Scientist – Immunology, cancer, computational and quantitative biology. Views are my own

San Diego, CA
Joined October 2020
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Check our new preprint defining a novel cell engineering approach to generate "physically optimized" T cells that move better through complex solid tumor environments to better encounter and kill carcinoma cells! biorxiv.org/content/10.64898… @theNCI @AmericanCancer #CCBIR #CMITIE
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Excited to share that our review article, "Physical principles and mechanisms of cell migration", is now published online in npj Biological Physics and Mechanics! Read it here: rdcu.be/d6oUO @davidodde @ppproven
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Timescales in Cell Biology
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📢 Are you looking for summer research opportunities in the biomedical sciences?  Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of the 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) @UTSWGradSchool @UTSWMedCenter Applications now open bit.ly/3yeoQDj!
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The 2024 Rising Stars in Engineering in Health workshop was held in Boston. Faculty from co-host institutions, #HopkinsBME, @ColumbiaBME, @CornellBME, & @BostonU_BME, helped prepare participants for the job market through mock interviews, panels, networking receptions, & more.
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I feel incredibly blessed and honored to have been acknowledged and featured in the Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists in the USA. It is a great privilege to be recognized together with many colleagues I admire and respect. #LatinxAtlas. fredhutch.org/en/about/about…
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Welcome to our 20 Rising Stars on the first day of the workshop!
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First BME UNITE seminar this Monday August 12th at noon EST. Come hear from @matilla_roberto @caduarteco @imcwchang and learn about their exciting research! Register here: shorturl.at/ACpcZ @bmeUNITE
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We are excited to announce the 2024 BME UNITE Future Faculty Fellows, who are all on the academic job market this year. Congratulations to all! Register for upcoming seminars to learn about their research here: shorturl.at/ACpcZ First up Monday Aug. 12th at noon EST!
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@Sorrell_Lab opens the third session of the FIRST Future Faculty Symposium, which features research talks by five postdoctoral fellows engaged in cancer research. Drs. Kendrick Smith, @matilla_roberto @Mel_1090 @TLLS14 @mafeforni
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Great modeling work by postdoc @matilla_roberto, a framework for integrating amoeboid and mesenchymal modes of migration. Biophysical modeling identifies an optimal hybrid amoeboid-mesenchymal phenotype for maximal T cell migration speeds biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Excellent new modeling work by postdoc Roberto Alonso Matilla @matilla_roberto, co-advised by @ppproven. Optimizing cell traction force, even in very stiff environments, + guidance for molecular tension sensor design. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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A killer T cell on a mission! 😤 #FluorescenceFriday at the @griffiths_lab @TheCIMR 🤓🔬🧫
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Are you a physical scientist or engineer in cancer research and attending @BMESociety 2023? There will be a special session on "Integrating engineering and physical sciences in oncology" from 2:00-3:30pm on October 13. Apply to give a flash talk here: forms.gle/KuHbHVXq3TWTAcri8
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New findings just published in @NatureCancer from @thomasrcox & colleagues from @GarvanInstitute reveal a new Australian drug that targets scar-like ‘fibrotic’ tissue within tumours shows promise for treating pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. garvan.org.au/news-events/ne…
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Registration link below for Friday's Emerging Leaders in BME Symposium showcasing the work of @LizWaynePhD @lexi_rindone @paudelbb @lydiagrmai @BryanaNycoleH @matilla_roberto @MykelDGreen REGISTER: surveymonkey.com/r/6QBBY8Q
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Excited to host our 2nd Emerging Leaders in BME Symposium sponsored by the Anderson Symposium Committee, @UVABME and @uva_gbmes! On September 1st @UVA + in person. @LizWaynePhD @lexi_rindone @paudelbb @lydiagrmai @BryanaNycoleH @matilla_roberto @MykelDGreen
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It’s not every day that you get to share a story that you truly believe changes a paradigm! Today is that day for us. We hope you agree: biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… Cell Membranes Sustain Phospholipid Imbalance Via Cholesterol Asymmetry What's the big idea? Tweetorial below! 1/9
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Hi @NCIPhySci trainees, The PS-ON community is applying to host a Special Session at the 2023 BMES annual meeting. If you are a trainee attending BMES interested in giving a flash talk please fill out this interest form docs.google.com/forms/d/1MZV…
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