Just heard of the sudden passing of Prof. Gabriel Popescu, a giant of optical microscopy, a very kind and witty colleague and friend. We had lunch less than a month ago during his sabbatical in Paris😢My thoughts are with his family, colleagues, students and friends. RIP Gabi.

Transient versus sustained #calcium increase upon single vs pulsed activation of #mechanosensor #Piezo1 can have opposite consequences or #FAK kinase activation Yingxiao Wang Longwei liu Michael Berns Shu Chien and collaborators UC San Diego UC San Diego Bioengineering embopress.org/doi/10.15252/e…

Hearty Congratulations to Longwei and Yijia! Our paper on the bimodal activation patterns are published in EMBO J! Please check out.

Abstracts and early bird registration will be closing soon for the 4th International Symposium on Mechanobiology (JULY 31st)! Make sure to book your spot at the conference dinner, a venue that over looks the Opera House is surely not to be missed!

Interested in Biomolecular Ultrasound & Sonogenetics? Abstract submission is open for ISBUS! Deadline 9/5. Join us & share your science! Please RT. Dec 8-11 (+ 2 opt. demo days). Pasadena, CA. Awesome lineup, inclusive agenda & travel support! isbus.org

One week left to submit an abstract for ISBUS. Join us in sunny Pasadena! isbus.org Abstract Deadline Sep 5. ISBUS

Congratulations to UC San Diego Bioengineering faculty Peter Wang on his selection as an Biomedical Engineering Society fellow

70+ abstracts submitted for ISBUS! Amazing to the see great science from around the world in this emerging field. Feeling FOMO? You can submit a late-breaking abstract by Oct 15 (posters only). isbus.org

Last minute registration is still open for the wonderful ISMB meeting in Sydney Nov6-9th. We also have day registrations now available for those who can't attend the whole conference. A fantastic line up of speakers including Nobel Laureate Martin Chalfie!

Hearty congratulations to Katie for winning the Viterbi graduate student leadership award! Such a pleasure to have the privilege working together!