Biology in a Twist
Deciphering the origins of cell behavior
International Women’s Day at Hong Lim Park, Singapore
MBI WIS joined the festivities at Hong Lim Park for 2015's All Fired Up! a celebration of International Women’s Day
Professor Elizabeth Harland on Careers in Science
Prof Hartland from the University of Melbourne on pursuing a high level career in the sciences
Why do Cells Stretch?
Cyclic stretching helps soft tissues spread and grow
Modeling Concentration Gradients
Clustering drives formation of subcellular morphogen gradients
Forcing Wounds Closed
A cellular tug-of-war mechanically drives gap closure
Zhang Shaobo
Alumni
I joined the Saunders group on an internship as part of my Final Year Project during undergraduate study. The internship has been an amazing experience and helped me make up my mind to continue my journey in the mechanics of development – an exciting field which requires the integration of biology, physics, computer science and engineering.
My background during undergraduate study is in Bioinformatics (at Shanghai Jiao Tong University), and this has prepared me well for future exploration. I hope to use quantitative analysis techniques to study robust and precise cell matching processes. By applying embryonic Drosophila heart formation as a simplified matching system, I am looking forward to deciphering the deeper mechanisms of the cell targeting process about how cells find their partners in a complicated environment.
