@MartinLabMIT

Associate Professor @MITBiology. Interested in how cells generate force and how they work together to sculpt tissues.

 Cambridge, MA
web.mit.edu/martin-lab/
Joined July 2019
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Check out this excellent profile of Professor of Chemistry and @MITBiology Catherine Drennan (@Drennan_Lab) recently published in @PNASNews! pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.24…
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IMO in career decisions, too many people optimize for what they think they’re entitled to when instead, opting into cool shit and proving themselves will often result in way better outcomes than they expected in the first place
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I am incredibly excited and honored to be running for the Secretary position for the Society of Developmental Biology! If you are a member, I would appreciate your support and your vote. I'd love the opportunity to serve our community in this way. Thanks!! Plz RT!
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MIT Science@ScienceMIT22 Jan 2024
According to Jay Stein PhD ’68, the Jay A. Stein (1968) Professorship of Biology at MIT "is a way to pass the baton of science, from one generation to the next—hopefully, forever." science.mit.edu/passing-the-…
Amy Keating stands smiling beside Jay A. Stein, who is seated in a biology laboratory.

ALT Amy Keating stands smiling beside Jay A. Stein, who is seated in a biology laboratory.

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Here is an open link to: Basic Science is not just a Foundation. (Nature Cell Biology, Volume 26, pages 8–10 (2024): rdcu.be/dv82R
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I am hiring in 2024. Contact me if you'd like to learn about my lab and the NIH
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Pierre Ronceray and I are recruiting a PhD student to study non-equilibrium fluctuations in developing fly embryos. The position is through @centuri_ls in Marseille, France and will begin in October 2024. Applications due Feb 15th. More details here: centuri-livingsystems.org/ph…. #phd
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Roeder lab@RoederLab21 Dec 2023
Our collaborative review with @BurdaIsabella, @MACollins_PhD, and @martinLabMIT identifying common principles in plant and animal morphogenesis is out @Dev_Cell. 1/6 cell.com/developmental-cell/…
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Collin Martin@martcw1225 Oct 2023
I take immense pride knowing I was a small part of the fabric that made up this club. Thank you to everyone that has made this journey so special. San Diego will always feel like home. 🧡💚
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Reminder there is no crystal ball for the impact a discovery will have over time so delaying progress for years by abdicating agency to gatekeepers who *also* don’t have one can confer the appearance but not the substance of that impact. Post preprints. Accelerate science.
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Replying to @mitopenlearning @MIT
Gordon will also be presenting at @MIT_xTalks tomorrow 9/26 at 3pm ET! This exclusive event for the @MIT community will share @MITBiology's hybrid training approach to build confidence in inclusive teaching. bit.ly/3LxckoT
Graphic with headshot photo of Darcy Gordon. Logos for MIT Open Learning Residential Education and xTalks are in the top left corner.

ALT Graphic with headshot photo of Darcy Gordon. Logos for MIT Open Learning Residential Education and xTalks are in the top left corner.

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For #FluorescenceFriday, here's a journey through a z-stack of a live #drosophila egg chamber stained with SPY555-tubulin and expressing Nup107-GFP. The movie was found in the recent article "Scaling behaviour and control of nuclear wrinkling" published in @NaturePhysics doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-0… #SPYprobes #imaging #lifesciences @MartinLabMIT
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Most important thing to learn as a grad student and postdoc: 1) design experiments considering how you could present your data as a figure, 2) make figure drafts as soon as you get the data, 3) as you go through the analysis you can update and upgrade that figure draft.
Andy Truman PhD@TrumanLab8 Sep 2023
A really important skill for trainees to learn is to be a “closer” of a project-that is to take it over the finish line for publication. This means doing the experiments, getting the figures/text ready for submission and being prepared to do review corrections 😀
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Adam Martin retweeted
MIT Mathematics@MITMath8 Sep 2023
Dominic Skinner, Jörn Dunkel + colleagues created a math tool to compare structures of complex systems, like bacteria colonies, embryonic tissues, foams & stars. @MartinLabMIT @knutdrescher @HannahJeckel @ScienceMIT @ScienceAdvances science.org/doi/full/10.1126…

Topological packing statistics of living and nonliving matter

A topological metric framework makes it possible to compare biological, physical and astronomical systems.

science.org
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Applications for the 2023 Angelika Amon Young Scientist Awards are closing on May 31. If you are a graduate student in life sciences or biomedical research at at non-U.S. institution and have a passion for discovery science, we encourage you to apply! ki.mit.edu/events/prizes-lec…
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ALT Angelika Amon, smiling, leaning against a lab bench, and holding up a petri dish.

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Developing tissue undergoes extensive remodeling as the organism transforms from a simple collection of cells into a complex system of life. This #KIimages winner shows tissue “origami” at work in a fruit fly embryo. Image creator @MACollins_ explains: youtu.be/b4AKspwzg14
the image is split down the middle with an orange line between the two sides. On the left, linked grey cells on the left and orange between them, and on the right, a colorful pattern of irregular hexagons loosely mirroring the cells on the left

ALT the image is split down the middle with an orange line between the two sides. On the left, linked grey cells on the left and orange between them, and on the right, a colorful pattern of irregular hexagons loosely mirroring the cells on the left

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📢🚨We are hiring! We are looking for a new research technician to join the team. You will gain expertise in protein purification, biochemistry, and microscopy. More info and apply here: careers.peopleclick.com/care…
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Truly honored to be recognized this year at the 2023 #KIImages Awards! Thank you to all involved for giving me this incredible opportunity to share a glimpse of my work and passion for microscopy 🔬 @kochinstitute @MITBiology @MartinLabMIT
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Adam Martin retweeted
MIT Biology@MITBiology16 Mar 2023
Just like origami, tissues must remodel--bend, stretch, compress and fuse--to create new shapes, according to Mary Ann Collins presenting "Remodel Organism: Tissue Origami in a Fruit Fly Embryo" #KIimages
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Combining research with teaching
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