Marija Matejčić
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Marija Matejčić
@marija-matejcic.bsky.social
Working in epithelial mechanobiology. A sucker for development and evo-devo. Postdoc with Xavier Trepat, MPI-CBG Norden lab alumna.
Check out @danielkrueger.bsky.social (@hansclevers.bsky.social lab) recent work on this process! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
With our two studies, I think we're steamrolling towards mechanistic understanding 💪of how and when our intestines lose their cells - sometimes few, other times too much..
A multicellular star-shaped actin network underpins epithelial organization and connectivity - Nature Communications
The combined role of cellular junctions and actomyosin networks in tissues remains unclear. Here, the authors identify a tissue-scale star-shaped network of actomyosin that preserves cell shape, limit...
www.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Reposted by Marija Matejčić
They are a REMARKABLE supporter of scientists and the community. In addition to their five journals, they support dozens of scientific meetings each year, and provide travel grants and other support 2/n
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July 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Thank you, Mark! The Adhesion GRC was such a rich, beautiful conference, thank you for making it happen. It was an absolute honor to be able to present there.
The preprint for that story is out now: bsky.app/profile/mari...
and we continue digging deeper into the mechanisms.
July 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Villus cells seem to be mechanically predisposed to extrude..
We're working hard to nail down these mechanisms, from the initial impulse for extrusion to its execution through out-of-plane #torque generation. More to come!

@xaviertrepat.bsky.social lab
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@embo.org LTFellowship
July 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM
All @mpi-cbg.de alumni, of course. I had forgotten the tag, with all the disbelief about US research funding dismantling.

It was such a pleasure to meet everyone again, after we've all scattered around the world to continue our work. We will continue to support each other, come what may.
May 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Thank you for coming to hear it, Paulina! 💕
December 19, 2024 at 6:32 AM