Our most recently published paper in Scientific Reports describes how all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) regulates the ability of pancreatic stellate cells to mechanically activate TGF-β, which would otherwise sustain a tumour-promoting environment.
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Our latest article from CMBL has been published in the journal ACS Nano, showing how different regions of the focal adhesion protien talin unfold under physiological forces.
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Our paper 'Quantitative analysis of 3D extracellular matrix remodelling by pancreatic stellate cells' has been published in the journal Biology Open. We present an integrated methodology to demonstrate the role of pancreatic stellate cells to remodel the extracellular matrix.
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Dariusz Lachowski from the CMBL group participated in The International Liver Congress in Barcelona, Spain. He was awarded with the Young Investigator bursary and his work was selected within the 5 best posters in the fibrosis category. Dariusz investigates novel biomechanical mechanisms to target liver fibrosis and cancer. 13-17th April 2016, Barcelona, Spain.
Tyler Lieberthal from CMBL group presented Exosonic – a microfluidic chip for early detection of pancreatic cancer during the Whitaker International Program Enrichment Seminar in Athens, Greece. 12-15th April 2016
Tyler and Antonis won the Audience Choice award at the 2016 Institute of Global Health Innovation Student Competition Dragon's Den event for their ExoSonic technology. Entries to this competition were evaluated based on technical/clinical/business innovation, potential global health impact, and plans for economic implementation and feasibility.