Seeking Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Vascular Mechano-medicine Lab led by Dr. Shailaja Seetharaman at the Mechanobiology Institute, NUS

We are seeking to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the research group of Dr. Shailaja Seetharaman at the Mechanobiology Institute and Department of Physiology at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS.

By Wen Ying Lois Faith|May 22nd, 2026|Categories: Jobs|Comments Off on Seeking Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Vascular Mechano-medicine Lab led by Dr. Shailaja Seetharaman at the Mechanobiology Institute, NUS

A Cell Never Forgets: How Prior Environments Affect Confined Cell Migration

Researchers from the Holle Lab at the Mechanobiology Institute, NUS discover that cells retain mechanical memory that influences subsequent migration despite environmental changes, suggesting broader implications for understanding wound healing, fibrosis and cancer metastasis.

By Yee Shu Brenda|May 21st, 2026|Categories: Featured Research, Holle Lab, MBInsights, Science Features|Comments Off on A Cell Never Forgets: How Prior Environments Affect Confined Cell Migration

Force sensing in cells at the single molecule level

Professor Yan Jie and his team from the Mechanobiology Institute collaborated with Professor Liu Xiaogang from the Department of Chemistry, NUS, to determine the exact force needed to activate Piezo1, via a DNA-based approach.

By Yee Shu Brenda|May 5th, 2026|Categories: News, Yan Jie Lab|Comments Off on Force sensing in cells at the single molecule level

MBI Hosts Students from Raffles Girls School!

MBI hosted students from Raffles Girls School on 28 April 2026, for an outreach session designed to spark curiosity about mechanobiology and research careers.

By Yee Shu Brenda|Apr 29th, 2026|Categories: MBInsights, News|Comments Off on MBI Hosts Students from Raffles Girls School!

Cristina Bertocchi

Alumni, -2018

Principal Investigator

Pakorn Tony Kanchanawong

Research Interests

Molecular Mechanisms of Mechanobiology

By Management|2018-08-30T15:08:56+08:00Apr 18th, 2017|Categories: Alumni, Kanchanawong Alumni|Comments Off on Cristina Bertocchi

About the National University of Singapore

About NUSA leading global university centred in Asia, NUS is Singapore's flagship university, offering a global approach to education and research with a focus on Asian perspectives and expertise.

About the Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore

About MBIOne of four Research Centres of Excellence at NUS, MBI is working to identify, measure and describe how the forces for motility and morphogenesis are expressed at the molecular, cellular and tissue level.
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