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Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme

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The Mechanics of Life Doctoral Scholarship Programme is a multi-disciplinary doctoral training scheme at King's College London funded by @leverhulme.bsky.social https://www.kcl.ac.uk/mechanicsoflife

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Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text 18 March 2026 Cell shape-shifting across the tree of life Professor Andela Saric Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text 18 March 2026 Cell shape-shifting across the tree of life Professor Andela Saric Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series

Join us for our next #ForceTalk with Professor Andela Saric of @istaresearch.bsky.social to learn about "Cell shape-shifting across the tree of life"

πŸ“… 18 March 2026
πŸ•’ 15:00 - 16:00 GMT

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#mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

06.03.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨Rescheduled🚨 Now happening Today @ 13:00 our next #ForceTalk is with Prof Sylvain Gabriele @sgabriele.bsky.social

πŸ“… Tuesday 3 March 2026
πŸ•’ 13:00 - 14:00 GMT

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#mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

03.03.2026 10:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text 4 March 2026 Mechanosensing of epithelial cells: curvature, confinement and memory Professor Sylvain Gabriele University of Mons Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text 4 March 2026 Mechanosensing of epithelial cells: curvature, confinement and memory Professor Sylvain Gabriele University of Mons Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series

Our next #ForceTalk is with Prof Sylvain Gabriele @sgabriele.bsky.social exploring "Mechanosensing of epithelial cells: curvature, confinement and memory"

πŸ“… 4 March 2026
πŸ•’ 15:00 - 16:00 GMT

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#mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

20.02.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Today at 15:00 GMT - our next #ForceTalk is with Professor Edouard Hannezo @ehannezo.bsky.social - online and open to all, details on how to join πŸ‘‡

21.01.2026 08:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme PhD Opportunity Development of optogenetic mechanical tools to control protein translocation across biological pores Deadline: 4 February 2026

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Mechanics of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme PhD Opportunity Development of optogenetic mechanical tools to control protein translocation across biological pores Deadline: 4 February 2026

πŸ“’ We're recruiting! We have a fully funded doctoral scholarship open to UK applicants for the project "Development of optogenetic mechanical tools to control protein translocation across biological pores."

Find out more πŸ‘‰ www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy...

#mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

20.01.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text 21 January 2026 Robustness of morphogenesis via mechano-chemical feedbacks Professor Edouard Hannezo Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text 21 January 2026 Robustness of morphogenesis via mechano-chemical feedbacks Professor Edouard Hannezo Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series

Join our next #ForceTalk with Prof Edouard Hannezo @ehannezo.bsky.social of @istaresearch.bsky.social on "Robustness of morphogenesis via mechano-chemical feedbacks"

πŸ—“οΈ 21 January 2026
πŸ•’ 15:00 - 16:00 GMT

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#mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

09.01.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Today at 15:00 GMT - our next #ForceTalk is with Professor Professor Yanlan Mao @yanlanmao.bsky.social - online and open to all, details on how to join πŸ‘‡

26.11.2025 09:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Coping with mechanical stress: tissue dynamics during development, homeostasis and repair Professor Yanlan Mao University College London Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Coping with mechanical stress: tissue dynamics during development, homeostasis and repair Professor Yanlan Mao University College London Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series

Our next #ForceTalk is Prof Yanlan Mao @yanlanmao.bsky.social on "Coping with mechanical stress: tissue dynamics during development, homeostasis and repair"

πŸ—“οΈ 26 Nov 2025
πŸ•’ 15:00 - 16:00 GMT

Online & open to all πŸ‘‰ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/force-talk-yanlan-mao

#mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

18.11.2025 17:59 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Today at 15:00 GMT - our first #ForceTalk of the year is with Professor Michael Murrell - online and open to all, details on how to join πŸ‘‡

12.11.2025 08:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Coping with mechanical stress: tissue dynamics during development, homeostasis and repair Professor Yanlan Mao University College London Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Coping with mechanical stress: tissue dynamics during development, homeostasis and repair Professor Yanlan Mao University College London Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series

Our #ForceTalk series returns with Professor Michael Murrell of Yale University discussing "Energetic optimization during cell division".

πŸ“… 12 November 2025
πŸ•’ 15:00 - 16:00 GMT

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#mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

05.11.2025 16:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Today at 15:00 BST - our final #ForceTalk before we break for the summer! Join Professor Giorgio Scita - online and open to all, details on how to join πŸ‘‡

21.05.2025 08:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series Professor Giorgio Scita IFOMΒ ETS - The AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, & University of Milan Tissue fluidification in pathophysiology Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 15:00-16:00 email:mechanicsoflife@kcl.ac.uk for more information

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series Professor Giorgio Scita IFOMΒ ETS - The AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, & University of Milan Tissue fluidification in pathophysiology Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 15:00-16:00 email:mechanicsoflife@kcl.ac.uk for more information

Our final #ForceTalk of the academic year is with Professor Giorgio Scita of IFOMΒ ETS & UniMi discussing "Tissue fluidification in pathophysiology":

πŸ“… 21 May 2025
πŸ•’ 15:00 - 16:00 BST

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#mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

09.05.2025 12:19 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Today at 15:00 BST - #ForceTalk with Dr Jean-Leon Maitre @maitrejl.bsky.social - online and open to all, details on how to join πŸ‘‡

07.05.2025 11:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series Dr Jean-Leon Maitre Institut Curie Mechanics of blastocyst morphogenesis Wednesday, 07 May 2025, 15:00-16:00 email:mechanicsoflife@kcl.ac.uk for more information

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series Dr Jean-Leon Maitre Institut Curie Mechanics of blastocyst morphogenesis Wednesday, 07 May 2025, 15:00-16:00 email:mechanicsoflife@kcl.ac.uk for more information

Join us for our next #ForceTalk on "Mechanics of blastocyst morphogenesis" with Dr Jean-Leon Maitre @maitrejl.bsky.social of Institut Curie:

πŸ—“οΈ 7 May 2025
πŸ•’ 15:00 - 16:00 BST

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#mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

25.04.2025 11:15 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Today at 15:00 BST - #ForceTalk with Professor Gijsje Koenderink @gijsjekoenderink.bsky.social - online and open to all, details on how to join πŸ‘‡

23.04.2025 09:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series Professor Gijsje Koenderink TU Delft Role of cytoskeletal crosstalk in cell mechanics Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 15:00-16:00 email:mechanicsoflife@kcl.ac.uk for more information

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series Professor Gijsje Koenderink TU Delft Role of cytoskeletal crosstalk in cell mechanics Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 15:00-16:00 email:mechanicsoflife@kcl.ac.uk for more information

Our next #ForceTalk is with Professor Gijsje Koenderink @gijsjekoenderink.bsky.social of TU Delft exploring "Role of cytoskeletal crosstalk in cell mechanics"

πŸ“… 23 April 2025
πŸ•’ 15:00 - 16:00 BST

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#mechanobiology

11.04.2025 10:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Today at 15:00 BST - #ForceTalk with Professor Elizabeth Chen @echenlab.bsky.social - online and open to all, details on how to join πŸ‘‡

09.04.2025 08:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series Professor Elizabeth Chen University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Mechanical interactions at the fusogenic synapse Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 15:00-16:00 email:mechanicsoflife@kcl.ac.uk for more information

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series Professor Elizabeth Chen University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Mechanical interactions at the fusogenic synapse Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 15:00-16:00 email:mechanicsoflife@kcl.ac.uk for more information

Join our next #ForceTalk on "Mechanical interactions at the fusogenic synapse" with Profesor Elizabeth Chen @echenlab.bsky.social of UT Southwestern Medical Center

πŸ“… 9 April 2025
πŸ•’ 15:00 - 16:00 BST

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#mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

28.03.2025 16:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Today at 15:00 GMT - #ForceTalk with Dr Radhika Subramanian - online and open to all, details on how to join πŸ‘‡

26.03.2025 09:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series Dr Radhika Subramanian Harvard University How a kinase finds the cell center for cytokinesis Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 15:00-16:00 email:mechanicsoflife@kcl.ac.uk for more information

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series Dr Radhika Subramanian Harvard University How a kinase finds the cell center for cytokinesis Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 15:00-16:00 email:mechanicsoflife@kcl.ac.uk for more information

Our next #ForceTalk is with Dr Radhika Subramanian of @harvard.edu on "How a kinase finds the cell center for cytokinesis"

πŸ“… 26 March 2025
πŸ•’ 15:00 - 16:00 GMT

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#mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

14.03.2025 16:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Today at 15:00 GMT - #ForceTalk with Professor Bailong Xiao - online and open to all, details on how to join πŸ‘‡

26.02.2025 09:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series Professor Bailong Xiao Tsinghua University Feeling Force with PIEZOs Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 15:00-16:00 email:mechanicsoflife@kcl.ac.uk for more information

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series Professor Bailong Xiao Tsinghua University Feeling Force with PIEZOs Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 15:00-16:00 email:mechanicsoflife@kcl.ac.uk for more information

Join us for our next #ForceTalk with Professor Bailong Xiao of Tsinghua University to learn about "Feeling Force with PIEZOs"

πŸ—“οΈ 26 February 2025
πŸ•’ 15:00 - 16:00 GMT

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#mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social

14.02.2025 11:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Today at 15:00 GMT - #ForceTalk with Professor Sander Tans of @amolf-nl.bsky.social on "Protein processing at the single-molecule level"

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12.02.2025 09:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series Professor Sander Tans AMOLF Wednesday, 12 February 2025, 15:00-16:00 email:mechanicsoflife@kcl.ac.uk for more information

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series Professor Sander Tans AMOLF Wednesday, 12 February 2025, 15:00-16:00 email:mechanicsoflife@kcl.ac.uk for more information

Join us for our next #ForceTalk with Professor Sander Tans of AMOLF institute, Amsterdam

πŸ“… 12 February 2025
πŸ•’ 15:00 - 16:00 GMT

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#mechanobiology #biophysics @kingsnmes.bsky.social

31.01.2025 16:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series Professor Celeste M. Nelson Princeton University Mechanics, metabolism, and morphogenesis Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 15:00-16:00 email:mechanicsoflife@kcl.ac.uk for more information

Background of DNA strand with logos of King's College London and the Leverhulme Trust and text Force Talks Mechanics of Life Leverhulme DSP seminar series Professor Celeste M. Nelson Princeton University Mechanics, metabolism, and morphogenesis Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 15:00-16:00 email:mechanicsoflife@kcl.ac.uk for more information

Join Professor Celeste M. Nelson of Princeton University for a #ForceTalk on "Mechanics, metabolism, and morphogenesis"

πŸ“… 15 January 2025
πŸ•’ 15:00 - 16:00 GMT

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#mechanobiology

14.01.2025 16:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0