Yanlan Mao
Professor of Developmental Biophysics.
Crossing all disciplines, through science, art and food | UCL | LMCB | IPLS
www.tissuemechanicslab.com
Science communication and #SciArt via www.datascaperealities.com
Loves hiking, glamping and sourdough baking
- Reposted by Yanlan MaoPaywalled but visible to many uni-based people Apparently... Much reduced MRC success rate for grants now in pipeline Reduced MRC future funding for 'applicant-led' research But 'life sciences remain a priority'.... Lot of room for more clarity (and recognition of effects on ECRs)
- Reposted by Yanlan MaoI watched much of Ian Chapman's (Head of @ukri.org) appearance this morning at @ukparliament.parliament.uk Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.. A few points and new information that bioscientists may find interesting... A 🧵
- Woo hoo! Congratulations Giulia and totally well deserved. So proud!
- Huge congrats Giulia! my fellow @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social @buzzbaum.bsky.social @yanlanmao.bsky.social lab member. Very well deserved :)
- Registration and submissions for poster presentations will remain open for a few more weeks: meetings.embo.org/event/26-hom...
- Sign up now for the EMBO | The Company of Biologists Workshop "Interfacing biophysical and molecular mechanisms of animal #homeostasis and repair" in #Haining, China, 6–10 April 2026. Deadline: 20 December 2025 meetings.embo.org/event/26-homeostasis #EMBOBiophysicalRepair #EMBOevents 🧪
- Happy new year!
- Obligatory Christmas cooking shots, the matcha coconut tiramisu was a new invention, worked a treat!
- Festive greetings everyone! Hope you enjoy some precious family time filled with games, wintery walks and of course good food! Mine has started! See you in 2026!
- Registration deadline extended to 5th January. Festive greetings!
- Festive fun with the lab ice skating in Greenwich!
- Final week to register! #EMBOevents
- Sign up now for the EMBO | The Company of Biologists Workshop "Interfacing biophysical and molecular mechanisms of animal #homeostasis and repair" in #Haining, China, 6–10 April 2026. Deadline: 20 December 2025 meetings.embo.org/event/26-homeostasis #EMBOBiophysicalRepair #EMBOevents 🧪
- Festive dried figs #sourdough bread baking, smells so good!
- Honoured to meet @ardemp.bskyverified.social yesterday during his visit to @ucl.ac.uk What an inspirational talk, full of clarity, humour and humility. Too bad I didn’t take a video of the piezo tattoo!
- Reposted by Yanlan MaoLooking forward to this highly interactive meeting! Great cross-disciplinary speakers & opportunities for contributed talks, sign up !! 👇👇👇
- #CellBio community, this one is for you! Applications are open for the #LakeConference on Modeling Life from Cells to Tissues – co-hosted with Circuit Neuroscience Basel! 📆 April 20-22, 2026 📍 Seattle, USA 🔬 All career stages welcomed. Apply to attend by 12/12: alleninstitute.org/events/aics-...
- Registration deadline 20th Dec! We have generous travel grants for early career researchers! April is a beautiful time to visit China!
- Our interdisciplinary @embo.org @biologists.bsky.social workshop on Biophysical and Molecular Mechanisms of Animal Homeostasis and Repair will take place in beautiful Haining, China, 6-10 April 2026. Exciting line up of international speakers! Register now: meetings.embo.org/event/26-hom...
- Reposted by Yanlan MaoSAVE THE DATE! Stoked to organize the 2026 Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting with @rashmi-priya.bsky.social, @lowelab.bsky.social, and Shelbi Russell. Come learn about Biomedicine, Biomechanics, and the Biosphere, August 24-28, 2026. Registration dates, etc., coming soon! Please RT
- Reposted by Yanlan MaoOur next #ForceTalk is Prof Yanlan Mao @yanlanmao.bsky.social on "Coping with mechanical stress: tissue dynamics during development, homeostasis and repair" 🗓️ 26 Nov 2025 🕒 15:00 - 16:00 GMT Online & open to all 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/force-talk-yanlan-mao #mechanobiology @kingsnmes.bsky.social
- Too many pumpkins left after Halloween? Turn some into delicious sourdough bread or mochi, don’t waste them!
- Thank you @rodrigofg.bsky.social and Lola Martin Bermuda for organising this great meeting in Baeza! Beautiful architecture and beautiful science!
- Register for your place at this exciting @embo.org workshop in China now! Places are filling up fast! @biologists.bsky.social
- Our interdisciplinary @embo.org @biologists.bsky.social workshop on Biophysical and Molecular Mechanisms of Animal Homeostasis and Repair will take place in beautiful Haining, China, 6-10 April 2026. Exciting line up of international speakers! Register now: meetings.embo.org/event/26-hom...
- Brilliant first day with Datascape Realities at #NewScientistLive2025!
- #newscientistlive this weekend!
- Come visit our Datascape Realities station to see the coolest scientific data in #virtualreality this weekend! www.datascaperealities.com
- Come visit our Datascape Realities station to see the coolest scientific data in #virtualreality this weekend! www.datascaperealities.com
- What an incredible scientific trip to Japan, first to participate in the Multimodal ECM symposium organised by @hirofujiwara.bsky.social where Ricardo Barrientos won a poster prize, and then to visit @RIKENBDR in Kobe. Fantastic science, stunning views, beautiful food! Thank you Hiro!
- Reposted by Yanlan MaoOur paper on the nonequilibrium mechanics and remodelling of collagen-IV networks is finally out on @prxlife.bsky.social! It has been a long and exciting scientific journey, led by @billiemeadowcroft.bsky.social! @ivnpla.bsky.social @yanlanmao.bsky.social journals.aps.org/prxlife/abst...
- An exciting new paper from the lab! Check it out:
- Thrilled to share the first story from my postdoc! 🎉 A wonderful experiment + simulations collaboration. In the Drosophila wing, we find that 3D cell shapes affect signalling range and fine-tune developmental patterning www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Thread below ⬇️
- Our interdisciplinary @embo.org @biologists.bsky.social workshop on Biophysical and Molecular Mechanisms of Animal Homeostasis and Repair will take place in beautiful Haining, China, 6-10 April 2026. Exciting line up of international speakers! Register now: meetings.embo.org/event/26-hom...
- Our interdisciplinary @embo.org @biologists.bsky.social workshop on Biophysical and Molecular Mechanisms of Animal Homeostasis and Repair will take place in beautiful Haining, China, 6-10 April 2026. Exciting line up of international speakers! Register now: meetings.embo.org/event/26-hom...
- Reposted by Yanlan MaoThe inaugural Tsinghua-UCL Summer School on Artificial Evolution brought together brilliant young minds from around the globe for an immersive experience in cutting-edge science, cultural exchange and collaboration. Read more: www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...
- Our #DatascapeRealities new exhibition featured on BBC!
- Wasps are on @bbclondon.bsky.social this evening! @waspwoman.bsky.social and Datascape Realities talk about wasps and the brilliant new exhibition created in collaboration with the @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social. Go check it out!
- Come see this, in collaboration with #datascaperealities www.datascaperealities.com
- Zoom inside a virtual wasp’s nest and experience the hidden, intimate ‘World of Wasps’ – their homes, their lifestyles and their relationships. See our upcoming exhibition based on @ucl.ac.uk research. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... #GMZWasps
- Brilliant first day at Cell Contact and Adhesions GRC - no science to be share so here are my morning run views
- Tonight the Cell Contact & Adhesion Gordon Conference starts. I'm confident the science will be amazing but we can't post details so instead I'll post about our remarkable surroundings in Les Diabrelets.Ulli Tepass, Carol Ann & I walked up this remarkable valley today 1/n www.grc.org/cell-contact...
- Changes to Starting and Consolidator Grant eligibility finally in place! #erc
- Planning to apply for #research #funding from the ERC? From the next application rounds, expect changes to the: • proposal structure • evaluation process • extra funding you can request • eligibility for Starting & Consolidator #Grants (from 2027) More 👇 europa.eu/!RPHWvv
- Congratulations to @shuenlim.bsky.social for passing her PhD viva with flying colours! And many thanks to her wonderful examiners @helenweavers.bsky.social and @miewong.bsky.social !
- Reposted by Yanlan MaoDid you know that Bioimage Archive has a specific database for people to share AI-ready imaging datasets? I did not until @yanlanmao.bsky.social told me! Please deposit! If people regularly submitted, it would have a huge collective impact on bioimage analysis. www.ebi.ac.uk/bioimage-arc...
- Brilliant opportunity for @giuliapaci.bsky.social !
- Meet the 2025 @dev-journal.bsky.social Pathway to Independence (PI) fellows Eight developmental and stem cell biologists transitioning from postdoc to principal investigator journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pi...
- Been away for a few weeks, reawakening the #sourdough starter with a multi seeded loaf, and it’s a beauty!
- Reposted by Yanlan MaoEarly-career researchers can apply for a funded place at our Workshop 'New Technologies for Studying and Reprogramming Development' organised by Alex Dunn, @zevgartner.bsky.social , @adrianjacobo.bsky.social and Matthew Kutys. 📆Apply by 23 May biologists.com/workshops/no... #BiologistsWorkshops
- West coast tour done, time for a relaxing run in #Vancouver!
- Reposted by Yanlan Mao📢Registration is open for our IPLS Annual Symposium, 11th June 2025! We will showcase exciting #interdisciplinary #research performed by IPLS researchers and collaborators. Limited spaces, register early to avoid disappointment 👇 ucl.ac.uk/physics-livi...
- Reposted by Yanlan MaoSign up for one of our virtual open events on 9 April to find out more about UCL's Computational Cell Biophysics MRes: www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...
- I will miss this meeting but be sure to chat with Giulia!
- If you are at #biologist100, make sure to catch up with @giuliapaci.bsky.social from the @yanlanmao.bsky.social's lab to learn about 3D contacts in developmental patterning.
- The moment of truth! Opening that lid is like seeing “the” band on a gel! Only scientists (and bakers) will understand! #sourdoughbaking #bakingisscience
- And the final product! #sourdoughbread
- With 25% Emmer flour 75% bread (00) flour. #sourdough
- Reposted by Yanlan MaoThrilled to announce that I am looking for a Research Technician/Assistant to join my lab @imbavienna.bsky.social. Please consider applying if you’re enthusiastic about #devbio #stemcells #teamwork and excited to help shaping a new lab! Thankful for any retweet! 🫶 imba.onlyfy.jobs/job/l6u2m980
- Reposted by Yanlan MaoDiscover how our researchers are creating real-world impact, developing innovative solutions to tackle humanity's most pressing challenges. Watch the full video here: shorturl.at/mYLQV
- My 9yo daughter is loving this book!
- We made pizza (on National Pizza day, unknowingly!) 48 hr slow fermented sourdough base was the best I’ve made so far! Definitely worth the wait!
- Baking some #sourdough #baguettes upon kids’ request!
- Low n number and big variance still…
- Happy #Lunar New Year to my friends and colleagues who celebrate it!
- My wonderful lab totally surprised me today with this! Most are not on Bluesky, but thanks @giuliapaci.bsky.social and all the team, past and present!!
