We are a cell biology lab based at the University of Washington established in 2022. Computational modeling, human stem cell genome-editing, fluorescence microscopy to study forces by the actin cytoskeleton in endocytosis. matsulab.com https://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3mtihzwjzf22bCongratulations to our own @atsushimatsuda.bsky.social on a fabulous new method accurately measuring 3D cellular membrane curvature from cryo-electron tomograms! @minismk.bsky.social, @ctleelab.bsky.social Interactive explainer: matsulabuw.github.io/mem-pinn/ https://reader.openrxivlabs.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.01.74215920 Aug 2026 05:07 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtihzwjzf22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3mo4xa2hq6k2gCongratulations to Kenny Vo, who has brought is computer sciences skills to our lab for the last year, kept us on track with our code, and always knew the best anime to watch! We'll miss you, Kenny! #UWGraduate 🎓✨🎉13 Jun 2026 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4xa2hq6k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3mo4r6zwfuc2gCongratulations to our newly graduated Benjamin Brown, we'll miss your mathematical brain, rigorous questions, and book/movie ratings! Can't wait to see all the Awesomeness you'll get up to in grad school! ✨🎉🎓12 Jun 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4r6zwfuc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3mlqzj5pvmc2tGrad student Maggie gave an excellent flash talk today about how failure is an essential part of learning and becoming a well-rounded scientist. How can we create a classroom and lab culture that helps students acknowledge and learn through failure?13 May 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqzj5pvmc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3mgxvtpwz2s2qWe're excited to be at the Northwest Developmental Biology Meeting #NWDB2026 at #FridayHarbor. Such an amazing range of research happening in the PNW, and we've enjoyed hearing from such a wise range of scientists at different stages of their career!13 Mar 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxvtpwz2s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3mgw2ljuz4s2xWondering what the role of actin in CLIC/GEEC endocytic scission is? Well, Maggie is here to tell you how we're going to find out! #NWDB202613 Mar 2026 04:16 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgw2ljuz4s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3mfuqafjblc2uThe Matsulab was represented at @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social 2026!27 Feb 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfuqafjblc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3m7nukho7b22eTeam "My Brain is a Sandwich" was feeling really great about their impromptu bar trivia answers at our end-of-the-quarter happy hour! We didn't win, but we had a great time!10 Dec 2025 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nukho7b22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3lxifmmijc22hLab lunch/Goodbye lunch. We're sad to see you go, Emma, and excited for you as you go out into the world! Featuring: Fred pointing and also some tiny pigs on the table. #PassThePigs28 Aug 2025 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxifmmijc22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3lxd3otdvz22hIt was wonderful wonderful to join Hanna' graduation party and meet her friends and family. Hanna was the first undergraduate to join our lab more than two years ago! Congratulations, Hanna! 🎉🥂26 Aug 2025 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxd3otdvz22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3ls37uvykwk2wOur outies don't know we're doing this. #LabRetreat20 Jun 2025 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls37uvykwk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3lrjtbpngcc2aCongratulations to our newly graduated Biology Majors Emma and Hanna! 🙌🏼🎉🎆 #UWGraduation @uwbiology.bsky.social14 Jun 2025 01:44 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrjtbpngcc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3lqqly36eak2mWhen the PIs color coordinate for bowling... @claudiaraudia.bsky.social04 Jun 2025 00:57 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqqly36eak2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3lqfsuiaxr22yCongrats Emma Koves and Benjamin Brown on a terrific poster at the Undergraduate Research Symposium !!30 May 2025 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqfsuiaxr22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3lnl42fkatk2sCelebrating Matt's (belated) birthday with a cake and candle that is fire safe! 🎂🔥🎉24 Apr 2025 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnl42fkatk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3lhz6ufdkm22nGrad student Abhishek presented his research on using an integrated approach to study load adaptation of actin networks in endocytosis at the MBTG talks today! 👏12 Feb 2025 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhz6ufdkm22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3lf4imhvj422tKicking off the new year pondering about our goals and priorities for this year using rocks, pebbles, and sand. #RocksPebblesSand #MatsuLab #GroupMeeting #AcademicLife07 Jan 2025 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf4imhvj422thttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3ldgytc7x7c26Sunday's poster session at #ASCB2024 allegedly featured 3D printed protein models, matsulab stickers, and engaging discussion! Congrats, Abhi! @ascbiology.bsky.social16 Dec 2024 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldgytc7x7c26https://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3lbxfb7r7fs2wPizza, "Down the Ave," and good company! 👾27 Nov 2024 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbxfb7r7fs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3kyqz36oktf2aCheck out the digital story that @valeriebenti.com put together as part of UW Libraries Video Storytelling Workshop that's all about actin, endocytosis, and what we work on in the #MatsuLab! youtu.be/4PNVl69UH6E https://youtu.be/4PNVl69UH6E02 Aug 2024 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3kyqz36oktf2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3kyoecnz5yu2iNew lab mascot, maybe? (Yes, we already have stickers made!) #ActinArchitect #3DPrinting #GooglyEyes #LabLife01 Aug 2024 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3kyoecnz5yu2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3kyoe43mzf52jYesterday was a perfect day for "beta kayactin" and drinks with the Termini Lab! #MatsuLab #TerminiLab #AkaMini01 Aug 2024 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3kyoe43mzf52jhttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3ksmpxwgbj52oCongratulations to Abhishek for successfully passing his general exam! #MatsuLab's first PhC and we couldn't be more proud! 🍾🍰🥼16 May 2024 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3ksmpxwgbj52ohttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3kru5j3oiiy2sFirst #MatsuLab poster presented by @valeriebenti.com at the ISCRM Stem Cell Symposium last week!06 May 2024 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3kru5j3oiiy2shttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3kno6z2nmbs2s#TBT to a recent lab lunch where we got to welcome our new lab member Emma!14 Mar 2024 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3kno6z2nmbs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3kno6te37au2wCongratulations to #MastuLab member Danish, who presented his capstone project on Tuesday and is graduating today! 🎉🥳14 Mar 2024 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3kno6te37au2whttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3kkpdslaamm2bFueling our research with some falafel! (The crooked photo is to commemorate a crooked table 🙃) #MatsuLab #LabLunch05 Feb 2024 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3kkpdslaamm2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/matsulab.com/post/3kkpdslaamm2bFueling our research with some falafel! (The crooked photo is to commemorate a crooked table 🙃) #MatsuLab #LabLunch05 Feb 2024 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:issft2kspvuimh7cxaxsjnum/app.bsky.feed.post/3kkpdslaamm2b