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By Lois Faith Yaw Wen Ying|2026-01-30T17:21:32+08:00Jan 30th, 2026|Categories: Hanry Yu Lab Personnel, Research Assistant|

Research Assistant, Yu Group

MBI Hosts Students from Sakura High School!

By Brenda Lau Yee Shu|2026-01-26T11:31:38+08:00Jan 26th, 2026|Categories: MBInsights, News|

MBI hosted students from Sakura High School, Chiba, Japan on 22nd January 2026 for an outreach session designed to spark curiosity about mechanobiology and research careers.

Beyond the Trend: Creating the Next Frontier in Cell Biology

By Andrew Wong Ming-Shang|2026-01-12T11:34:00+08:00Jan 12th, 2026|Categories: News|

Beyond the Trend: Creating the Next Frontier in Cell Biology. A message from Prof. Rong Li, MBI Director and 2026 President of the American Society for Cell Biology.

Violet vs. Blue: Controlling Mechanotransduction with a Single-protein Light Switch

By Brenda Lau Yee Shu|2026-01-07T11:01:51+08:00Jan 7th, 2026|Categories: Kanchanawong Lab, MBInsights, Science Features|

In a study published in the Journal of Cell Science, led by Ryosuke Nishimura at the Mechanobiology Institute, NUS, researchers developed an optogenetic tool to precisely manipulate talin’s structure and observe the resulting cellular behavior.