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NPAW Rising Stars Series🌟

What goes wrong in the bone marrow matrix in Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)?👀
Dr. @akbains.bsky.social studies how faulty stromal signaling reshapes the #ECM in MDS.

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#NPAW2026 #MatrixBiology #RisingStars #LovePostdocs
Interview with Dr. Amanpreet Kaur Bains | Rising Stars
YouTube video by ASMB - American Society for Matrix Biology
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September 24, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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To every postdoc in the matrix biology community: thank you. Much of what this field knows, it knows because you stayed with a hard question long enough to answer it. Every fiber in the matrix is load-bearing. So is every postdoc.
#NPAW2026 #PostdocAppreciation #MatrixBiology
September 22, 2026 at 3:36 AM
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NPAW Rising Star Series🌟

Alport syndrome is a typo in a collagen gene & the kidney's filter comes apart.
Dr @decker-st.bsky.social from @utah.edu studies what happens next, and how mitochondria get dragged in.👨‍🔬🥼

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#NPAW2026 #MatrixBiology #RisingStars #LovePostdocs
Interview with Dr. Stephen Decker | Rising Stars
YouTube video by ASMB - American Society for Matrix Biology
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September 25, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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NPAW Rising Star Series🌟

Some Alport Syndrome mutations act like a premature 🛑sign, causing cells to quit building collagen halfway.
Dr. Kohei Omachi (@riken-bdr.bsky.social) makes tRNAs that read past it.

#NPAW2026 #MatrixBiology #RisingStars #LovePostdocs

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Interview with Dr. Kohei Omachi | Rising Stars
YouTube video by ASMB - American Society for Matrix Biology
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September 25, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Next up: Douglas Gould, PhD 👁️
2026 President-elect of the ASMB and Professor at the University of California, San Francisco.
His work links ECM biology to vision and disease.
✨ Watch: youtu.be/9S3qPxUEBgg

#MEETTHEPRESIDENTS #ECM #MATRIXBIOLOGY
Meet Our Presidents: Doug Gould
YouTube video by ASMB - American Society for Matrix Biology
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February 17, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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Say hello to Ambra Pozzi, PhD 🧬
Past President of the #ASMB, whose leadership helped shape the community we celebrate in our #ASMB2025 interview series.

🎥 Watch the full interview: youtu.be/7Ys0rsieCiE

#MEETTHEPRESIDENTS #ECM #MATRIXBIOLOGY
Meet Our Presidents: Ambra Pozzi
YouTube video by ASMB - American Society for Matrix Biology
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February 17, 2026 at 2:44 AM
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✨ Thank you to everyone who joined us for the DSMB Annual Meeting 2025 & Heparan Sulfate Workshop at the University of Copenhagen!

#MatrixBiology #DSMB #HeparanSulfate #ScientificCommunity
September 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Meet Thomas H. Barker, PhD 🔬
2026 President of the American Society for Matrix Biology and Professor at the University of Virginia.
His lab studies ECM signaling, repair, fibrosis, and regeneration.
👀 Watch his full #ASMB2025 interview youtu.be/Dw_BVGWkI94

#MEETTHEPRESIDENTS #ECM #MATRIXBIOLOGY
Meet Our Presidents: Tom Barker
YouTube video by ASMB - American Society for Matrix Biology
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February 17, 2026 at 2:50 AM
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📣Wondering what to expect from our next annual meeting? Planning your journey? Our preliminary program is now live! Don't forget to submit your abstracts!!! #matrixbiology @dsmb-dk.bsky.social @mbsanz.bsky.social @amsocmatbio.bsky.social @themeshwork.bsky.social
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Annual Meeting 2026 - DGMB
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February 5, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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👏 Congratulations 🎉 to PhD student Daiqing Chen for her #PosterAward at @amsocmatbio.bsky.social for "The MatriGO Project: Systematic Curation and Refinement of ECM-related Terms in #GeneOntology" #UIC #MatrixBiology #Science
December 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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#Heparansulfate aficionados should mark their calendars! 😍 Another #matrixbiology meeting you don‘t want to miss!
#ECRs, you can apply for a travel grant to attend 👇
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June 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Super happy to share that the first paper from my postdoc project is now available online! 🥳

#ExCarBon #FOR2407
#matrixbiology #chondrocytes #mechanobiology

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Load activated FGFR and beta1 integrins target distinct chondrocyte mechano-response genes
In response to mechanical stimuli, chondrocytes adapt their transcriptional activity, thereby shaping the cellular mechano-response; however, it remai…
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May 26, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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ETRS2025 Annual Meeting Speaker Spotlight

🧱 SESSION 8: Matrix Modulation For Tissue Repair

We are thrilled to host Professor @terojarvinen.bsky.social (Tampere University Hospital, Finland) at #ETRS2025.

Don’t miss this game-changing lecture on targeted tissue repair therapies!

#Matrixbiology
July 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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📣SAVE THE DATE!

#DGMB2026 will be held 15th-17th April 2026 in beautiful Heidelberg! More details to follow soon!

We will also have a satellite meeting for #EarlyCareerResearchers before the main meeting, giving you a chance to meet other #ECRs and make new conference-friends! #matrixbiology
SAVE THE DATE: 15.-17. April 2026. Annual meeting of the German Society for Matrix Biology. Scientific committee: PD Dr. Solvig Diederichs, Dr. Helen Dietmar, Prof. Dr. Anja Niehoff, Dr. Paolo Alberton, Dr. Muzamil Khan.
June 3, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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This research offers new insights into COVID-19 pathology and potential therapeutic targets. A great example of pushing the boundaries of matrix biology!

#MatrixBiology #Hyaluronan #LungHealth

@becky-dodd.bsky.social @profjudiallen.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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📢 You still have time to (write and) submit your abstract for a chance to present at this fantastic meeting! 😍 Deadline 27th June! #matrixbiology
amsocmatbio.bsky.social ASMB @amsocmatbio.bsky.social · Jun 2
📢 IMPORTANT DATE ALLERT!
Excited for the ASMB 2025 Biennial Meeting in Baltimore, Nov 16–19! Early Bird Registrations and Abstract submission deadline approaching—Don't forget to sign up first, then submit your abstract. See you there!
#ASMB2025 #ASMBaltimore2025 #ECMatrix
June 3, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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📣📅 ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED!

Submit your work by the 27th February!

A huge thank you to everyone who was already submitted their abstracts - we‘re looking forward to seeing you in April ☺️ #matrixbiology #DGMB2026
matrixbiologie.bsky.social DGMB @matrixbiologie.bsky.social · Feb 5
📣Wondering what to expect from our next annual meeting? Planning your journey? Our preliminary program is now live! Don't forget to submit your abstracts!!! #matrixbiology @dsmb-dk.bsky.social @mbsanz.bsky.social @amsocmatbio.bsky.social @themeshwork.bsky.social
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Annual Meeting 2026 - DGMB
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February 13, 2026 at 6:36 AM
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Join us in Baltimore, Nov 16-19.
EARLY BIRD #REGISTRATION & #ABSTRACT SUBMISSION ARE NOW OPEN

#TravelAwards: APPLY TODAY!

Check out: www.ASMB.net for all details!

#ASMB2025 #MatrixBiology #ECM #Biomaterials #Networking #CareerDevelopment
June 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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ECM Brain
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Join us for an e-symposium geared towards understanding methods neuroscientists use to study the ectracellular matrix! #asmb #matrixbiology #neuroscience

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: ASMB e-Symposium: ECM Dynamics in the Brain: Emerging Tools and Approaches. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeti...
This symposium will highlight emerging and adapted approaches for studying ECM remodeling in the brain, including techniques developed specifically for neural tissue and those successfully adapted fro...
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August 31, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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📣Abstract deadline approaching fast! Submit your abstract by the 15th of February! 📣 We look forward to seeing you. #ECRs don't forget to register for our pre-meeting (@change-ecm.bsky.social) #matrixbiology #DGMB2026

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Annual Meeting 2026 - DGMB
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February 9, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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Happy Monday! We're starting the week with another #YoungInvestigatorSpotlight - this time it's Leonie Ruths' profile & publication, which you can find here: www.oarsijournal.com/article/S106....

Well done to all the participants of this year's Young Investigator Award session! #matrixbiology
Young Investigator Spotlight of the German Society for Matrix Biology: Dr. Leonie Ruths. After my studies in Biochemistry, I joined in 2020 the Division for Biochemistry of Joint and Connective Tissue Diseases (Ulm University) for my PhD studies. I focused on the involvement of the complement system in posttraumatic osteoarthritis and I was particularly interested in the role of the anaphylatoxins C3a and C5a in matrix mineralization and cartilage degeneration. Of further interest was the induction of cellular senescence in chondrocytes due to complement activation. Since my defense in the beginning of 2025, I continued my studies on posttraumatic osteoarthritis in Ulm. Scientific facts about Leonie Ruths: Favorite tissue/ cell: cartilage and primary chondrocytes. Favorite ECM protein: collagen type X. Most evil method in lab: western blot. Best methodological skills: fluorescence microscopy. Favorite smell in lab: xylene. Personal facts about Leonie Ruths: Secret superpower: good sense of direction. Bad habit: sometimes I am a bit of a control freak. Favorite Disney film: WALL·E. Most embarrassing/ or all-time celebrity crush: Eddie Redmayne. How do you recharge after a busy day in the lab? bouldering with friends.
June 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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While we update our website regarding #DGMB2026, you can find a list of confirmed speakers here! 👇 We are so happy to have them and already look forward to lots of exciting science!
#ECRs, we'll have a pre-meeting together with the #EU-CHANGE network - more info coming soon! #ECM #MatrixBiology
The annual meeting of the German Society for Matrix Biology will be held in Heidelberg, 15th - 17th of April, 2026. The flyer shows the "Alte Brücke" in Heidelberg Old Town. Confirmed speakers are: Stefan Hell, Molly Stevens (online), Mats Paulsson, Viola Vogel, Leonhard Möckl, Florence Ruggiero, Tristan März, Sabine Eming, David Wilkinson, Christine Chuang, Oscar Staufer, Frauke Gräter, Markus Krüger and Veronique Orian-Rousseau.
September 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Work on cell adhesion, ECM biology, mechanobiology, or tissue engineering? Join this unique trainee-focused forum to present your research and connect with the community right before the GRC! Apply & submit abstracts here: www.grc.org/fibronectin-...
#MatrixBiology #Integrins #GRS2027 #PhDLife (5/6)
2027 Fibronectin, Integrins and Related Molecules (GRS) Seminar GRC
The 2027 Gordon Research Seminar on Fibronectin, Integrins and Related Molecules (GRS) will be held in Ventura, California. Apply today to reserve your spot.
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September 9, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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Sign up now!! 👇👇👇#matrixbiology #biomaterials @amsocmatbio.bsky.social @mbsanz.bsky.social @dsmb-dk.bsky.social
themeshwork.bsky.social The Meshwork @themeshwork.bsky.social · Jun 10
🔬Join us on the last webinar of the season on June 26th!
Featuring keynote @brookefarrugia.bsky.social and a short talk by Dr. Jessica Chitty. Dr. Alex Smith will be chairing the session.
You can register by scanning the QR code👇or here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1_Av...
June 15, 2026 at 5:39 AM
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2026 will be a fantastic year for #matrixbiology - #BSMB in Manchester, #DGMB2026 in Heidelberg, followed by #ECM2026 in Copenhagen and of course #MBE2026 in Oulu. 👇 You can find them via our website:
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Conferences & Awards - DGMB
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February 19, 2026 at 7:54 AM