Our research focuses on designing synthetic cells and cell-free systems that respond to various mechanobiological stimuli.šŸ”¬ #synthetic_biology #synthetic_cell

University of Michigan
Joined May 2022
New research: "Death-defying protein found in tardigrades preserves synthetic cells" šŸ‘‰šŸ”— Read the @UMengineering story to learn more: bit.ly/431wHTC
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U-M ME professor Allen Liu has been elected to the 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Class of Fellows for his contributions to the biomedical engineering community! šŸ‘‰šŸ”— Read the full announcement: me.engin.umich.edu/news-even… #MakeTheWorldWorkBetter #MechanicalEngineering
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University of Michigan Mechanical Engineering professor Allen Liu was recently appointed Associate Chair for Graduate Education for the U-M ME Department! šŸ‘‰šŸ”— To learn more, visit: bit.ly/4fyEtKj #umich #umichengin #MakeTheWorldWorkBetter #MechanicalEngineering
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Liu Lab UMich retweeted
Our collaborative review article on the latest strategies and applications of synthetic cell communication is now out! With Allen Liu @UMengineering Published in Nature Chemical Biology @nchembio @SynCellEU @buildacell @UCLChemistry nature.com/articles/s41589-0…
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We are pleased to share our review article with the Booth lab at UCL on synthetic cell communication, published in Nature Chemical Biology. nature.com/articles/s41589-0…
A new Review highlights state-of-the-art communication mechanisms between synthetic cells and discusses potential applications nature.com/articles/s41589-0…
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ME alumnus Nadab Wubshet has received the 2025 Outstanding Doctoral Research in Biophysics Award from the Biophysical Society for outstanding contributions to the study of the mechanics of actin cytoskeleton in cells. {Article} bit.ly/48nlHlp
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We are very proud of our own Nadab Wubshet for receiving the 2025 Outstanding Doctoral Research Award from Biophysical Society!
Nadab Wubshet to Receive 2025 Outstanding Doctoral Research in Biophysics Award ow.ly/PAX850TuWhb @UMich @Harvard
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Our collaborative work with Space Tango on cellular mechanotransduction of human osteoblasts in microgravity is now published in npj Microgravity! nature.com/articles/s41526-0…
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Professor Allen Liu: Matrix confinement modulates 3D spheroid sorting and burst-like collective migration @LiuLab2012 @umichLSA @Physics_CMU @imm_ntu @umichme @PhysicsNEU @UMBME @UMBiophys sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Excited to share our latest preprint on developing a light-based contact-dependent communication system between synthetic cells!
Light-based juxtacrine signaling between synthetic cells ift.tt/S81ocsf #biorxiv_synbio
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We are excited to announce our newly developed membrane tension reporter now published in ACS sensors! By engineering the mechanosensitive channel MscL, we designed a tool that can detect tension change in the plasma membrane through fluorescence change. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…
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