We are pleased to announce that Mateusz Majda has been awarded an SNSF Starting Grant 2025 from the Swiss National Science Foundation to support the project Beyond division: How endoreduplication impacts multiscale growth coordination in plants. The work will investigate how DNA content, cell wall mechanics, and growth coordination interact during development, using genetic approaches, … More Mateusz Majda receives the SNSF Starting Grant

Congratulations to Dr Lukas Hoermayer who received the Schrödinger Fellowship from the Austrian Science Fund. This fellowship will support his project on the origin of anisotropic growth in plants and will allow him to continue investigating how cells break symmetry as they transition from spherical to elongating shapes. Lukas has been an important part of … More Lukas Hoermayer receives the Schrödinger Fellowship from the Austrian Science Fund

Our lab attended the Trilateral Early Career Researchers Symposium at the Department of Plant Molecular Biology in Lausanne. Lukas presented our recent work on symmetry breaking, focusing on how cells transition from spherical to elongated shapes in Arabidopsis protoplasts. We are very happy and proud of Lukas, who received the best poster award! This award … More Lukas Hoermayer receives the best poster award!

Our lab is excited to share that Camelot, our computer automated micro extensometer with low cost optical tracking designed to measure the mechanical properties of plant tissues, is now published in BMC Biology. This project began as a way to create an accessible tool for researchers who want to investigate plant growth and morphogenesis through … More A new paper alert: Camelot, an affordable precision tool for plant biomechanics research

Our lab attended the annual Swiss Society of Plant Biology symposium in Les Diablerets. Mateusz presented our recent work on how shifts in endoreduplication levels influence cell size, wall mechanics, and tissue growth. Many thanks to the organizers for such a great event!

Our lab is excited to announce the development of Camelot, a computer-automated micro-extensometer with low-cost optical tracking, designed to measure the mechanical properties of plant tissues. This collaborative effort, led by Nicola Trozzi, offers an accessible solution for researchers seeking to understand plant growth and morphogenesis through mechanical analysis.​Camelot comprises three primary components: a force … More Introducing Camelot: affordable precision tool for plant biomechanics research

Our lab attended the Trilateral Early Career Researchers Symposium held at L’École normale supérieure de Lyon (ENS Lyon). Mateusz presented our recent work on the relationship between cell size and mechanical properties, and he also took part in the panel discussion on career paths in Europe. This two day event brought together young scientists from … More Trilateral Early Career Researchers Symposium 2024 in Lyon

Today marked the end of Arnaud Didier’s internship in The Mechanobiology Laboratory. Arnaud successfully completed his project, which focused on dissecting the mechanical properties involved in anisotropic growth during thermomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana hypocotyls. We wish him all the best in his future career!

​Our lab attended the Plant Biology 2024 conference at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Nicola presented our recent work on how puzzle cell shape emerges from the interaction of growth with mechanical constraints, and he was also invited to the Plant Physiology editorial meeting. The event was organized by the American Society of … More Plant Biology Conference 2024 in Honolulu

Our lab attended the 13th International Congress on Plant Molecular Biology held at the Cairns Convention Centre in Cairns, Australia. Mateusz presented our work on how growth history leaves a geometric trace in puzzle cells, where he discussed how growth dynamics shape cell geometry. The event brought together researchers from across the world to share … More International Congress on Plant Molecular Biology 2024 in Cairns