Ever wanted to #micropattern more than one cell 🧫 type in the same dish and see how they interact? 🔬 What about controlling mechanics as well? Check out our latest pre-print on a technique that decouples initial patterning and adhesion on hydrogels. 🧵 1/8

Voting is now open for the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐒𝐁𝟑𝐂 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭! We have a lot of really excellent submissions this year, and now it's time for you to decide who will end up being featured on the 2024 Program Book: forms.gle/VrMzH8JQuDDgGJ…

I am thrilled to publish our work with Cell Systems and honored to have some of our designer kidney organoids featured on the cover!

So delighted that Nikon Small World selected our replica of Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” made out of cells, as an Honorable Mention! nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/2024… Aria Zheyuan Huang @RiverDreamsFilm @HughesLabPenn Penn Bioengineering

Penn Engineers Catherine Porter, @HughesLabPenn & Aria Huang were recognized with an Honorable Mention in the 2024 Nikon Small World Competition for their replica of Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” made with a time-lapse of canine kidney cells! View here: bit.ly/3ZUktff