Jorge Barrasa Fano
@barrasa-fano
Postdoc at Mechanobiology&Tissue Engineering lab @KULeuven developing image analysis tools to get to know cells better. I did a PhD on 3D #TractionForceMicroscopy. ScienceCommunication coordinator at cebebelgica.es/en_GB/
I can't help having a quick look at #VonHumboldt 's head each time I'm at Central Park 😅💚
Juicing out being in Glasgow for a conference, I managed to escape for a few minutes to go to @waterstones.bsky.social at Byres Road to get @andreawulf.bsky.social 's new book!😍😍
Hello, Yesterday I presented my postdoc work at SynSci — Synergy for Science 2026 in Glasgow, in a humongous screen. A perfect platform for my last dance as a Traction Force Microscopy person 💜
🚨 Ayúdanos a elegir los mejores libros de divulgación en español! Como cada año, Científicos Españoles en Bélgica #CEBE , lanzamos nuestro concurso anual #CienciaConÑ !! 📚Hemos abierto las propuestas para posibles candidatos! Puedes proponer todos los que quieras!👇 forms.gle/qdVYeCSdgsr6...
Today was the last day of Apeksha in the lab. I will miss you very much. Super proud of you, and excited to see your next steps in academia. You've been the best academic partner possible 💚 .
I followed her, and this academic journey together has been so amazing that I don't comprehend how it will continue without her...
8.5 years ago my friend @apek-shapeti.bsky.social told me that the Mechanobiology and Tissue Engineering Lab at KU Leuven, where she was about to start her PhD, was looking for someone with an image analysis profile...
4) We propose many interesting new avenues to make 3DTFM compatible with complex multicellular systems and changing mechanical properties of the ECM. These involve combining 3DTFM with mathematical models, microrheology, tension sensors, AI, etc.
3) Another typical question: even if you have a nice 3DTFM pipeline, what do I do with those results (3D displacements and traction vector maps)?? I explain all the different metrics that can be used to compare your experimental conditions.
Btw, for the more technical ones: there's a super interesting figure (Fig s4) with new comparative results that ended up in the supplementary file. Make sure you check it out ✅ .
2) There are already a bunch of inverse 3DTFM methods to recover tractions, but which one is the best suited for your experiment? We go through all the existing methods in the literature and explain when to use each one.
After working on 3D Traction Force Microscopy for more than 8 years, in this article I basically share all my current thoughts about it. 1) We go through all the things that CAN and CANNOT be done with 3D TFM today. We propose ways to circumvent the challenges of experiments that take days/weeks.
I'm very happy to share my first article as a corresponding author published in @natmethods.nature.com !! 😍 Some groups (like us) have developed complex 3DTFM methods in the last 15 years. BUT its usage in studies that help better understand disease or development has been almost non-existent.
🫶 Muchas gracias @hectorsocas.bsky.social por tus palabras al principio del episodio de hoy de Coffee Break. open.spotify.com/episode/6h0P... Fue un verdadero placer conoceros a @conchilillo.bsky.social y a tí en el evento de divulgación científica que organizamos en CEBE el pasado lunes.
I couldn't have imagined a better start for @cellmech2025.bsky.social 😍 And finishing the day with an email that starts like this makes it even better 😍🙈 #cellmech2025
😍Ready to spend 4 fantastic days here, during @cellmech2025.bsky.social #cellmech2025 !! #Leuven
Hola #CienciaÑ ! Desde Científicos Españoles en Bélgica (CEBE) hemos lanzado la 4a edición de nuestro concurso Ciencia Con Ñ, donde premiamos a libros de divulgación científica escritos en español! Tenemos finalistas de dos categorías diferentes! 🧵👇
📚Today I've finished a beautiful book and I'm starting another one. 😍... and I've already found a lovely connection between them... Llego tarde @aberron.bsky.social, pero lo cojo con ganas 🙂
Very useful toolbox for Abaqus-Matlab communication: nl.mathworks.com/matlabcentra... Until now I was using horrible Fortran user subroutines to write output files with displacements, stresses, forces, etc. Not needed anymore! 😍 🤓Using it for my collagen #TFM simulations...
👋Hello #mechanobiology community! Next year we are organizing the CellMech conference in Leuven! We will soon be announcing (super amazing) invited speakers, registration deadlines, etc I'll try to keep the🦋community updated, but best is to subscribe to the mailing list 📧👇 cellmech2025.org