Eirini Maniou

Now out! I'm beyond thrilled to share our method for dynamically measuring neurulation forces. We hope that our addition to the toolkit will push forward the quantification of living tissue mechanics. @ElvassoreL @GabeGalea @UniPadova @DBC_ICH @MSCActions nature.com/articles/s4156…

Come #work in lab as #labtech #labmanager 🚨 #JobAlert Join an international team at Physics of Life, working at the interface of biology and physics 🧬 👨‍🔬The Barriga Lab #science is seeking an experienced lab technician. Please share with your colleagues! Learn more here: tud.link/gunby2 🗓️Application deadline: May 6. #Xenopus #Biomechanics #Bioelectricity

New preprint from the lab! How do tissue shapes influence cell fate decisions? By manipulating brain organoid geometry, we show that lumen rounding directs apical progenitor division mode and promotes the emergence of basal progenitors. biorxiv.org/content/10.648… 1/

@akryan6 Thank you Aimee! 😀

@EManiou Congrats!!👏

Excited to share our new publication on the mechanics of cranial neural tube closure. A really enjoyable and fruitful collaboration bridging Developmental Biology and biophysical modelling. Take a look here! cell.com/current-biolog…

I'm more than happy to send warm invitation to our Nencki Conference - Focus on Chromatin Biology! 🧬 🧫 Reserve a date to interact and hear about the interplay between chromatin, nuclear bodies, metabolism & transcription. Hope to see you in Warsaw, 17-19th June! 😉

PDRA position still open for anyone who wants to solve some outstanding questions in limb development. We have a variety of models and approaches (everything from stem cells to chicks and catsharks). Please share!

PhD opportunity available! Applications are open until the position is filled—interested candidates are encouraged to apply soon.

PhD student Anne Marie O’Callaghan at Bioengineering in Ireland today, discussing her work on developing an injectable hydrogel as a treatment for post-traumatic temporal lobe epilepsy!

Kicking off Bioengineering in Ireland 2026! @iWoodsie detailing his research on 3D printing of electroconductive MXene-based microstructures in biomimetic scaffolds to enhance electrical stimulation for neural repair today!

It was our pleasure to have @EManiou invited at @Cambridge_Uni talking about her recent ongoing work as a group leader @DCU.

Meet the Epithelial Mechanics Fan Club @EpiMechFC @onenimesa and @JuliaEckert10 introduce us to the Epithelial Mechanics Club. Learn how you can get involved with this community: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/04/epi…

#DBfeature 🐣 A scientific case for revisiting the embryonic chicken model in biomedical research "to bridge the knowledge gap of non-chicken experts" by Mike McGrew, Tana Holmes, Megan Davey @twobluechickens sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Our review on microfluidic strategies for engineering organoid culture systems is out now! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Join our team @DCU ! A 4-year PhD position is available from September, details below. Please share.

Have you ever thought about inflating tissues? Or maybe quickly deflating those inflated tissues? New #EpithelialMechanics pre-print: doi.org/10.1101/2025.0… 🧵with pressure control, multiscale buckling, patterned wrinkling

@akryan6 Thank you Aimee!

@EManiou Congrats. Good luck with the start up.

Some news! Excited to share I’m starting my group in Dublin this September, supported by a Research Ireland Pathway award. We will work on neurulation mechanics using chicken embryos and human iPSCs. Looking forward to this new adventure! #newPI #womeninSTEM

@wang_jianxiong Thank you so much! In birds we trust 🐣

@EManiou Congrats Eirini!

@Larabeeee Thank you Lara! 😀

@EManiou Congratulations Eirini!! 🥳

@hr_RegenMed Thank you, Hassan! I hope to see you all soon!

@EManiou Congratulations dear @EManiou!

@daniyal_jafree Thank you Daniyal! All the best to you too :)

@EManiou This is fantastic news Eirini. Best of luck for it, you will do awesome!