We investigate how mechanical interactions between neurons and their environment contribute to CNS development and disorder. @Cambridge_Uni @MPZ_PhysMed @UniFAU

Joined September 2016
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Proud to share this work with @KevinChalut and @Byron_Mui Why do some injuries scar while others regenerate? Using digit tip models, we show the ECM is a key driver. HA-rich ECM promotes regeneration, and boosting it can shift healing away from fibrosis. science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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If you would like one for teaching or outreach, you can order your own 3D prints here: lanevol.org/visual-media/ord…

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Thanks a lot, Michel, for joining us and delivering an amazing and inspiring talk! Reptiles are just great - and full of physics!
Fascinating discussions yesterday at the 2026 Spring Meeting of the German Physical Society (DPG) in Dresden. Thanks to @Franze_Lab for the invitation to speak about tissue mechanics. Our 3D prints of crocodile embryos sparked a lot of curiosity among researchers and students.
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You fully deserve it! Just continue your amazing research at the interface of physical and life sciences. very much looking forward to future breakthroughs coming from your lab!
and of course! Big and special thanks to @Franze_Lab for the continued support and this nomination 🙏🏼🐸
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Highly recommended, great lab! And even if I may be a bit biased, I think the environment is also cool. #mechanobiology #MPZPM
We are looking for: PhD Student (starting as Research Assistant) and Postdoctoral Researcher in Stem Cell Biology and Mechanobiology. Please RT💕 🔗 About our lab: renew.science/principal_inve… 🎓 PhD position: jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=15… 🧪 Postdoc position: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli…
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We will miss you badly, my friend...
4 Oct 2025
Jochen Guck just passed away. He was not only a brilliant mind, amazing researcher, and outstanding person — he was also one of the best friends one could ever have. Jochen, you will be missed so deeply. Your spirit and laughter will stay in our hearts forever.
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Thanks @DionnHargreaves @LabWoolner @Dev_journal for highlighting our preprint! Curious how mechanical and chemical signaling guide axon pathfinding—or how frogs are an excellent model for unpicking this question?@Franze_Lab @EvaPillai 🐸🧠 Check it out. #xenopus #Devbio
In preprints: unpicking chemical and mechanical crosstalk for axonal pathfinding @DionnHargreaves and @LabWoolner discuss the #preprint from @EvaPillai, @SudiptaM1994, @Franze_Lab et al. journals.biologists.com/dev/…
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Thanks a lot for choosing our preprint and for the very nice prelight!
In preprints: unpicking chemical and mechanical crosstalk for axonal pathfinding @DionnHargreaves and @LabWoolner discuss the #preprint from @EvaPillai, @SudiptaM1994, @Franze_Lab et al. journals.biologists.com/dev/…
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Susie’s paper is online! Great collaboration with @Franze_Lab , Shi-Lei and @EdouardHannezo
Online now: Differential tissue deformability underlies fluid pressure-driven shape divergence of the avian embryonic brain and spinal cord dlvr.it/TKg6Yw
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hey science friends, in case you didnt already know, everyone is over at the blue place. come on over, its hoppin'!
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See you there…
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Join us @Roche's Institute of Human Biology (IHB) as a Scientific Group Leader! Lead innovative research in #HumanModelSystems such as #Organoids. We especially seek applications aligned to our commitment to diversity and inclusion.  More go.roche.com/11jc8  #TeamIHB #pRED
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🚨 Job Alert! Please RT 🙏 Fully-funded postdoc positions (4 2 years) available! Join the dynamic, collaborative community @TheCrick with access to top-tier technology platforms and an outstanding postdoc training program. crick.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/…

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Please RT: Job alert! We have a vacancy for a technician to be in charge of our microscopes (AFM..), with the possibility of permanent employment! You love microscopy and enjoy working in a dynamic international team @MPZ_PhysMed @UniFAU ? Then apply here: academics.com/jobsearch?q=fr…
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This course changes lives. If you are serious about a career in #devbiol, you should apply! Generous fellowships are available so don’t be shy, apply!!!
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Embryology: Concepts and Techniques in Modern Developmental Biology 🧫 🧬 🔬 🦠 June 1 – July 15, 2025 Deadline: January 22, 2025 go.mbl.edu/embryology
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in vivo optogenetic control of actomyosin contractility deep within the zebrafish brain
Now that we have polished it a bit, we are excited to share our new preprint with you "Local optogenetic NMYII activation within the zebrafish neural rod results in long range, asymmetric force propagation" biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Cool work here…!
Excited to share our latest work on an image analysis paradigm that combines cell state and morphology analyses of patient biopsies at single cell resolution to uncover clinically relevant head-and-neck #cancer phenotypes! @CellCellPress cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092… tweetorial👇
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Frog job alert!
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Hey #Xenopus enthusiasts, my lab at Pitt is looking to recruit a Ph.D. student through our Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Program to continue our work on how allotetraploidy has shaped gene expression during early development! Please spread the word! @frogwranglers
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