more than double the current amount.โ
Funding delivers breakthroughs!
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What an honour to be able to don the puffy hat again yesterday, to give the oration at a University of Adelaide graduation ceremony for the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology. Truly delighted to be asked. Congrats to all the graduates and wishing you the very best!
Bubna-Litic, M., & Mayor, R. (2025). Beyond mechanosensing: How cells sense and shape their physical environment during development. Current opinion in cell biology, 94, 102514. #EpithelialMechanicsReview
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.@ahxanjaved.bsky.social, @sarawickstrom.bsky.social & team discover that Piezo1 balances membrane & cortex tension to stabilize intercellular junctions & maintain the epithelial barrier.
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Tiny molecular spirals in cells can scale up to control the twist and turn of entire tissues, an important step towards understanding left-right symmetry in tissues and organs.
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Just simple antibody optimisations, but it feels good to be back doing lab work after a year away from the bench. ๐ฌ๐ฅผ๐ฉโ๐ฌ #immunofluorescence #confocal
Was my pleasure to moderate the panel today at the inaugural Female Fellows symposium โBalancing Actsโ. An insightful, open and frank discussion on juggling a scientific career with caring, part time work and leave, and a real sense of solidarity.
Absolutely thrilled to receive an AIPS 2025 SA Young Tall Poppy Award! Wouldn't be possible without our wonderful team, dedicated patient advocates, & various funding bodies that allowed me to connect with scientific/non-scientific groups to communicate our research. www.unisa.edu.au/media-centre...
Finally got the time to put together my awesome new Lego, The Evolution of STEM ๐งฌ๐ฌ๐งช๐
Come work with us! Seeking a Research Associate/Fellow to work on our NHMRC funded project using nanofabrication to model tumour ECM structures.
Happy birthday, David Attenborough! 99 ways he has inspired us, by Barack Obama, Billie Eilish, Morgan Freeman โ and many more
A bit late to the party, but finished Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. POV as a reader: captivating, funny, gripping story, relatable in professional sense. As a woman in science: Fantastic to see how far weโve come, but some aspects still unfortunately resonate. Recommend!
ITGB1/FERMT1 mechanoactivation enhances CD44 characteristic stemness in oral squamous cell carcinoma via ubiquitin-dependent CK1ฮฑ degradation
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Differential cellular origins of the extracellular matrix of tumor and normal tissues according to colorectal cancer subtypes
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Happy to share our review on methodology for measuring and manipulating mechanical forces with specific focus on developmental biology! Congrats to authors @clemvilleneuve.bsky.social @mccreery.bsky.social and hats off to the community for developing awesome tools www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Inhibiting fibronectin assembly in the breast tumor microenvironment increases cell death and improves response to doxorubicin https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.12.637963v1
Hey folks! I got a tattoo of my beloved PIEZO ion channel on my arm! Now I can show how they activate (flatten) under pressure by flexingโWill add a bit of performance art to my science talks ๐งช๐ง .
Today on #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience, Iโm reflecting on where Iโm at. Pausing and slowing things down to raise a family takes its toll on an academic career in so many invisible ways, but it pushes me to work harder. This little babe (me!) knows itโs worth it.
Thanks for the invitation and a fantastic session!
Really enjoyed this session put together by @themeshwork.bsky.social. Always good to hear about the latest research and meet new people in the mechano field!
Swirling motion of breast cancer cells radially aligns collagen fibers to enable collective invasion https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.31.635980v1
๐๐ข Next event is fast approaching, so here is the complete program for next week's "Advances in Mechanobiology" session. @drsarahboyle.bsky.social @carstenschulte4.bsky.social @mathildemathieu.bsky.social Moderator: @ccstorytime.bsky.social Info: themeshwork2020.wixsite.com/info/up-comi...
