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|2026-05-21T09:35:41+08:00May 21st, 2026|Categories: Featured Research, Holle Lab, MBInsights, Science Features|Comments Off on A Cell Never Forgets: How Prior Environments Affect Confined Cell Migration

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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