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🧪✨ April newsletter is hot 🔬 New publications🎓 PhD opportunities 📅 Upcoming webinar (May 27 – free!) @jenny_gels 🌟 Spotlight: Niels Meesters is sharing his research journey +updated events calendar 👀 Got something to share? Papers, jobs, your story—we want to feature you!

New month, new fantastic science same cornerstone journal! You love the matrix? You're welcome 👇👇👇

The new "Editor's choice" from Matrix Biology is out!! Check the fantastic work of Guillard etc al. 👇👇👇 doi.org/10.1016/j.matb…

DEADLINES EXTENDED!! APPLY UNTIL 29.5 TO BENEFIT FROM EARLY BIRD RATES! 🤩

MATRIX BIOLOGY EUROPE 2026 IS IN OULU, FINLAND, 29.6 TO 3.7.2026!!! Lots of ECM research, incredible speakers lineup, and the midnight sun!! Act fast! Early bird deadline is in 20 days and there are not many places left! I'll be there! What about you? mbe2026.org

👀Next on our #ASMB2025 interview series! Jean Schwarzbauer, PhD, a Professor of Molecular Biology at @Princeton and a former ASMB President. A global leader in fibronectin matrix assembly, cell adhesion, and integrin signalling. Get to know her on 🎞️ youtube.com/watch?v=G33eUO…

Continuing our #JuniorPI spotlight for #ASMB2025, meet @tranejoan of @OfficialUoM, a rising voice uncovering how collagen homeostasis is regulated in fibrosis and tissue repair. 🔬She’s also a key force in ASMB Outreach. To know more 🎥-youtu.be/abjDOI39WJY @THEmeshwork2020

In collaboration with Matrix Biology, we are launching an "Editor's choice" series to spotlight selected publications in our favorite journal! Up first is Schedel et al. Laminin A2 story! Have a look!! 👇👇👇 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

📢 Upcoming webinar! 🔬 What therapies can tell us about fibrosis @NystromLab (University of Freiburg) on how therapies and rare skin diseases reveal mechanisms of fibrosis + ECM remodeling 🗓 Mar 25, 2026 ⏰ 3pm CET | 10am NY 💻 Zoom Register ⬇️ forms.gle/ryWj3AwxeLSPWo…

Up next in our #ASMB2025 series: Joanne Murphy‑Ullrich, PhD, Professor Emerita, ECM trailblazer, and past ASMB President. @UABPathology From matricellular proteins to TGF‑β biology, her impact shaped the field and its future. Don’t miss her story. 🎥 youtu.be/DWBPnv7tc_4

Happy Friday! Spotlight on junior PI @ValerioIzzi, a rising leader in bioinformatics at the University of Oulu. He develops cutting‑edge tools to decode ECM‑based mechanisms. Get to know more about him in the #ASMBinterview series! 🎥youtu.be/i8LZW2ehU7g

Scam attempts at ISMB!! ismb.org/so/15Pol0qo-?l…

Spatial transcriptomics (ST) should be conductive to anyone who has done microscopy in their lives, but it's not! Resolution vs coverage tradeoffs, static workflows, heavy data analysis still plague it... IT'S TIME TO CHANGE THIS!! INTRODUCING NaVis biorxiv.org/content/10.648…

Join us for another exciting seminar on February 26th! 🔬 This month's speakers Dr. Matt Jones (@DrMCJones33 ) and his PhD student Nikita Mildren will cover ECM adhesion across the cell cycle! Register by scanning the QR code or via the link: forms.gle/bkwmfwSsuKrtBn…

Women make up only ~33% of researchers worldwide. Science needs more women & women deserve science without barriers. On #IDWGIS, we celebrate their achievements — and commit to building a more inclusive research community. #WomenInScience #EquityInScience

We are Very excited to announce that registration is open for the BSMB Spring 2026 meeting in Manchester, April 13-14th. Already an amazing lineup and lots of opportunities to speak! Register, bsmb.ac.uk/meetings/ecm-b… @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social

Excited to share that the latest publication of the lab is now out in @SciReports! Although the potency of these compounds must be improved , we believe that this work represents a first step towards their translational deployment. @BSMB1 @IntSocMatBio @UProteoglycans

Final program for the highly anticipated @THEmeshwork2020 webinar on Glycobiology is out now!!! Packed and ready to finish 2025 with a 💥 @Matrixbiologie @BSMB1 @IntSocMatBio Share and register: forms.gle/BJNcAm7ZwPxVSw…

🔬 Glycobiology geeks — this one’s for you! “Beyond Proteins: Exploring the Hidden World of Glycans” With @MerryLabNotts + @MegTriesScience 📅 December 9 ⏲️ 2pm (GMT), 3pm (CET), 9am (EST) Don't miss out!! @BSMB1 @amsocmatbio @IntSocMatBio

We're looking forward to sharing our work in the @THEmeshwork2020 webinar next week! This is a great opportunity to know more about Tina Burkhard and Alex Minns brilliant research. ECM, proteases and proteomics.... what's more? @IntSocMatBio @BSMB1 @UProteoglycans