Mechanobiology at the alveolar epithelium: can you feel the force?

Prof Mark Griffiths spoke about his recent work at the plenary session (chaired by Dr Charlotte Dean) at this year’s Summer Meeting at the British Association for Lung Research. His talk entitled ‘Mechanobiology at the alveolar epithelium: can you feel the force?’ detailed recent work exploring mechanisms underlying alveolar development. The conference was held at Selwyn College Cambridge between 10-12 September 2019.

The theme of this years gathering for the respiratory scientist community was ‘Lung Injury & Repair’. The BALR caters for the respiratory scientist community, from basic to clinical, to provide a platform to exchange ideas, create collaborations, and further pulmonary research. 

Sek Shir also presented recent findings at her poster entitled “Disruption of The Planar Cell Polarity (PCP) Component Vangl2 Alters Cell Mechanics in Loop-tail Mice”.

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