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Congratulations to Katya for receiving the best poster award at Biointerfaces International Zurich 2022 Conference with her poster titled: "Tissue transglutaminase 2 has higher binding affinity for relaxed than to stretched fibronectin fibers"
Neuro Technology Center Columbia University: NTC/DIPC Symposium: NanoNeuro 2022
Recording of the Symposium is available: external pagehere
Our lab will give a lecture series entitled "Mechanobiology in Health and Disease" for the 1st mini-series of the CABMM Scientific Seminar in the upcoming spring semester.
The mini-series will be opened by Prof. Dr. Viola Vogel's presentation:
"Introduction and case studies: mechanisms how forces regulate the functions of molecules, cells and tissues”.
Date: Friday, February 25, 2022
Time: 12:00
Join Zoom Meeting https://uzh.zoom.us/j/63587505684?pwd=bzBsRUNrRW56L2ROK3JBZkUxMU84UT09
Meeting ID 635 8750 5684
Passcode 964609
07.12.2021
Big congratulations to Konstantin Wolf for being awarded The Willi Studer Prize 2020 for the best student in his master in Biotechnology at the Department of of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE) at ETH!
Mark your agenda
It is with great pleasure we invite you to the upcoming seminar "Mimicking physiological and pathological situations in 3D biopolymer-based matrices in vitro" by Prof. Tilo Pompe from the Institute of Biochemistry, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany on Tuesday, 7 December 2021 at 2.00 PM. The talk will follow with a lively discussion!
Join us: external pagehttps://ethz.zoom.us/j/67081422886
Read more about Prof. Tilo Pompe research external pagehere.
Mark your agenda for 22.10.2021
Prof. Viola Vogel will give an online talk for Bilkent University & Embassy of Switzerland in Turkey's common seminar series on Mechanical Engineering.
Zoom Meeting ID: 639 390 7770. Passcode: 620279
Click external pagehere to join the meeting!
06.10.2021
Mark your agenda for Prof. Viola Vogel's talk on 19.10.2021 “Molecular Mechanobiology of the extracellular matrix: From healthy tissues to cancer" at the QBIO/CANCER JOINT SYMPOSIUM at 14:30-15:10, online.
Click external pagehere for the free registration for the afternoon online event before Monday October 11, 2021.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation containing information about joining the symposium online. For more information, please contact the organiser: or
01.09.2021 Mark your agenda for Scientifica 2021: Laboratory of Applied Mechanobiology contributes to Scientifica by Dr. Dilara Perver's public lecture about Bioengineering.
The talk will be held on 5 September at 13:oo-13:45 in ETH Hönggerberg Campus at HPH G3 in English and be suitable from 12 years old.
10.06.2021
Mark your agenda for 16.06.2021: "Mechanoregulation of Cell Niches in Health and Disease"
Prof. Viola Vogel will give a talk for the iHealthtech “Innovating Health” Distinguished Speaker Webinar Series on 16th June 2021, Wednesday, 3:00 - 4:00 pm, Singapore time (9:00 - 10:00 am, Zürich time) on Zoom.
Click external pagehere to register!
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
04.06.2021
Big congratulations to Enrico for his publication and the cover feature in Journal of Proteome Research!
external pageRead more
17.05.2021
Ronja’s microscopy image featured in the Annual Report of the Botnar Research Center for Child Health. Congrats!
The image highlights extracellular matrix in a cross-section through a lymphatic structure in the mouse cecum. It is part of the research project “Precision Microbiota Engineering for Child Health”. The Multi-Investigator project is working towards new treatment options for two serious diseases in newborns, inborn errors of metabolism and neonatal sepsis, which currently have high mortality rates and long-term consequences for the children’s development.
Read more about this project and other amazing research funded by the Botnar Research Center for Child Health in the external pageAnnual Report 2020
28.04.2021
Huge congratulations to Viola who together with two other ETH professors Nenad Ban and Ursula Keller was elected an international member of NAS, National Academy of Science, US!
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22.04.2021
#AskDifferent The Einstein Foundation's interview with Viola
In the podcast, Viola shares her joy in research, as well as also her experience in the dialogue between science and politics and her criticism of hierarchies that slow down innovation.
To listen the podcast in German, external pagevisit here
03.11.2020
Interview with Elise Aeby for the Initiative helpfulETH can be found external pagehere.
15.10.2020
Big congratulations to Viola for being awarded the external pageCLINAM Dwarf Award!
09.2020
From Zurich to Berlin, by bike if need be – research cooperation amidst a pandemic
Charité Foundation's interview with Viola and Prof. Dr. Georg Duda
01.09.2020
Big congratulations to Nikhil for being awarded the SNF SPARK Grant!
It is aimed towards testing whether changes in the biophysical properties of the cell nucleus can be established as biophysical diagnostic markers for the early and efficient diagnosis of the activation of human monocytes during sepsis.
04.04.2020
Interview with Viola (in German) by external pageGesundheitheute
There is a lot of research going on, in order to get the corona virus under control. Prof. Vogel is engaging herself with the selfcleaning mechanisms of the raspiratory system and is explaining - understandable for everyone - what we can do.
31.03.2020
ETH Podcast: How can we use the fragile shell of the corona virus and our self-cleaning mechanisms of the respiratory tract for self-protection? by Viola Listen here
29.03.2020
How to Further Reduce the Risk of Serious COVID-19 Infections: Exploiting the Fragile Viral Envelope and the Self-Cleaning Mechanisms of Our Respiratory System by Viola
The journey of a (corona)virus from your mouth into the lungs: Can we exploit that knowledge to reduce the risk of an infection? external pageRead more
13. 03. 2020
Reducing the risk of infection by Viola
Biology shows us that there are additional ways to reduce the risk of serious coronavirus infections, in addition to hand hygiene and keeping distance, Viola Vogel wrote at Zukunftsblog. Read more
06.02.2020
Congratulations to Viola for being elected as an international member of NAE, National Academy of Engineering, US!
Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to "engineering research, practice, or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to the engineering literature" and to "the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education."
2.11.2019
Berliner Morgenpost: Think outside the box: 10 years of Einstein Foundation
Berlin – Ein neutraler Boden für die Wissenschaft, neues Teamdenken, fachgebietsübergreifend – das bietet die Berliner Einstein-Stiftung seit zehn Jahren. Jetzt wurde Geburtstag gefeiert. Samt stattlicher Bilanz. Mehr als 135 herausragende Forscher, darunter drei Nobelpreisträger und 66 Projekte an den Berliner Universitäten wurden bislang gefördert. Nicht die Disziplin steht im Zentrum, sondern der Forschungsgegenstand in all seinen Dimensionen. Komplexe Probleme wie die digitale Transformation sollen von verschiedenen Blick-winkeln aus angegangen werden. "Es geht um Koperation über Fächer- und institutionelle Grenzen hinaus", sagt der Vorstandschef der Einstein-Stiftung, Professor Günter Stock. "Zweitens wollen wir exzellente Persönlichkeiten nach Berlin holen. Manche können wir nicht dauerhaft gewinnen. Aber es gibt ja immer wieder bedeutende Wissenschaftler, die mit Berliner Wissenschaftlern zusammenarbeiten möchten. Denen können wir Reisen finanzieren, sie sechsmal im Jahr nach Berlin holen, sie können ihr eigenes Labor hier aufbauen." Das Spektrum ist breit und reicht von Zoologie und Krebsbekämpfung bis Altertumsforschung und Entwicklung neuer Musikinstrumente. Eine hochkarätig besetzte Kommission wählt Projekte und Personen aus. Sechs Einstein-Zentren gibt es in der Stadt – unter anderem für Digitale Zukunft und Neurowissenschaften. Die ziehen kluge Köpfe an. Drei geben hier einen Einblick: external pageRead more (in German) -Erik Baumgärtel
20.11.2019
Congratulations to Klotzsch’s group for the SNF SPARK award! The funded research is centered around boosted T-cell activation by mechanical forces.
25.06.2019
Congratulations to Mario, Enrico and Simon for their publication in Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering.
29.05.2019
Congratulations to Morteza, Diana, Lion and Enrico for their publication in Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering.
01.06.2019
Congratulations to Jens and Nikhil for their publication in Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering. external pageRead more
14.11.2018
Why macrophages rest in healthy tissue? Read more.
28.10.2018
Big congratulation to Nikhil for his publication in Nature Materials. external pageRead more.
6.10.2018
Nobel Prize: Tagesanzeiger “external pageEs sind diese suggestiven Fragen: Du als Mädchen? Du als Frau?” (German).
4.10.2018
BILANZ: Die Bio-Logistikerin. Read more by clicking on image (German).
3.10.2018
Tagesanzeiger: Mit der Kraft der Natur. external pageRead more (German).
2.10.2018
Tagesanzeiger: Werkzeuge aus Licht. external pageRead more
03.04.2018
Congratulation to Sebastian for his publication in Scientific Reports. external pageRead more
8.02.2018
Congratulation to Jau-Ye and Lina for their publication in Nature Cell Biology. external pageRead more
29.01.2018
Small Front Inside Cover featured Vahid's microfibrillar scaffold for surgical and biomedical applications. external pageFindout more here. Congratulation!
24.01.2018
Congratulation to Dr. Philip Kollmannsberger (lab former posdoc and currently assistant professor at University of Würzburg) for his publication in Science Advances. external pageRead more
23.01.2018
Congratulation to Dr. Jens Möller for his publication in PLoS ONE. external pageRead more
28.08.2017
Congratulation to Daniela for her publication in Nano Letters! external pageRead more
26.04.2017
Congratulation to Tadahiro for his publication in PLOS ONE! external pageRead more
07.07.2017
Congratulation to Ingmar and Lina for their publication in Nucleus! external pageRead more
15.08.2017
Congratulation to Melanie for her publication in Biomaterials Science! external pageRead more
28.08.2017
Congratulation to Daniela for her publication in Nano Letters! external pageRead more
28.10.2017
Congratulations to Prof. Viola Vogel! She was awarded the Einstein BIH Visiting Fellow from the Stiftung Charité and Einstein Foundation. external pageRead more!
27.11.2017
Congratulation to Simon for his publication in Nature Communications! external pageRead more
02.12.2017
Interview with Prof. Viola Vogel on Laborjournal online “ Die neue Dimension”. ! external pageRead more
05.12.2017
Congratulation to Vahid for his publication in Small. external pageRead more
26.04.2017
Interview with Prof. Viola Vogel on Laborjournal online "Arrestzelle für Zellen"
external pageRead more (in German)
15.02.2017
Congratulation to Florian and Lukas for their publication in The Journal of Physical Chemistry! external pageRead more
15.1.2017
Dr. Melanie Burkhardt has been awared the ETH Medal
Congratulations! For her outstanding doctoral thesis Melanie was awarded with the ETH Medal.
5.1.2017
Congratulation to Simone Schürle and Ima Avalos for their publication in Science Robotics! external pageRead more
15.11.2016
Stretchable silver nanowires microelectrode device was highlighted by Material Research Society Bulletin (Cambridge University Press) . external pageRead more
27.10.2016
BASAR MOLEKULAR: THE TALK
Let’s TALK about Molecular Systems Engineering and other topics, Thursday, 27. Oktober 2016 at 19.20 Uhr, SUD Basel
external pageRadio Stream (in German only)
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21.09.2016
Congratulation to Philippe Emge & Jens Moeller for their publication about the Resilience of bacterial quorum sensing against fluid flow in external pageScientific Reports.
6.09.2016
Fantastic! external pageSamuel Hertig's works about the visualization of macromolecules and proteins highlighted in external pageBern local newspaper.
29.08.2016
Advanced Healthcare Materials' Front Cover Picture featured Vahid's paper about the inclusion of stretchable electrodes for lab on chip electromechanical cell stimulator. external pageFind out more. Congratulations!
26.08.2016
Congratulations! to Jasper for his paper about the role of Fn on migration of fibroblast in collagen microtissues in external pagePLoS ONE.
22.08.2016
Tadahiro's paper about the cell sheet mechanics and how geometrical constraints induce the detachment of cell sheets from concave surfaces got published in external pageActa Biomaterialia. Congratulations!
1.06.2016
Vahid's paper about the silver nanowires' application for cell electromechanical stimulations published in external pageAdvanced Healthcare Materials.
Congratulations!
9.5.2016
Cameron's paper about the enhanced differentiation of embryonic stem cells got published.
Congratulations! Now available in external pageScientific Reports.
13.4.2016
Olivera's paper about electrospun DegraPol tube delivering PDGF-BB for tendon rupture repair application got published.
Congratulations! Now available in external pageMacromolecular Bioscience.
4.4.2016
Florian‘s paper about improved MARTINI simulations of protein-lipid interfaces got published.
Congratulations! Now available in the external pageJournal of Chemical Theory and Comuptation.
17.2.2016
Melanie's paper about synergistic interactions of blood cells and implant materials got published
Congratulations! Now available in external pageScientific Reports.
15.1.2016
Dr. Lina Aires has been awared the ETH Medal
Congratulations! For her outstanding doctoral thesis Lina Aires was awarded with the ETH Medal.
5.1.2016
Ima's paper about how fimbriated bacteria evade antibiotics got published
Congratulations! Now available in external pageScientific Reports.
21.12.2015
Maria's paper about endothelial cell migration along fibronectin fibers got published.
Congratulations! Now available in external pagePLoS ONE.
The review about the shaping of tissues by force-geometry balance got published
Congratulations! Now available in external pageJournal of Physics D: Applied Physics.
Dr. Ima Avalos Vizcarra has been awarded the Klaus Tschira Preis
Congratulations! With the contribution “Fresszellen haben den Dreh raus”, Ima Avalos was one of the winner of the Klaus Tschira award for achievements in public understanding of science 2015. Please read more external pagehere
Differential basal-to-apical accessibility of lamin A/C epitopes in the nuclear lamina regulated by changes in cytoskeletal tension
Now available in Nature Materials. Read more external pagehere.
Mechanical forces regulate the interactions of fibronectin and collagen I in extracellular matrix
Now available in Nature Communications. Read more external pagehere
Molecular architecture of native fibronectin fibrils
Now available in Nature Communications. Read more external pagehere
Lab nanoshuttles reviewed by Technica magazine
Read more about in external pageTechnica page 67. (In German)
Lab nanoshuttles highlighted in ETH main page and news
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Lab Paper was selected as a HOT article by "Lab on a Chip"
Congratulations to Dirk, Susanna and Robi ! Their article, ‘external pageNanoshuttles propelled by motor proteins sequentially assemble molecular cargo in a microfluidic device’ has been selected as a external pageLOC HOT Article and has been made free to access for four weeks.